Business Support

Japanese and Australian Business support


For an important project between Japan and Australia, leverage JTIM business support for a successful collaboration

JTIM will help you succeed in doing business with your counterpart in Japan and Australia

JTIM’s Japanese and Australian business advisors and coordinators are familiar with the local business environment and practices in Japan and Australia and have years of excellent experience and insight to draw on to maximise your business opportunities. We facilitate collaboration with your counterparts in Japan and Australia, and make practical recommendations for business solutions.

Japanese Australian Business Consultant

JTIM’s Japanese Australian Business Consultants are experts in cultural and language differences and are well exposed in dealing with many executives in leading companies in Japan and Australia to have good understanding of corporate strategy and management. JTIM consultants can assist you to enter the Australian and Japanese market. We can provide useful and practical advice for an effective approach and communication to mitigate potential risks and to solve the cultural related issues.We can recommend an effective approach and communication to suit individual client and situation and provide advice to mitigate potential risks to do business in Japan and Australia.

 

Example of commissioned work:

Consultation/Advisory services

  • Acted in an advisory role (steering committee) for a large development project (medical equipment)
  • Observed and advised on interviews with Australian employees/managers of Japanese-acquired Australian companies and for potential local partners
  • Advised on Australian business practices and considerations to executives and the management team of a Japanese company (manufacturing and service sector) during the acquisition process.
  • Advised the CEO of the Asia Pacific Region HQ of a global (medical) company on Japanese operations, HR training materials
  • Consulted for the senior management team of an Australian company acquired by a Japanese corporation (telecommunications IT) on Japanese business practices and principles
  • Consulted for Japanese executives (temporary staffing) in the post-acquisition process, to guide interviews of local management teams.


* We do not provide legal, financial or tax related advice.
* For any specialised advice, we can recommend local experts based on your needs.

Japan/Australia business coordinators

JTIM’s Japanese Australian Business Coordinators are familiar with Australian and New Zealand culture and local environments and can facilitate cross-cultural communication to assist clients at a practical level. We offer valuable hands-on capability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and partners while respecting cultural differences, and to prevent misunderstandings to build trust through clear communication. Coordinators can be engaged as your representative or in a hybrid manner of a coordinator and interpreter combination to suit your needs.

We offer our services by a set term and a fixed period, or on as required at hourly basis.


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Project Coordinator

We provide local assistance for Japanese and Australian organisations to run projects, host events and seminars across Australia. We also offer market research and assistance with preparation for local expansion in Australia for Japanese business.
JTIM provides comprehensive services, from engaging local vendors to providing logistical support to facilitate your projects and events.

Engaging local support can become complicated if it is organised through multiple vendors, which often involves engaging agencies, contractors, and subcontractors. This approach can also introduce additional risk, and significantly increase project costs.

The JTIM team are familiar with the local business environment and practices, and can leverage our local networks, which have been nurtured over many years, to engage reliable contractors and specialists to ensure your goals are met on time and on budget.

With the JTIM coordinators’ support, you can quickly identify legal risks or local issues, and plan a realistic and efficient schedule from the beginning of the project. To avoid unnecessary delays, consider engaging our local coordinators.
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Project coordinators’ services:

– Facilitate communication with various Japanese and local stakeholders
– Schedule and budget management
– Resource procurement and coordination
– Document management, reporting and progress management
– Logistics (movement and arrangement of supplies, co-ordination of transport, event venues, accommodation, meals, etc.)

Agile Development Support

If you are not familiar with agile development, or are still stuck in a waterfall mindset, an ‘agile development co-ordinator’ can assist you to ensure a successful outcome for your project.

For in-house or joint development projects with innovation partners in Japan and Australia, a coordinator experienced in agile deployment is essential for efficient processes and the overall success of a project.

JTIM’s Agile Development Co-ordinator supports you to navigate and manage your agile development project effectively.

Team co-ordination

JTIM’s Agile Development Co-ordinators facilitate communication between the development team and multiple stakeholders to ensure smooth project progress. They promote co-operation among team members, ensuring the project objectives are met.

Supporting the Scrum Master

In agile development where a scrum master manages the scrum process, the JTIM Agile Development Co-ordinator can support the scrum master to remove obstacles and to improve processes.

Resource coordination

The JTIM Agile Development Co-ordinator can support with management of  development resources by maintaining close communication between the stakeholders to ensure adequate resources are available (personnel, tools, equipment, etc.) throughout each phase of the project to ensure smooth and steady progress.

Communication with stakeholders

The JTIM Agile Development Co-ordinator helps to maintain communication with relevant stakeholders about project progress and expected deliverables to ensure alignment between all parties.

Process improvement

For continuous improvement for an agile development project, the JTIM Agile Development Co-ordinator proactively identifies and analyses issues and provide insightful suggestions to improve processes.

Agile Development Co-ordinators help to address project complexity, facilitate team collaboration and improve process efficiency. Our role is critical to ensure that the project is carried out in accordance with the Agile principles, thus ensuring that successful project outcomes for Australian and Japanese partners.

Introductory seminar for agile development

JTIM offers introductory seminars for agile development which allow you to learn about the features and benefits of agile development and how it differs from traditional development methods in a short and effective format.

We engage highly qualified external consultants who are also directors in innovation businesses to educate clients about agile development principles in an easy-to-understand manner.

Participating our introductory seminar will provide you with a solid knowledge foundation of the agile development concept.
 

 

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Medical device development support

Australia boasts many excellent start ups and innovation companies, and is ideal for Japanese companies looking to innovate by utilising their own core technologies. For your planned innovation project such as a medical equipment development between Australian and Japanese companies, JTIM can facilitate during various stages of the process.

Our support through local partnerships includes:

  • Project coordinator
  • Facilitating local partnerships
  • Market research
  • Regulatory and approval processes for each region (global)
  • Successful commercialisation, launch and sales strategy
  • Securing local resources (engineers, researchers, manufacturers)
  • Prototyping, clinical trials, hazard assessment
  • Risk assessment and management
  • Local support, maintenance and improvement

 

Please feel free to contact us to discuss.