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"I was very pleasantly surprised. For the time and money invested, I received three days full of important information delivered in an accessible way - both in terms of content and format."

Eva Beránková

Business Development Manager

"I am satisfied - all the information is presented practically, not just as theory like in so many other courses, and that is what I find most valuable."

Kristina Gulenko

Project manager

"The course is well prepared and well coordinated. The timing worked out nicely too. The time allocation of 4 hours per week for the course itself, plus approximately 1.5 hours for completing the assignment, is reasonable."

Lukáš Koutný

Project manager

"It was clear that the trainer had a wealth of experience and practical knowledge in project management - he explained everything patiently and clearly and was able to advise on specific problems. The training was delivered online, making use of tools that enabled teamwork and the completion of concrete tasks, which was very beneficial. Overall, it was a new and positive experience for me with this type of training."

Martin Nevřela

R&D Project Manager

"The training exceeded my expectations. I greatly appreciate the truly exceptional training skills of the trainer Majk - his work with group dynamics and attention, his way of highlighting and returning to key ideas, and so on."

Anežka Polanská

Automation manager

"A pleasant training in a small group, which allowed plenty of space for discussion, sharing of experience and networking."

Jiří Vízdal

Programme/Project Manager

"At SHINE there are professionals who genuinely help. They are practitioners, not theorists. Everything fits together, and it is all presented in a very straightforward way."

Ondřej Koníček

Group Project Manager

"Once you try training with the SHINE team, you will discover that projects can actually be fun. I enjoyed the examples drawn from their own experience and the interactivity."

Radim Jeřábek

HR Specialist

"TE Connectivity, of which TE Kuřim is a part, is the market leader in contacts and connectors - i.e. interconnection components, particularly for the automotive industry. To maintain our market leadership, we must continuously improve and innovate our products and processes. One of our key pillars is a team of well-educated and motivated employees, whom we regularly train in the areas they need.

That is why we decided to take advantage of SHINE's offering to improve our employees' project management know-how. For this training, we selected employees from senior management and from our process and project management engineering teams, where we saw the greatest potential for improvement. SHINE built a tailor-made course for us. The two preparatory meetings before the course itself proved very valuable - one to clarify management's expectations about the course content, and then a detailed assessment of the current state and individual participants' requirements.

Our original expectation was to improve project management know-how in the area of implementing new processes and manufacturing equipment and their subsequent release into series production. This was 100% fulfilled within the course - and we also discovered that the approaches described can easily be applied to any project, not just those of a manufacturing nature. We are currently working on implementing the newly acquired knowledge from the training in the area of human resources (HR). The training itself was supplemented with a clear range of practical exercises and tips to consolidate the knowledge gained. We are pleased to report that after implementing the new knowledge and actively applying it to real projects, we have seen greater efficiency in project leadership and management.

Assessing the training course as a whole - both its value for our company and the overall collaboration with SHINE - I can wholeheartedly recommend both."

Michal Špaček

Operations Manager Assembly

"Excellent specialist knowledge, outstanding course delivery, a strong connection between theory and practice - real-world examples and a focus on what matters most."

Jiří Filinger

Customer Delivery Director

"Professional yet very human in approach. The trainer is a true expert but is able to pass on knowledge effectively even to non-specialists. Thank you."

Tereza Čápová

Operations Capability Manager

"Under the guidance of the SHINE trainers, I have now completed several training courses - and every time it has been the best on the market."

Jindřich Zmidloch

Senior IT Project Manager, PMP®

"Building on a previous positive experience with SHINE, we engaged them again to support a key project through a problem-solving workshop. Trainer Michael Motal took on his role with complete confidence and at a professional level. He helped us once again rise above the project as a whole, redefine the key outputs and subsequent activities - including the resulting risks - and assemble a high-level Master Plan that served as the basis for more detailed planning. The problem-solving team that attended the workshop described the day as pivotal in resolving the project, as it helped them regain the right direction and perspective. The outputs from the workshop were also presented to company management, who assessed this approach very positively and expressed a desire for similar workshops to continue as part of this key development project in future, enabling team members to consolidate the knowledge gained through training."

