MTI concludes consulting assignment at AMW

Associated Motorways (Pvt) Limited has concluded a consulting assignment with MTI, aimed at developing management competencies based on AMW's three to five-year strategic direction.

Acquired by the Dubai-based Al-Futtaim group in mid-2008, AMW offers customers the entire spectrum of transport solutions from motorcycles to large commercial trucks.

"With the AMW Group experiencing high growth and implementing programs to double the business over the next four years, we identified the need to enable our senior management with strategy formulation and implementation competencies.

The project with MTI has helped AMW to benchmark functional best practices across the full suite of business management competencies," said Group Managing Director, AMW, Samantha Rajapaksa. While many organisations may possess skilled managers, ensuring that management's competencies remain relevant to the organisation's strategic intent is critical to achieving its expected business and management performance.

This made it increasingly opportune for AMW to assess and sharpen its senior management's competencies, to be better equipped to deal with changing market circumstances.

CEO, MTI Consulting, Hilmy Cader said, "A ground zero approach was adopted to develop AMW's competency map based on an analysis of the organisation's business model. Competency benchmarks were next identified arising from AMW's strategic intent, opportunities and challenges."

"The individual competencies of the entire senior management team were then evaluated and developed via a comprehensive mapping process.

The enthusiasm of the management team was evident throughout the entire exercise and they have gained valuable insights and better understanding of their competencies," he said.