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F. Baud & T. Früh Atelier d’architecture, created in 1990, is composed of a dozen people and has acquired, among other things, a strong experience in the integration of environmental, social and economic constraints in their projects and in the energy efficiency of buildings. The founders of the office first decided to consolidate the mastery of the whole team in the use of the planning software Merlin Project, then to work on the organization of the office to migrate progressively towards a more horizontal structure thanks to the tools of shared governance.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Training of the team on the Merlin Project tool.
2. Organization and facilitation of team development workshops focused on shared governance.
3. Coaching of the founders in the evolution of the office organization.

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The Tour de Romandie is a Swiss cycling stage race founded in 1947 that is considered as an ideal preparation for the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France that take place later on.

The city of Neuchâtel hosted stages of the Tour de Romandie three times:

• In 2011, arrival of the 3rd stage
• In 2014, individual time-trial with a unique arrival on the grass of the Maladière soccer stadium
• In 2019, prologue downtown Neuchâtel and departure of the 2nd stage

On each of these occasions, the city of Neuchâtel puts in place a local committee that is in charge of the organisation of the event in close collaboration with the authorities and the organization of the race.

ACHIVEMENTS

1. Member of the local committee, in charge of the planning and logistics of the stage.
2. Participation to the coordination meetings with the authorities of the city of Neuchâtel.

Laurent Claude, Président du comité d’organisation local

In our various follies, in our desire to do and be different, the 2014 stage in particular will remain in the annals as something crazy! To be able to welcome the best cyclists in the world in a soccer stadium located above a shopping mall with the help of a ramp about a hundred meters long by breaking a traffic circle for a day … was a challenge that only our region, cradle of watchmaking, could imagine.

This unusual project could not have succeeded without Philippe’s help and experience in project management.

Some said: “They did it because they did not know it was impossible … ” to the impossible no one is held, it is enough to know how to surround oneself!

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ID Quantique is an international company that uses light to develop and industrialise advanced quantum products and technologies for organisations to ensure long-term data protection and public safety.

The company has established itself as a world leader in the fields of quantum security cryptography, scientific instrumentation and random number generation. Its products are used by governments, corporations, industrial customers and university research laboratories in more than 60 countries and on all continents.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Accompanying the company on a project with high commercial and technological stakes.
2. Support in raising the maturity of the company in project management.

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Celgene Corporation is a pharmaceutical company that makes cancer and immunology drugs. The company has its headquarters in the USA and is a subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb.

In 2015, the company decided to build a new manufacturing site in a valley of the Canton Neuchâtel in Switzerland, called Val-de-Travers. At this occasion and since this was a major project, the management needed a strong project team and took the decision to outsource team building activities to Prefix.

Later the company also mandated Prefix to organize different other team building events, workshops and a social program for the employees.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Organization of a 2-days project kick-off during which the team worked on the design of an absinthe fountain, as per the tradition in Val-de-Travers.
2. Organization of a project team building event to celebrate the inauguration of the fountain installed somewhere secret in the woods.
3. Organization of a team event for 100 people during which the group participated to the cleaning of a very touristic area called Gorges du Seyon.
4. Organization of a social program that offered the opportunity to employees to spend quality time with handicaped people.
5. Training in project management.

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H55 is a Swiss company created in 2017 which mission is to bring tailored electric propulsion solutions to the aviation and VTOL industry.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Support of the company during its startup phase with strategy and management tools.
2. Support in project portfolio management.
3. Project scheduling and monitoring.

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The Auvernier Jazz Festival is an event that took place in an idyllic setting on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel from 2009 to 2021. An associative committee of about forty members and a hundred volunteers have enabled jazz music lovers to experience 11 editions alongside world-renowned artists, while tasting local products.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Member of the committee, in charge of the logistics team (infrastructure, security, food & beverage, decoration, sustainable development).
2. Management of the annual festival schedule.
3. Partnership with the Auvernier Jazz Festival offering Prefix the opportunity to be visible in the communication of the festival and to welcome its clients in the VIP area of the festival.

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Nutriswiss operates both nationally and internationally in the oil- and fat-processing industry. In Switzerland, Nutriswiss is a leading company in the segment of special and organic products.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Evaluation of the company to identify its level of proficiency in project management.
2. Training of the management team in Circular Project Management and on the Microsoft Project tool.

Michel Burla, Head of Nutriswiss

The iterative nature of projects in the food environment leads to special demands in project management. We made an online assessment of the maturity level of our project portfolio and project management proficiency and realized that we need to raise the bar.

The management team of our business unit was trained in Circular Project Management. The mix of theory and exercises allow an immediate application of the learnt topics into real projects. I would like to highlight especially the last training day that proved to be of big value for us, as practically all participants chose live projects in our organization for their personal work.

Highly recommended.

Interview with Michel Burla

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La Semeuse is a coffee roasting company whose particularity is to be based in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, at an altitude of 1’000 meters. The cooler temperatures and lower atmospheric pressure, specific to this altitude, allow us to obtain a less bitter and more aromatic coffee.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Analysis of the functioning of the production department.
2. Identification of strengths and weaknesses and proposal of an improvement action plan.

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The University of Lausanne (UNIL) created the Research Service in 2001. The mission of the service is to support the researchers of the seven faculties of the university in the search for funding, the realisation of projects and their scientific valorisation.

ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Support in the implementation of a responsibility matrix and a project portfolio management tool.
2. Facilitation of team and collaborative working sessions (shared governance).

Julian Randall, Head of Research Service

Philippe’s natural authority, based on his experience, helped the Service de Recherche develop resource management tools in a collaborative context. He was especially effective in many ways, such as guiding the group towards optimal levels of detail that the tools should include.

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The Fribourg Chamber of Commerce (CCIF) is an umbrella association whose aim is to promote entrepreneurial activities and the economy of the canton of Fribourg. With more than 1,100 companies, the CCIF serves as a platform for the canton’s economic activities. It officially represents the interests of industry, commerce and services in the canton, in Switzerland and abroad.

Among the many events it organises, the CCIF offers conferences on various themes that provide its members with opportunities to meet in a convivial setting.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Conference on Circular Project Management to the CCIF members.

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