Ing. Tomáš Kozlok

Head of Development Projects and Testing

"We completed the project management innovation training for a group of more experienced project leaders in an online environment due to the pandemic. The delivery of the event was very important to us - the training course was intended to contribute to a unified working style, fresh inspiration and greater enjoyment of project work. Throughout the course, the goals were gradually being met, thanks above all to the excellent work of the SHINE training team, whose professionalism proved equally effective in the online world. We gained a clear picture of how to implement strategic changes in the era of digitalisation. Participants are now able to formulate a change initiative and know how to systematically strengthen the competencies needed for the era of digitalisation and Industry 4.0. SHINE, led by Mr Hajkr, delivered truly outstanding work, and we can wholeheartedly recommend collaboration with them to anyone wishing to run project management training for their employees."

Dana Kvolková

HR manager

"Perfect trainer approach, an excellent way of running the workshop in an online environment, and well-organised and accessible materials (including additional micro-courses)."

Dalibor Ondruch

Director of Strategic Projects

"A professionally run online seminar with a high level of interactivity. I have been attending SHINE courses for many years - they are real professionals, and I always learn something new."

Lukáš Masopust

Deputy Head of the HiLASE Centre

"Excellent preparation for certification - it demystifies the specific steps and practices of the examiners. I am confident it will be a real asset for the practical delivery of the examination."

Jiří Žižka

Project Manager

SHINE Consulting delivered a training and development course for OT Energy Services focused on developing both technical and behavioural competencies in project management. As part of this project, SHINE conducted a situational analysis of the state of project management within our company, which - together with an internal training needs survey - helped create a four-module training course that directly reflected our learning needs for a total of 68 employees.

We would like to commend the meticulous preparation and the effort made to familiarise the trainers with our project management processes. The insights gained during the preparation process were incorporated into the individual modules on project management techniques, and the techniques selected were those that our project managers could apply in their day-to-day practice. The practical exercises and the hands-on application of project techniques through real-world examples were excellent, as was the subsequent evaluation of the techniques used. The courses were delivered by trainers with a high level of expertise and a thorough understanding of project cultures across different organisations. The trainers' delivery captured everyone's attention; the course content was very well structured into clear, coherent units. The behavioural skills trainer won the trust of all participants, resulting in very open and direct communication. The friendly atmosphere encouraged effective discussion of the topics that mattered most to participants.

The specific benefits for our organisation that we see are primarily the comprehensiveness of the training as a whole, a consistent level of education for all project managers in line with current trends, an emphasis on the fundamental principles of good project management, and the validation of best practice.

We can unequivocally recommend collaboration with SHINE Consulting. They are attuned to the needs of the learning group, they select a good combination of teaching methods, and they have an excellent conceptual framework and teaching materials. And of course, the greatest asset is the trainers, thanks to whom participants looked forward to every new course."

Lenka Dostálová

Head of Human Resources Department

"SHINE has highly qualified trainers and continuously strives to improve and modernise its courses."

Lenka Zohn

Head of the Director's Division

"Nothing but positives. Both the trainers and the company as a whole — SHINE are true professionals doing an outstanding job."

Jan Ordelt

Project Manager

"I have been through many training courses. What I have to highlight about SHINE is their emphasis on immediately applying what you learn."

Lukáš Harvánek

IT Coordinator

"This course is excellently structured for those with limited study time who prefer to learn in shorter, easily digestible segments. The microlearning format allows you to quickly grasp the key concepts and immediately apply them in practice — which is ideal for modern project management, where flexibility and rapid adaptation are essential. Project Thinking 5.0 focuses on innovative approaches and the integration of new technologies into project management, which is crucial in today's world of constant change. I would particularly recommend this course to those who want not only to improve their existing project management skills, but also to learn how to make effective use of emerging trends to improve project outcomes."

