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  1. Eighteen statements, rated 0 to 4

    Across strategy, use cases, data, people, governance and technology.

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  3. A score for each of six dimensions

    And the stage you are at, in plain words.

  4. Your critical gaps, each with a first action

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1EvidenceToday’s levels against what the work requires

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Eleven practices, one standard of evidence.

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All 79 services The eleven practices

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Seven markets, one contracting entity.

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Ghana & West Africa

Research, institutional work, training, representation and digital delivery in Ghana and West Africa, delivered in person from Accra and remotely, with local knowledge grounded in the principals’ own work.

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Free tools for decisions, plans and work you can move forward. See your result on screen. 57 working tools; nine of them are running here: move a control and the tool recalculates.

  1. For institutions

    AI readiness assessment

    See where your organisation stands and which gaps deserve attention first.

    28/100AI readiness, by the published rubric28/100 · Exploring

    Open

  2. For businesses

    Appointment-setting planner

    Turn your enquiries and available hours into a practical booking plan.

    21kept60 slots a week · 21 kept a month

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  3. For individuals

    Thesis timeline planner

    Give every research milestone a place in your plan.

    6stages remaining16 weeks · 6 stages

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  4. For businesses

    Automation ROI calculator

    See what automation could save after the costs and exceptions.

    7.0 monthsto break evenUSD 574 a month · break-even 7.0 mo

    Open

  5. For institutions

    Training needs assessment

    Find the skill gaps that matter most to the work.

    34%weighted capability gap34% weighted gap · 5 priorities

    Open

  6. For individuals

    Research question generator

    Shape a broad topic into questions worth investigating.

    4fit your data access4 framings fit your data

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  7. For businesses

    Customer acquisition cost calculator

    See what it costs to turn interest into a customer.

    USD 1,910acquisition cost per win2.9 wins · USD 2,276 a month

    Open

  8. For institutions

    Tender and grant opportunity finder

    Find the official places to look for your next opportunity.

    9official portals for your search9 official portals

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  9. For individuals

    Literature review matrix

    Organise what the evidence says and where the gaps remain.

    2themes3 sources · 2 themes

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A documented record, with its sources.

Individual experience of our principals, before or outside GKM Strategic Advisory & AI. Not GKM contracts.

  1. 500+positions Training-needs definition within the Development Bank of Ethiopia competency-mapping assignment. Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma, principal consultant via PRIN International · 2011–2012, during PRIN tenure · Source: PRIN International reference letter
  2. 7sectors National Skills Audit and Gaps Analysis for seven economic sectors of Ghana, delivered by PwC Ghana for COTVET. Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma, Subject Matter Expert on PwC’s team · 2018 · Source: PwC Ghana attestation
  3. FellowCIAMC-Ghana Chartered Institute of Administrators and Management Consultants-Ghana: immediate past Board Vice Chair, and chair of its Educational and Professional Examinations Committee. He facilitates the learning of strategic, operations and project management at all programmes of the Institute. Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma · As attested on 26 March 2025 · Source: CIAMC-Ghana attestation letter

Documented experience

Institutions in Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s documented record.

Each from a signed letter. His individual experience, before or outside GKM Strategic Advisory & AI. Not GKM contracts.

Eight signed letters, covering work from 2004 to 2025.

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2000s

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GIMPA Consultancy Division

Years2004 to 2010

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s capacitySenior Consultantat the Consultancy Division

The Professor was a Senior Consultant at the Consultancy Division, developing modules and facilitating project- and strategic-management programmes for public and private clients, including AngloGold Ashanti.

AngloGold Ashanti is named in the GIMPA letter as one of the clients of the programmes the Professor facilitated.

Source
Attestation letter from GIMPA, signed by Dr Anthony Anyane Sackey, Lecturer/Consultant.
Limit
Describes the Professor’s role, not the results of each client programme.
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2010s

Line of record02 / 08

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PRIN International

PRIN tenure2011 to 2012

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s capacityPrincipal consultantthrough PRIN International

The Professor served as principal consultant, through PRIN International, on competency mapping for the Development Bank of Ethiopia. The letter attributes training and development needs definition for more than 500 positions.

The Development Bank of Ethiopia is named in the PRIN International letter as the client of the competency mapping assignment.

Source
Reference letter from PRIN International, signed by Dr Tilaye Kassahun.
Limit
PRIN International held the contract.
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Line of record03 / 08

Benchmark Executive Business School

Years2013 to 2023

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s capacityPMP course leader

The Professor was course leader for PMP training and practical project-management skills.

Source
Reference letter from Benchmark Executive Business School, signed by Leo Mensah Sossah, Executive Director.
Limit
Records the Professor’s teaching role; it makes no claim about examination results.
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PwC Ghana

Year2018

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s capacitySubject Matter Experton PwC’s team

The Professor served as Subject Matter Expert on PwC’s team: baseline research, the survey instrument, data validation and analysis, sector reports and stakeholder engagement.

COTVET is named in the PwC Ghana letter as the body the audit was delivered for. It did not write a letter.

Source
Attestation letter from PwC Ghana, signed by Vish Ashiagbor, Director.
Limit
PwC Ghana led the national programme; the Professor was a member of its team.
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2020s

Line of record05 / 08

JSC Mediterranean Ghana

Team memberSince 2023

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s capacityProject team member

The Professor contributed to pre-project feasibility and major-stakeholder engagement for the consortium delivering the Lower Volta dredging assignment.

Source
Attestation letter from JSC Mediterranean Ghana, signed by Albert Agorman Tsolu, Managing Director.
Limit
The consortium holds the contract; GKM is not a party to it.
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Colan Consult

Feasibility report completedDecember 2024

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s capacitySkills development and institutional analysisthrough Colan Consult

The Professor contributed skills development and institutional analysis, through Colan Consult, to the project’s feasibility report.

Source
Attestation letter from Colan Consult, signed by Emmanuel Agyenim-Boateng, Director.
Limit
Covers the institutional and skills work, not the engineering.
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Health Sector Occupational Pension Scheme

Attested26 March 2025

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s capacityLead Strategic Project Expertthrough OKYEAME Consult

The Professor served as Lead Strategic Project Expert, through OKYEAME Consult, for the scheme’s five-year strategic plan.

OKYEAME Consult is named in the HSOPS attestation as the firm the Professor delivered the plan through.

Source
Attestation signed by the scheme’s Board Chairman, Dr Derek Amoateng.
Limit
One engagement, delivered through OKYEAME Consult.
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CIAMC-Ghana

Attested26 March 2025

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma’s capacityFellowas attested in March 2025

Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma is a Fellow of CIAMC-Ghana. As attested in March 2025: immediate past Board Vice Chair, and chair of its Educational and Professional Examinations Committee.

Source
Attestation letter from CIAMC-Ghana.
Limit
Appointments are stated as at the date of the letter.
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Also in his record, an event and not an institution. Lead paper and lead facilitator at the EC–UN–AUC tripartite seminar, Nairobi, 14 April 2011. It is named in words, with no emblem.

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