People Development
Leadership and Workforce Training:
- United States Coast Guard: AMA Consulting was awarded a contract to facilitate a three (3) day program management principal training for 30 employees of the USCG Finance Center. The purpose of the training was to provide an in-depth review of Project Management with emphasis placed on all concepts, management tools, and processes required for overseeing projects in the workplace and provide core knowledge of the subject.
- Department of Education – Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition: AMA Consulting designed and facilitated a one day partnership training that was aimed at helping employees of OELA strengthen their relationships with internal and external partners. The training covered modules life effective communication, customer service, and essentials of partnerships.
Executive Coaching:
- Department of Veteran Affairs; AMA performed coaching services over a three month engagement for Richelle Wright, a GS-15 Division Director at the Veteran Affairs.. Upon completion of the coaching Ms. Wright obtained the necessary skills and confident to lead a high functioning team.
- FDA CDER: AMA coaches the staff under the FDA CDER Program with the intent of effectively improving the Agency’s performance through both human capital improvements and business improvement processes. AMA’s Individual coaching helps OCP leads to adjust their leadership styles to their teams’ readiness level (ability and willingness) to perform a given task and reach mission goals
Staff Augmentation
FDA CDER: In coordination with FDA CDER OCP stakeholders and leadership, AMA generates and evaluates information that is useful in proactive planning and decision-making. Evaluations include the identification of resources (human and other) that the organization can use to effectively improve its performance, needs that should be addressed through specific actions, and responses to a need or desire to improve the Agency’s performance,
Program and Process Optimization:
- FDA CDER: AMA is the primary Contractor responsible for develop a quality manual acceptable by the OPQ Senior Leadership Team that meets the spirit and intent of FDA QMS. In addition to a quality manual that aligns processes and procedures, AMA will develop a competency model and X-Matrix that aligns and clarifies the organization’s goals. The business process improvements will enable the Agency to run cooperativity across divisions.
Performance Management: Created performance management framework for Maryland SBDC to meet SBA/DLA’s goals for small business startups and growth.
Program Support and Technical Assistance: HHS Office of Minority Health TA support for Regional Health Equity Council
Strategy Articulation and Formation: AMA Consulting provides leadership development training courses and leadership coaching for SBDC clients throughout the state of Maryland. AMA Consulting trains/facilitates courses and University of Maryland, Frostburg University and College of Southern Maryland, Course topics include; leading an organization through change, foundation of entrepreneurship, leadership basics, coaching as a management intervention, team development, and business acumen. Leadership 101. Attendees of our course provide a 95% or better score on course evaluations and report that our Team Development course has provided them foundational knowledge to begin to build a highly effective team.
Creativity and innovation
Information technology transformation solutions:
- FDA Advanced Leadership Training for CDER/OCP
- FDA DOELPD