Barbora Vališová

Junior Project Manager

"The trainers are true professionals in their field. I thank them all for their approach and their delivery of sessions that I always looked forward to — eager to learn what else the very best had to share. Master Your Project Genius 5.0 course proved to be an excellent entry point into the world of project management, even for complete beginners. Its structured approach helped me gain a clear picture of how to effectively initiate and manage projects from the very first phase. The interactive format of the course and the opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in practice convinced me of its high quality. The trainers were not only experts in their field, but also outstanding motivators."

Olga Waligórová Matysíková

Supervisor, Travel and Medical Assistance

"I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to be a fully contributing member of a project team."

Jaroslav Brož

Project Manager

"It was highly valuable — from now on I will look at projects from the very beginning in a completely different way."

Petr Melša

After Sales Manager

"I never expected to come across project management training presented in such an engaging way as SHINE offers."

Ondřej Vršecký

"Thank you for an excellent course that, after a long time, was truly interesting and addressed something genuinely useful for life - both professional and personal. I especially appreciated the preparation phase, where the requirement to send answers to a set of predefined questions made me think about the fundamental question of 'Why'. The success was complete when I realised that the course was dynamically adapted based on those answers.

I want to express a very positive feeling - or perhaps, to put it plainly in Czech, a great mood - that prevailed throughout the training. Both with the trainer and with the other participants. I cannot say whether this was due to the subject matter, the choice of trainer, the pleasant environment, or perhaps the 'strict selection of participants' - but it works. As a whole, everything was thoroughly positive.

I had the opportunity to encounter your approach on three separate occasions. The first time, you ran a workshop for our company on improving project culture - a purely bespoke solution. That is where you won me over with Mr Motal's approach and the ability to combine project management with mind maps. So it was only a small step to going on to my second experience - the training 'Mind Maps, Not Just for Projects'. And my last encounter was at a taster session from 'Mr France's Google kitchen', Remote Collaboration. And again, it worked.

I must admit that your style works for me and I like it. From a business perspective, I also very much appreciate that you clearly know how to retain customers - at least in my case, certainly. That would be enormously valuable in my own business world.

In closing, I am enclosing the notes from the taster session, written up in the form of a mind map - so that you receive the best possible testimonial, namely that your training was not just theory, but delivered practical results.

Thank you, and I look forward to a future occasion. And you can be sure there will be one. With SHINE Consulting - absolutely!"

Jiří Šotnar

Supply Chain Manager

"Our projects span from south to north and from east to west. It is very interesting to compare the different cultures involved and to be prepared for the different behaviour of our customers. I see another benefit of this training in the standardisation of the rules and flow of conference calls, where we can save the precious time of all participants."

Martin Rejchrt

Senior Consultant

"We have been trying to adopt an agile approach to work for a long time. Until now, I saw it as 'sticky notes on a Kanban board and regular stand-ups'. Now I appreciate the full complexity of this approach — the importance of people, their profiles, motivation and gradual implementation in practice. This course will bring clarity. I recommend it 12 out of 10."

Tomáš Menšík

Designer | facilitator | lektor

"The Project Leader 5.0 training advanced my project thinking, gave me a clearer structure and perspective on leading a project — from vision through to the key ingredient of success, which is motivation. I am a newcomer to SHINE training activities, but I will definitely be looking out for further learning opportunities."

Jana Koyšová

General Manager

"Project management is an important topic for our company. In 2017, we chose SHINE Consulting s.r.o. as our partner in this area. The original intention was to develop tailor-made project management courses for our managers and employees in the Czech Republic and Hungary. It quickly became clear, however, that we also needed help with the initiation and planning of specific projects. The difficult situation that arose in 2020 with the onset of the pandemic then forced us to make many changes. Since autumn 2020, all training courses and project support have been running as an online academy, supported by a microlearning portal. This approach has also proved useful, and the SHINE team has demonstrated excellent capability in the online environment. I can say that the team of SHINE trainers and consultants, led by Mr Josef Hajkr, has always been able to find the right solution. I would particularly like to commend the positive role SHINE played in launching the L'Oréal for the Future programme, which required the organisation and facilitation of a series of online workshops for an international team with a relatively large number of participants (approximately 80). I especially value the fast and precise communication, the sufficient team capacity, and the flexibility in accommodating necessary changes to priorities and timelines. We are progressively expanding our collaboration to include further topics, and I can recommend it to other companies."

