Management Consulting & Business Development

We diagnose the case and settle the decision

شَاقُول — نشخّص الحالة، ونحسم القرار

Major management decisions rarely stall for want of data. They stall for want of a framework that turns the data into a clear choice. What is delivered at the end of the engagement is a justified, adoptable decision — not a report that needs a second decision to interpret it.

Services

Each service lists practical applications, by the kind of work it is carried out in. Services are taken singly, or combined into one scope, depending on the size of the case.

01

Strategic planning

Setting institutional direction and tying it to measurable performance indicators, drawing on strategy work for government entities and regional councils.

Practical applications

  • Strategic plan for a government entity or local council
  • Aligning departmental plans with the parent plan
  • Building a scorecard and measurable indicators
  • Mid-term review and reprioritization
  • Linking the operating budget to plan priorities
02

Feasibility studies

Appraising investment and operating opportunities with models that show how far the outcome moves when the assumptions move.

Practical applications

  • Feasibility of a plant or production-line expansion
  • Feasibility of a training center or service facility
  • Feasibility of launching a new service line
  • Comparing investment alternatives on one set of criteria
  • Sensitivity analysis on input prices and demand
03

Capacity and demand studies

Forecasting future demand and the capacity it requires, then sizing the expansion and timing it.

Practical applications

  • Clinic and bed capacity
  • Capacity of halls and teaching laboratories
  • Warehouse storage capacity
  • Sizing and timing of expansion
  • Fleet capacity and replacement timing
04

Supply chain and inventory

Diagnosing the chain from demand to delivery, and setting inventory and distribution policy — a policy reviewed, not a model built.

Practical applications

  • Diagnosing the chain and locating the governing bottleneck
  • Inventory policy, safety stock and reorder levels
  • Reviewing the distribution and warehouse network
  • Demand planning and sales-and-operations alignment (S&OP)
  • Chain performance indicators and turnover rates
05

Scheduling and operations planning

Reviewing how schedules are built, the priority rules behind them and why they slip — before any model or tool.

Practical applications

  • Diagnosing why schedules slip and deliveries run late
  • Priority rules and work-order sequencing
  • Matching capacity to demand and maintenance windows
  • Shift policy and crew allocation
  • Schedule adherence and planning accuracy indicators
06

Organizational diagnosis

Reading the current state and redesigning the operating model.

Practical applications

  • Diagnosing the structure and duplicated mandates
  • Reviewing the organization's operating model
  • Designing the delegation-of-authority manual
  • Standardizing procedures across branches
  • Identifying critical roles and their requirements
07

Governance and compliance

Building governance frameworks and structures, particularly for non-profit organizations.

Practical applications

  • Board charter and committee terms of reference
  • Conflict-of-interest policy and disclosure mechanism
  • Delegation-of-authority matrix
  • System for tracking decisions through to closure
  • Compliance readiness before the supervising authority
08

Risk management and business continuity

Risk register, response plans and recovery plans.

Practical applications

  • Building and assessing the enterprise risk register
  • Business impact analysis and identification of critical services
  • Continuity plan and recovery plan
  • Simulation exercise to test the plan
  • Tracking risk treatments through to closure
09

Impact measurement

Designing frameworks that measure the impact of initiatives and development programs.

Practical applications

  • Building the program's theory of change
  • Designing verifiable impact indicators
  • Preparing the impact report for donors
  • Ex-post evaluation of a completed program
  • Separating activity, output and impact
10

Contracts and procurement

Reviewing tendering procedures, qualification criteria and bid evaluation under the Government Tenders and Procurement Law.

Practical applications

  • Reviewing the tender document before issue
  • Building qualification criteria and evaluation weights
  • Internal purchasing procedures manual
  • Supplier performance evaluation mechanism
  • Reviewing change orders and contract administration
A consultancy that ends in a decision, not a report.
Shaqool — Management Consulting & Business Development

Method

A

Diagnosis

Understanding the organization's real constraints before proposing any solution.

B

Analysis

Building the quantitative base and testing it across several scenarios.

C

Decision

Delivering a justified, adoptable choice with a measurable effect.

Why this practice

Direct engagement

The person who diagnoses is the person who delivers the recommendation — not a team executing what it never understood.

Quantitative grounding

Operations-research tools are used where they earn their place, not as decoration in the report.

Understanding from inside the sector

Chairing a bid examination committee, and working knowledge of the Government Tenders and Procurement Law, mean knowing what can actually be implemented.

About

Dr. Naif bin Ghazi AlMuhawas
Dr. Naif bin Ghazi AlMuhawas
Dr. Naif bin Ghazi AlMuhawas
Management Consultant

A management consultant holding a doctorate in industrial engineering (operations research), with executive experience that includes the deanship of the College of Business Administration at the University of Ha'il, advising the Vice-Rector on policy, governance and procurement, and chairing the bid examination committee.

Academic qualifications

  • Doctor of Engineering — Industrial Engineering, Operations Research · Lamar University, USA (2014)
  • Master of Engineering Management — Lamar University, USA (2013)
  • Executive MBA — King Abdulaziz University (2007)

Relevant credentials

  • Consultant Engineer — Saudi Council of Engineers, Consultant classification (8771)
  • Change Management Professional
  • GRC Officer (AGRC)
  • Six Sigma Black Belt · Lean Manufacturing Green Belt
  • Associate Value Specialist (ASV)

Relevant experience

  • Business consultant — Supply chains, operations and strategic planning, across the public, private and non-profit sectors
  • Dean, College of Business Administration — University of Ha'il (2017–2019): strategic planning, budget management and accreditation
  • Advisor to the Vice-Rector — University of Ha'il (2021–2023): institutional policy, governance and procurement regulation
  • Chair, Bid Examination Committee — University of Ha'il (2021–2022): bid evaluation under the Government Tenders and Procurement Law
  • Consulting team leader — Developing the operating mechanism of the Ha'il Region Council
  • Consulting team member — Human resources strategic plan, Saudi Electronic University
  • Director, Executive Master of Non-Profit Organization Management — University of Ha'il: governance and performance frameworks
  • Business consultant — Contracting, real estate and non-profit organizations

Let's start with your question

Dr. Naif bin Ghazi AlMuhawas
+966 50 516 8423
info@shaqoolconsult.com
Serving clients wherever they are

An independent professional practice operating under a Saudi freelance work certificate, eligible to contract with government entities under the Government Tenders and Procurement Law.