What we do and how we do it
Proforem was founded on the belief that great consultancy work, like great group facilitation, begins with active listening.
We take the time to meet with you to review your objectives, the particularities of your group or project, and discuss approaches that will work in your context. Whether we are providing group facilitation, writing or project management services, our first task is to facilitate, that is to make things easier and help bring about a positive outcome for you, our client.
We are committed to delivering high quality services in both English and in French. Proforem is the ideal firm to facilitate meetings, consultations or focus groups involving both French and English-speaking stakeholders.
Group Facilitation
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Do you need a facilitator for your planning retreat, high stakes meeting or someone to help you plan and deliver your bilingual consultation or focus group?
Our approach:
Marie-France LeFort is a dynamic and effective presenter and facilitator with the ability to interact with audiences of all ages and levels of familiarity with the topic at hand. Most importantly, she understands that facilitating |
a group is not about her; it’s about the people in the room and their ideas and wishes for a positive outcome.
Marie-France can design and facilitate your strategic planning sessions, consultations, project meetings, and provide you with tools and approaches for more effective and inclusive decision-making and idea generation.
Who this helps:
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Anyone who has to hold meetings with others in order to achieve a goal.
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Your outcome:
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Guided group discussions that stay on track;
Positive meetings where all participants feel they contributed to the best of their ability, for the collective good;
Creative ideas, better decisions and engaged staff or volunteers that are energized to implement those decisions;
Change that is owned by the participants.
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Workshops
Proforem can design workshops of various lengths to fit your needs.
Futuretrends:
The world is an increasingly complex place in which to live and work. Most strategic planning approaches work with what groups already know about their business, mandate, and clients. They don’t enable creative thinking to emerge about where the organization will be several years down the road.
Our approach:
Interactive, fun, informative and motivational. Through futures scenarios, trend analysis and other means, we provide a compelling backdrop that enables you and your team to explore organizational issues from a completely different place!
Who this helps:
If you are looking for a new way of looking at your challenges and opportunities, if your group’s thinking is “deep inside the box”, then there is a Futuretrends workshop for you.
Whether you have two hours or two days, we can design a Futuretrends workshop to meet your needs. Futuretrends is particularly powerful as a starting point to your strategic planning exercise, when you are discussing your vision for the Future.
Your outcome:
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Generate a new vision for the future, new ideas;
See challenges and opportunities more clearly, build teams and transform established mindsets;
Get a summary report of your session.
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Project Coordination and Management
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When you hire Proforem you are getting the benefit of over 16 years experience managing projects in diverse settings. Marie-France can assist in delivering results in your fast-paced, time-sensitive environment.
Our approach:
In our fast-paced and complex world, communication is key. Project sponsors and team members need to know things are progressing and to
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be empowered to make decisions at their level.
At Proforem, project coordination and management are approached like group facilitation. Marie-France provides the leadership and process knowledge to help project team members establish their needs and objectives, and quickly map out plans to meet them.
Sustained efforts and communications and frequent “check-ins” ensure that problems are addressed promptly and successfully.
Your outcome:
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Clearly established roles and deliverables;
Stronger, more cohesive teams whose members gain tools to manage their next projects;
Projects delivered on time and on budget.
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Report and Document Writing, Research and Analysis
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Proforem reports contain clear, well-organized information and recommendations. Too often, long and poorly structured reports never achieve their intended objective because readers get lost in trivial details and give up before they reach the recommendations section.
Our approach:
We’ll do the background research and analysis necessary to establish a solid rationale. We’ll integrate data to clearly |
communicate and differentiate options and a preferred course of action.
When your report is prepared as a result of a professional facilitation by Proforem, you can be assured that it will be read, understood, and reflect the wisdom and energy that your group delivered in each session.
Your outcome:
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A summary of your facilitated process approach and results;
Accurate research and thoughtful analysis;
A report in the official language of your choice;
Recommendations that bring about results.
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