Martin Husák

Learning and Development Manager CZ/HU/SK Corporate

"I was a little sceptical at first. After all, what could I possibly learn after 15 years on construction sites? However, I changed my mind very quickly, and I have to say that this is exactly the kind of project management I was missing in my previous job — where I spent 10 years and where people like me should definitely have been sent on training like this to learn how things should work. So I will certainly recommend SHINE to friends, and I hope to continue my learning journey."

Adam Ištvánek

"My first excellent experience with SHINE was approximately 12 years ago, when I attended a five-day, highly rewarding training for Project Managers. The high quality has evidently not changed over the years - coincidentally, I recently found myself in training with Michael Motal again, this time in an online setting. For many years I have regularly followed Josef Hajkr's posts and advice, and I continue to apply SHINE's new practical insights in my work."

Josef Jílek

Project Manager

"The training demonstrates a great wealth of experience. I find the system of pre-work, the training itself, and a follow-up assignment to be optimal - and genuinely exceptional among all the training courses I have ever attended. The delivery and the content of the training clearly reflect the trainer's years of experience, and the preparation of the training reflects the exceptional expertise of the entire SHINE team."

Martin Grénar

Vedoucí nákupu

"Project management in our company is a highly demanding and complex matter - partly due to the global structure of all our teams, and partly due to the specifics of managing Open Source projects.

We therefore faced the challenge of developing a comprehensive yet time-efficient study course that would enable both experienced and junior engineers to function fully within the projects we work on.

It was clear that an off-the-shelf package would not be appropriate - a bespoke solution was needed. We embarked on this together with Shine Consulting. After several weeks of intensive consultations, they prepared the pilot run of the Red Hat Project Management Academy - a tailor-made five-day project management course. The pilot received very positive feedback, and we decided to make it the standard for our managers, project managers and team leads.

Since then, approximately 60 senior staff have completed the course, and the feedback has been so positive that we have begun working on expanding the programme."

Radovan Musil

Director

"The training was practical — focused on raising awareness of what matters so that we can be satisfied with the outcomes of our work (not just on projects) and avoid unnecessary waste of time. It was not just about hard data, but about tips for better formulating assignments in order to improve teamwork."

Veronika Miarko Fluxa

Fluxa Quality & Food Safety Specialist

Freelancer

"Master Your Project Genius 5.0 course was useful for me and my colleagues — not only for gaining knowledge of new project management methods, but also as a practical demonstration of how modern online environments can be used effectively. That was a pleasant surprise."

Jiří Macek

Senior Production Engineer + Production-general

"It reminded me how to better visualise certain project activities and present them more easily to the team and to third parties. The course is intended for project managers who are no longer beginners in their field, but who want to gain additional perspectives and new tools for their work."

Šárka Procházková

Manažer pro strategii a optimalizaci procesu

"The best combination of theory, interactivity and real-world perspectives I have ever experienced on a course. I am taking away a great deal. A very pleasant experience - the course was not dull; it was interactive, which made things easy to remember, especially after the practical demonstrations."

Martina Kováčiková

"A great advantage is that the trainer is a certified examiner who is able to point out the tricky parts during the training and also reveal what examiners look for - and what is a red flag for them."

Jan Holoch

Project Manager

"This training pleasantly surprised me in one way - I never actually heard any classic project management terminology, yet at the same time I learned far more about leading projects than from any conventional training or textbooks. Michael Motal is a wonderful trainer and I recommend his training unreservedly. SHINE radiates a conviction that the success of projects depends on motivated people and teams - not on project methodologies from textbooks - and that is exactly why I chose them."

