When Productivity Stalls, Uncover Hidden Potential

In an era marked by a return to protectionist policies—and with Québec and Canadian businesses facing ever-increasing productivity challenges—it’s more important than ever to take action. 

Often, the hurdles you face in upgrading your processes and technologies hide untapped opportunities. When identified and leveraged, these productivity barriers can become powerful catalysts for lasting operational transformation. At Talan, we help you uncover this hidden potential and position your business for success in an increasingly competitive landscape. 

To tackle these challenges, we place people at the heart of every project. Our transformational approach—structured around five key steps—is designed to ensure sustainable, long-term results.

1. Getting a Clear Picture of Your Current Situation

We start by developing a deep understanding of your unique challenges. Together, we’ll examine your existing processes, assess your operational effectiveness as well as your quality standards, and pinpoint any bottlenecks across your value chain.

What makes us different?

We work hand in hand with your frontline teams. Through an immersive approach and innovative tools, we help you see your operations in a whole new light:

• Observing workstations first-hand 
• Conducting focused interviews with your employees 
• Capturing video recordings to uncover hidden opportunities 

With support from our partners in robotics, automation, and engineering intelligence, we take our analysis even further—always at a pace that works for you.

2. A Bold, Collective Vision

Once the assessment is complete, it’s time to envision the future. Working closely with you, we craft a clear, inspiring vision grounded in leading industrial and technological best practices.

Why is this step so important?

• Together, we create a visual representation of your future goals. 
• We model different scenarios, allowing you to choose the one that aligns with your ambitions and investment capacity.

With tools like the Box Score, you can easily visualize potential gains, forecast ROI, and see how potential changes will affect your production costs. This is where your big ideas can take shape.

3. A Tailored Transformation Program

Great ideas alone aren’t enough—you need a solid plan of action. We translate your scenarios into concrete initiatives, supported by detailed roadmaps and a phased approach over time.

What does this mean for you?

• A clear and prioritized sequence of actions aligned with your key goals 
• Plans customized to your pace, ensuring day-to-day operations remain uninterrupted 
• Ongoing support for your leaders and managers throughout the process

4. Taking Action, Together

This is our favorite stage—the moment we roll up our sleeves and make change happen. We know transformation can be challenging, so we support you at every step, from planning to implementation.

Our approach includes:

• Designing or revamping your workspaces 
• Deploying advanced technology solutions 
• Leading a human-centered, engaging change process (communication plans, on-site (Gemba) workshops, Kaizen events)

Our goal? To help you turn identified opportunities into real, measurable outcomes while keeping your teams fully on board.

5. Staying on Track for Lasting Results

Success in transformation isn’t just about quick wins. We help you safeguard your progress with robust tracking and control methods tailored to your specific needs.

Our commitments:

• We continuously monitor your improvements to prevent backsliding. 
• We document outcomes so you can keep learning and growing. 
• We provide the tools you need to push your projects even further.

Conclusion

With our human-centered, transformational approach, you’re not just fixing visible issues—you’re uncovering and harnessing hidden potential to write a new chapter in your company’s story. Together, let’s turn your productivity challenges into opportunities for sustainable growth.

Ready to tap into the unseen and transform your productivity?