Evaluation and project management

The implications of the cultural differences, and the accessibility to knowledge and resources, can be far-reaching and should never be underestimated.

Often we find in serving our clients that there are apparent grey areas in legislation or politic sentiment. The Cragus Group has multiple relationships and contacts within a variety of specialized firms and authorities in many jurisdictions, and is able to obtain clarity, and, at times, set new precedents.

The Middle East & Africa region is often a difficult environment to navigate for international corporations wishing to enter or simply do business, in the same way that firms within the region often have difficulty stepping out into other markets. The implications of the cultural differences, and the accessibility to knowledge and resources, can be far-reaching and should never be underestimated. The larger the business, the higher the risks. The wide ranging resources of the Group ensure that we have the ability to tailor our services to the requirements of our clients, whether it be finding the right partner for a joint venture, assessing the risk on a sensitive business issue, or managing a dispute resolution process or a complex litigation. We can assist in creating the appropriate strategy, and also assist in managing the project from planning to implementation.

Cragus has experience in assisting on complex legal challenges, particularly ones that involve cross-cultural discourse. We aim to work in a manner that not only achieves our client’s objective(s), but do so on time and within budgets. Cragus specializes in designing, structuring and managing, in real-time, teams of professionals to work within a specified practice methodology.

Step 1: Understanding clients’ objective.
Step 2: Preparation of Scopes of Engagement and Requests for Proposal.
Step 3: Identifying firms capable and free of conflicts.
Step 4: Designing strategies, supporting tactics and relevant budgets for engagements.
Step 5: Reviewing and evaluating proposals.
Step 6: Making engagement recommendations.
Step 7: Assisting clients with negotiating Letters of Engagement with service provider firms.
Step 8: Managing service provider firms to achieve milestones, timely, and within budgets, with frequent project status reporting to clients.
Step 9: Reviewing service providers’ invoices and recommending approval for payment or rejection for discrepancies to be resolved.

By using Cragus, clients are able to continue their primary business responsibilities without diverting their time and important resources, whilst fulfilling their oversight obligations.