Veronika Pavlíková

Project Management Consultant

"My experience with SHINE is always excellent and I recommend them to all my colleagues. The training far exceeded my expectations — it was much more comprehensive than I had anticipated. I also read through the supporting materials with great interest."

Irena Motyková

Project Manager

"The training is tailor-made for my role as a project manager — it presented project management from a different angle than I was used to, changing the way I approach and think about it. I will definitely make use of much of the knowledge I have gained."

Dana Teinerová

Project Manager

"Professional approach and excellent training delivery. The trainer created a very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, and the format was enjoyable - even though it demanded concentration and active thinking about the topics covered."

Gabriela Štamberová

"The course has a strong focus on senior management. SHINE has a highly developed training flow, excellent visuals, and a very comfortable working environment (Mural, small-group discussions, easy access to materials and videos)."

Lenka Psotová

Coordinator / Insurance Administration Specialis

"A completely unique experience, full of support and collaboration. Perfectly structured and purposeful course delivery. Majk Motal combines a genuinely human approach with full professionalism. What he teaches, he also practises himself."

Dagmar Tomková

Project Manager

"We engaged SHINE to help us develop the specification and request for proposal (RFP) for the delivery of an enterprise financial system (ERP). The RFP was to be designed in a way that would ensure the resulting solution supported our business effectively and meaningfully. The objective was achieved thanks to a high-quality internal team and SHINE's ability to promptly translate information about our company's operations into structured, standardised outputs.

Within less than two months, we had reviewed, refined, cleaned and documented our main business processes. The bulk of this work fell to the internal team - SHINE taught us a standardised process-mapping methodology, which we then applied to the remaining processes.

One of the key benefits we see is that SHINE very quickly identified where our strengths and weaknesses lie.

We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with SHINE."

Václav Kučera

IT Manager

"I have already completed several courses with SHINE and I am always more than satisfied with the quality, applicability and clarity of the knowledge delivered."

Martin Florián

Space Project Manager

SMARTLEADER.cz

"It was my first experience with SHINE training, and unlike other training courses, this gave me so much more - and I'm already looking forward to the next one, which starts next week."

Eva Prokšová

ESG Specialist

"I can absolutely recommend this training. It was dynamic, enjoyable and valuable. Thanks to the rich interaction and discussion, participants were constantly engaged - it was a great event."

Martina Bartáková

Engineering Specialist

"We completed the project management training with SHINE in June 2021. We had planned it much earlier, but kept postponing it due to the pandemic and the inability to hold in-person training. Although we were not particularly keen on the online format, we were eventually persuaded — and I am glad we were. In addition to the know-how, which the trainers delivered just as effectively as they would have in person, we gained a wealth of inspiration about how to operate in the online environment, which is extremely valuable today."

Jana Špryngarová

HR manager

"I would like to thank you once again for the project management training and for the subsequent practical workshop at our company. After years of various generic training courses that gradually built up a resistance to training in me, you proved that there are experts who know how to deliver outstanding, practice-based training. The problem-solving workshop to create the project brief, WBS and Master Plan was an excellent kick-off for a major project. Personally, it moved me forward and opened my eyes in many ways."

Ing. Robin Bednarz

International Project Leader

Consultancy services

How we helped companies improve their project culture

"It was hugely beneficial that at the very start of the training I committed to applying the knowledge I was gaining to an ongoing project. That commitment motivated me to get the most out of the training. The theoretical part provided a solid foundation for the subsequent consultations. Through the long-term mentoring process, my perspective on project management - and my approach to work in general - gradually transformed. The greatest benefit I see is my own personal development - specifically, an expansion of my comfort zone in the area of agile thinking and action."

Martin Darebník

Finance Business Partner – ON Trade

"We would like to thank the SHINE team for their help in developing the process for managing and implementing our product innovations. We greatly valued their practical expertise - they gently stimulated different aspects of the innovation process and facilitated discussion among all participants. The result was that we reached consensus on our most pressing challenge, established the foundations for an effective innovation process, and identified the next steps in its development within our organisation. We wholeheartedly recommend collaboration with SHINE consultants."

