Background

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Gedi is a regional law and consulting firm with extensive experience and track record in conflict resolution  and transformation, humanitarian and development interventions, sustainable development goals  implementation in Horn of Africa and offers a high-quality consultation service to both non-governmental  organizations and public institutions through client network, cooperation and bridging gaps between the  management approaches and its actual implementation plans. Gedi services are grouped into four main  categories: ➢ Business Advisory  ➢ Technical Consultancy  ➢ Training and Development ➢ Monitoring and Evaluation Our daily challenges are acquiring the most up-to-date knowledge in different management functions  as well as an up-to-date knowledge of the latest technologies and utilizing this knowledge to maximize  the value-added services to our clients. Persistently working toward continuous improvement, and  stretching our potential, we have succeeded in developing models and tools that serve to identify our  clients’ specific requirements and cater to addressing them in the most effective and efficient manner.  We believe that this represents our main competitive edge, and as such we strive to constantly upgrade  and fine-tune these methodologies to remain in line with local and regional business environments. Solutions starts with a deep understanding of the business needs, and this is where so many projects  fail. We gather requirements, envision the solution, evaluate the options available for the solution,  perform the time/people/resources trade-offs, design the solution, and then communicate all of this to  the organization’s senior management teams. As Enterprise consultancy we translate the strategic  objectives and vision of an organization into a realizable blueprint for the context. We help  organizations develop their regional specific standard operating procedures, working closely with management and field operators to understand the business drivers and vision and how this needs to be  reflected in region specific regulations and policies. We work collaboratively with key stakeholders to  understand their projects and the challenges they face in their implementation face, from which the  organizational working Architecture can be derived. Our services also include: ➢ Translation of enterprise strategies to definite technical requirements  ➢ Enterprise business needs Analysis  ➢ Technical RFP consulting  ➢ Business solutions design and architecture  ➢ Solutions quality assurance  ➢ Technical writings Projects are temporary activities by nature, designed to deliver unique goals and business objectives, with  project teams released to their operational roles at project completion. With less focus on project  management skills development, enterprises may end up with low quality, over budget, unsuccessful  projects. Project management success requires discipline at both the individual and at organizational  levels. As project management experts, we understand how hard it can be to change behaviors. We will  work with you to solidify adoption of your process and build the discipline that will guarantee your longterm success. With a varied background in project implementations, we provide temporary project  management resources to meet the needs for any contract length. Through our experienced certified  project managers, we supplement project teams with:  ➢ Leadership and planning necessary for successful project completion and closure  ➢ Coaching of individual project managers, their teams, and/or their managers  ➢ Planning and then supporting execution of an organizational change program  ➢ Acting as external “Project Management Office” to audit projects, assess risks, enforce compliance  and coach enterprises PMO team during this transition period. Gedi was established in February, 2010 with the aim of rendering technical and social services including,  consultancy, researches, trainings, translations and publication services to private business firms,  Government and Non-governmental institutions including UN organizations, local and international NGOs,  and Civil society organizations. We give organizations the information and insight they need to make  development work smarter and produce better results. GEDI provides technical assistance, training and  mentoring and designing, as well as assessment, and monitoring and evaluations.