Our Services
We are Management Consultants offering services to align your technology with your business needs.
Software Selection
Join dozens of clients we have helped as unbiased partners in selecting and acquiring new software applications (ERP, CRM, HRIS), using a rigorous and structured methodology.
I.T. Strategy
Positioning your change of software in the bigger picture and long-term vision, we help you align your information technology investments with your business strategy, and deliver an executive-level roadmap indicating where to start.
Customer Journey Mapping
We employ this technique traditionally used by marketing in an innovative way, to align your stakeholders on the target customer experience and to identify the changes to people, processes and technology required to deliver that experience.
Industry 4.0 Audits
Leverage our unique combination of experience in Industrial Engineering and Information Technology by appointing us to perform an Industry 4.0 Audit and accelerate your digital transformation.
Business Analysis Frameworks
Looking to set up an internal business analysis practice with best-in-class processes and templates? We have everything you need to get you started and set you on the right path.
Why Choose Akiri?
“Our clients choose us because we focus on identifying what makes their business unique, as well as their core competencies, and using that information to establish the best path forward.”
Our Clients
Testimonials
Akiri Consultants understood exactly what we wanted to accomplish and provided helpful advice that makes a meaningful difference to our business. Their expertise in supply chain, logistics and business analysis in an Omnichannel retail environment proved to be the right choice. We have benefited greatly from their expertise in defining and designing the Customer Journey. They offered professional, knowledgeable and the experience that was critical to protecting our investment.
We appreciate their attention to detail and creative approach and would definitely work with them again.
Professional, knowledgeable and approachable are the words that describe Rachel.
Rachel’s best quality is her ability to command a room and keep the audience focused on the subject at hand. Her interactive approach allows the conversation to move forward and draw from all participants, even the ones that traditionally would be uneasy in sharing their experience.
Rachel has lots of energy, is very focused and provided a structured approach to ensure we went through all business aspects before making our final decision. I would definitively work with her again!
Akiri Consultants worked their magic to make our team more magical! Their approach to Journey Mapping is clear, accessible, respectful and inclusive but also practical enough to produce results quickly. They made an invaluable contribution to kickstarting our journey towards the future for our organization!
Our News
Defining User Requirements? Think like a User!
Image from the Government of Canada. When developing a new product or solution, an often forgotten element is that a technology’s ascent to success strongly depends on its adoption and utilization. The Covid-19 Alert App is a great example of a product where user adoption depends on more than just [...]
What will Cannabis 4.0 look like?
Imagine this: a greenhouse equipped with the latest HID lighting, automated irrigation & nutrient distribution systems, as well as sensors that can detect the humidity, the height of the plants and even cultivation readiness based on image recognition of the flower. All of these technologies exist today in different phases [...]
Technology for Surviving a Pandemic
Cannabis Retailing Innovations Accelerated by Covid-19 Copy of article published in Cannabis Retailer. In March 2020, some provinces deemed cannabis an essential service and allowed physical storefronts to continue operations. Other provinces closed their outlets and implemented temporary restrictions, such as mandating private retailers to conduct curbside pickup. For those [...]
Rachel Bachmann, GirlBoss
"I never thought I would become an entrepreneur. It took me a while to feel comfortable with the title. I just discovered that I loved what I was doing, but that I wanted a change of environment that allowed me to customize my approach and thrive. I defined myself as [...]
Mapping your customer’s store experience
Article originally posted on cannabisretailer.ca August 2nd 2019, read an excerpt below: As a retailer, you have probably made hundreds, if not thousands, of decisions since the legalization of cannabis was announced. Where should I source my product? Where should I open my brick and mortar store(s)? What POS software [...]
Our News
Rachel Bachmann, GirlBoss
«J’ai démarré mon entreprise en 2019, on vient de fêter notre première année en mars. J’ai pris la décision de me lancer principalement pour avoir une meilleure flexibilité d’horaire, mais aussi pour permettre de créer mon service personnalisé. Étant une mère de deux enfants qui travaille à temps plein, pouvoir [...]
L’infonuagique, le logiciel-service et votre organisation
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L’expérience client comme critère de priorisation
Have you ever looked at your list of prioritized projects and felt like something is missing? Despite having used a solid and structured prioritization methodology that takes into account cost, benefits and risk of implementation, you may well have forgotten a key decision criterion: ability to deliver a better [...]
Vos investissements TI font-ils progresser votre stratégie d’entreprise
Are your IT investments being influenced by the executive who shouts the loudest? Are you unable to finish a single implementation project because of changing company priorities? When funds are limited, is your company unable to decide between replacing obsolete systems or enabling industry best practice capabilities via new [...]