Ondřej Kocian

Product System Architect, R&D technology team

"SHINE Consulting delivered a consulting and development project for our company in 2010–2011, focused on developing project management under the name 'Project Culture Development'. Our company had little experience with professional project management before this advisory engagement began. That is why we sought a partner specialising in exactly this area - SHINE. This decision ultimately proved to be an excellent choice. Experienced specialists worked together with our team to gradually build and implement the entire project management system in practice. Collaboration with the supplier's trainers and consultants was excellent and pleasant - solutions appropriate for our company's specific conditions were always found.

The project comprised the following key elements:

- initial management shaping

- development of a project management methodology

- training aimed at raising employee competencies in project management

- populating the strategic project portfolio

- support during the launch of key projects

- consultancy aimed at improving the incentive system.

The project was successfully concluded with an evaluation workshop."

Ing. František Marek

Deputy Director General

"We used the SHINE team's services in a project supporting the modularisation and digitalisation of teaching at our Secondary Technical School (Mechanical Engineering). Three online workshops were held for a team of key people. What we valued most in the collaboration was SHINE's ability to quickly and accurately understand our specific situation within ŠKODA, to build meaningful scenarios, their facilitation skills and their production of actionable outputs. In the course of delivery, it also became clear that moderated online group discussions can be highly effective. We can recommend collaboration with SHINE consultants and facilitators."

Kristýna Prosecká + Vladimír Špicar

Management Training and Development Specialist + Deputy Director for cooperation with ŠKODA AUTO and development of new training technologies

"Our company collaborated with SHINE in two main areas. Through the corporate training delivered by SHINE, we acquired up-to-date knowledge and new methods in project management. Together we also implemented the e-INVYSYS project — an educational platform for technical secondary schools. This collaboration can be characterised as innovative, with a strong ability to empathise with our needs and a high degree of use of modern technologies, artificial intelligence and digital tools. Working with Mr Hoffmann was very beneficial and inspiring for E S L, a.s. We recommend SHINE for their professional expertise and their exceptional, human approach."

Ing. Jiří Konečný

Executive Director

"In recent months, both as a company and as a department, we have been facing many challenges that continue to develop us and push us forward - both as individuals and as a team. One of the tasks we are working on is setting up and expanding our collaboration with external suppliers. Most of us already have extensive experience of supplier management, both within our current company and in previous organisations. However, we very much needed to share these experiences and agree on the steps we would take together. We therefore decided to work with SHINE, who had already helped us kick off new projects in the past. And again, we made the right call! On behalf of the entire team, we would like to thank Mr Motal for running the 'Effective Management of External Suppliers' workshop. The workshop was professionally prepared, with a clear structure that led us to the desired outcome. Both the approach and the preparation were of a very high standard. We were particularly pleased that the workshop delivered clear and practical results - it accelerated our planning of necessary changes, and we were able to divide up tasks and build a plan for the entire year in a highly efficient manner. We also see the alignment of perspectives and the sharing of views across the whole team as one of the greatest benefits. As a team, we now understand each other much better on this topic, we know what we are working towards, and we are looking forward to the tasks ahead and to monitoring our progress along the way. We believe that in a few months' time we will have good reason to be proud of what we have achieved."

Ferdinand Hodáň

Project Portfolio Manager

"SHINE Consulting delivered a systemic advisory project for the CONTIPRO holding company, focused on developing project management and project culture. As part of the engagement, a detailed analysis of the state of project management and project culture was carried out, on the basis of which a bespoke systemic solution was developed and implemented for CONTIPRO. The project also included expert support during the launch of the new project management system, involving the training and coaching of CONTIPRO staff as they worked on live projects. We would like to commend in particular the high level of professionalism, the proactive approach and the expertise brought into the organisation. The specific benefits we see for our company are primarily the initiation of a process of change that would not have happened without the active involvement of an external partner. We can unequivocally recommend collaboration with SHINE Consulting."

