Market sectors
- Central civil government
- Health
- Defence
- Police criminal justice
- Local government
- Not-for-profit
- Commercial
Market sector: Central civil government
From the company’s foundation in 1996, provision of ICT and management consultancy to central civil government has been our core business. Our major clients include most of the Departments of State, their executive agencies and non-departmental government bodies. With our 450+ consultants and interims we are one of the leading suppliers to Cabinet Office for External Resources Framework (ERF) consultants and Gateway™ Review Team Leaders and Members.
Examples of recent assignments in central civil government include:
Policy, strategy and leadership:
- developing and reviewing corporate strategies, visioning and blueprinting; policy review and development advice;
- sustainability and sustainable development strategies and policies;
- strategic planning processes;
- scoping studies, options appraisal and business case development and support;
- business and technology strategy alignment;
- improving Top Team development to improve organisational performance;
- leadership development, mentoring and executive coaching;
- business performance measurement and reviews, including VfM, efficiency reviews, capability reviews.
Business and organisational change:
- change management strategy, including cultural change assessment, change readiness reviews, capability building, mentoring change leaders and application of recognised tools and techniques (such as business process re-engineering, Lean);
- appraising business structures, business architecture and operating models;
- structural reviews, organisational diagnosis, role design and re-organisation;
- service transformation, rationalisation, quality and efficiency improvements; communications and employee / stakeholder engagement;
- HR transformation, benchmarking, role design and re-organisation, people and role assessment, outplacement, absence management, performance management.
Programme/project management and implementation:
- Programme/Project Initiation, including Starting Gate for policy programmes; programme Health Checks;
- Peer Reviews;
- portfolio development;
- project/programme governance and assurance;
- stakeholder engagement;
- applications of Cabinet Office Gateway Process; project Evaluation Review and PIRs;
- communication strategy / planning for major changes to organisations, products and services.
Procurement, sourcing and contract management:
- Transforming Government Procurement and procurement improvement programmes;
- Collaborative Procurement;
- commissioning;
- commercialisation advice;
- advising on specific procurements – strategy, evaluation, processes, management;
- supplier management;
- sustainable procurement;
- Competitive Dialogue;
- category management.
