Business and Management Consultancy

This is a wide-ranging category for the provision of Business and Management Consultancy services covering:

• Business Policy development and implementation including:- competitive strategy e.g. the development of competition in the supply of government services- financial advice- strategic planning

• Business/organisational/customer service aspects of government (shared service centres, one-stop shops, etc.)

• Supply side organisation consultancy e.g. procurement and stores organisations, supplier relations, delivery chains, etc.

• Cost and value management, e.g. cost management and control, activity based costing, etc.

• Performance setting and measurement

• Feasibility studies and Business Case development

• Scoping Studies

• Risk analysis and management

• Human Resource studies, strategies and policies, including skills analysis/audits, organisational change management / restructuring reviews and pay comparability reviews

• Financial audits

• Contingency planning and security

• Data Management including data protection, document management and management of metadata

• Business Process Re-engineering

• Benefits analysis, post implementation reviews and "State of Readiness" reviews

• Quality Management

• Marketing and Corporate Communications

• Policy Review and Development

• Organisational Change Management

• IT and Non-IT Programme Management.