Vladimír Velebný

Group Director

"I have personally witnessed the high level of professionalism and the personal qualities of the trainers and consultants at SHINE Consulting. On the basis of the very positive experience and tangible benefits of collaborating with SHINE on IPMA certification, we decided to introduce a unified project methodology across the entire company. We wanted to bring a breath of fresh air to our project teams. We were troubled by recurring problems at certain stages of projects across different divisions, inconsistent terminology between divisions, difficulties in cross-divisional teamwork, and differing approaches to solving these issues. Unifying the project culture across our company would not have happened with the necessary intensity without the intervention of a recognised external authority. The resistance to the required process changes was very effectively overcome thanks to the SHINE experts - particularly through their ability to understand and facilitate different groups towards a shared agreement at the workshops delivered. The entire course for introducing a unified project culture was very well received by our managers and project leaders. It laid solid foundations for the further development of our internal project management methodology. After six months of working together, it objectively increased the confidence and effectiveness of our project managers in their dealings with clients."

Dalibor Damborský

Managing Director

"SHINE Consulting delivered an advisory project for LINET focused on developing the project management system and project culture. As part of this project, SHINE carried out a situational analysis of the state of project management at LINET, and on the basis of the findings, a bespoke systemic solution for LINET was proposed and jointly implemented. The implementation project involved strategic and shaping workshops, the creation of a comprehensive project management methodology, the establishment of relevant management processes and supporting systems within the company, and — last but not least - the training of staff directly involved in project management or working within project teams, and their professional support during the launch of the new management system. We would like to commend the expertise, professionalism and helpfulness of the entire SHINE team. The specific benefits for our company that we see are primarily that we now have a clear overview of all projects, which we are able to manage consistently thanks to a unified methodology and supporting tools. There has also been a significant improvement in awareness of projects and in the communication of project matters across the organisational structure."

Tomáš Kolář

Executive Director

"Our company has in the past tried various management approaches in an effort to find the ideal tool for more efficient, transparent and faster delivery of key and strategic tasks. Last year, after careful deliberation, we decided to adopt the most modern form of project management to meet our specific needs - and it quickly proved to be the right choice. I can describe the collaboration with SHINE Consulting as outstanding. Working together, we were able in a short time to develop a highly effective approach to change management for Česká zbrojovka a.s., which we integrated seamlessly into our existing organisational structure. A major advantage was the transparency of the entire process - thanks to which all employees quickly understood the essence and purpose of the new approach, facilitating the launch of the new management system and increasing the motivation of those involved in individual projects."

Lumír Kovařík

Director General

"SHINE Consulting delivered an advisory project for our company focused on improving project culture. As part of the project, a bespoke solution appropriate for our company was designed on the basis of an analysis of the state of project culture, and this solution was implemented under the expert guidance of the SHINE team — including support during the rollout of the entire system. I can confirm that throughout the project, collaboration with the SHINE team, led by chief consultant Ing. Michael Motal, was excellent. I particularly appreciate the highly professional approach - from meticulous and thorough preparation, through interactive training, to the coaching of pilot projects.

I originally assumed that we could train our colleagues ourselves and gradually introduce project culture into our company's life on our own. Looking back, I realise that was a rather naive assumption. The transformation that took place in our company over the past year in the area of project management has been enormous. The key benefits now visible after the project's completion include the following: we can distinguish what is and is not a project; our staff are able to prepare the necessary documentation for management to make a decision on whether to proceed with a project (why to do it, project goals, benefits, etc.); we are better at planning projects, forming delivery teams and planning resources; project managers and their teams are able to manage a project independently; we have learned how to manage a project portfolio. These acquired techniques are helping us to introduce new products into production more efficiently (in less time, with less ad-hoc effort, with less stress). We also manage all significant changes (development activities) within our company consistently through the individual phases of projects. I think that most colleagues today cannot imagine doing it any other way - and we barely understand how we could have done it 'so poorly' before."

Miroslav Ostrý

Director General

"We selected SHINE Consulting for the high level of expertise of their consultants and the positive references from previous clients. The aim of our collaboration was to implement the principles of project management into the day-to-day operations of our company. I am very glad we chose SHINE, because throughout our collaboration they repeatedly demonstrated an exceptional level of professional knowledge - and we also greatly valued their human qualities. Were we to choose a project management partner again, we would choose SHINE once more.

The key benefits I personally see are that we are now able not only to identify a project, but also to effectively initiate, manage, close and evaluate it. We have also learned how to manage a portfolio of projects - setting priorities and allocating the resources needed for successful project delivery."

Ivo Benda

Managing Director

"We set out to find a strong, stable partner to help us develop project culture within our company. Collaboration with SHINE Consulting has proved highly effective, and after two years I can say that we have found a partner who understands our requirements and needs. The long-term objective was to create a concise and integrated methodology that would allow us to quickly and effectively fulfil the wishes and needs of our clients. An important component was the training of all employees in project management - which is why we developed a long-term training course. Employees embraced it very positively; it not only enabled us to introduce an integrated project methodology, but also gives us a competitive advantage with clients. I consider SHINE's services to be highly professional and I greatly value the individual approach of the entire team. The ability to shift from a supplier–client relationship to a genuine client partnership is what sets SHINE apart from the competition."

Petr Chaloupka

Business Support Director

"Our company decided to move to the next level in project management after concluding that, while we had a well-functioning and very well-documented product development process and were delivering reasonable results in our projects, we were still not managing projects to our full satisfaction. We invited SHINE Consulting to help us improve, and together we embarked on the 'NPD Capability Enhancement' programme. They carried out a very detailed audit - one that did not focus solely on the formal aspects of our process, but examined in great depth the question of people's competencies and the culture within the company, including management involvement. This was followed by a series of training sessions for more than 60 of our colleagues, in which the principles of project management were very clearly explained. This created the foundation for subsequent workshops, during which our processes were examined in detail - both the management of individual projects and courses, and the management of the project portfolio. This forms the basis for the changes we are introducing in the organisation, and we are already seeing results in terms of improved project execution and the quality of outputs.

During our collaboration, there were two areas we valued particularly highly: the immense experience in project management - SHINE very quickly understood how we operate and delivered precise, clear recommendations on what to improve and how; and the completely professional approach and culture of communication - during the joint workshops, we never felt that anything was being imposed on us or that we had to implement 'someone else's' processes; instead, we arrived at conclusions together.

The way SHINE collaborates with its partners is, I believe, very unique and professional. I have encountered only a handful of consultancy firms that work and guide their clients in this way."

Dobroslav Rak

Vice president

"SHINE helped us improve our ability to deliver the required IT outputs in the context of managing large-scale technology changes across Infrastructure, Cloud and Platforms."

Jiří Nácovský

Project Manager IPC

"Michael Motal has many years of experience in introducing innovation culture into organisations and in leading innovation projects from the marketing phase through to market launch."

Petr Ondra

Business Development Manager

"I would like to highlight the professional approach and thorough preparation of SHINE Consulting - their approach has always been effective and motivating. Through their expert guidance, we were able to establish a project portfolio system in which the connections between projects are much more visible. This is helpful for clear and straightforward project reporting. The newly acquired knowledge is helping us to manage and report on key engagements more meaningfully - faster, more cost-effectively and at higher quality. Even important changes within our department now have clearly defined inputs and clear objectives."

Martin Končok

Head of FS Department

"Michael Motal has excellent innovation skills and always thinks about the value and commercial potential of ideas and innovations. We had the opportunity to collaborate on several truly groundbreaking innovations improving the safety and productivity of airlines and pilots. Michael led the innovation process and from the outset proactively engaged with a number of key customers — both to validate the value of these innovations and to establish certain strategic partnerships."