SAMPLE PROJECTS

One of the rules of a good consultant is to not publicise in any recognisable manner the details of the projects on which you have worked - allowing only for an overview in general terms and any thoughts and conclusions and lessons learned that may provide  benefit to others.

So - just a sampling broken  into areas of focus:

BUSINESS GUIDANCE

Small business adaptation to economic changes to enable survival and develop new markets.

Advising on new methods of attracting talent to fill  urgently needed skill gaps in industry.

Developing 'Go To Market' strategies for entrepreneurial start-ups and established SMEs as well as for a division of a global corporate.

Leading IT transformation and risk management in the following sectors: finance and assurance, oil and gas, aviation, government services.

Post Merger and Acquisition guidance on

  • effective integration
  • management of market perrceptions
  • internal diversity of expectation.

Moving products and services into new geographies effectively, capitalising on local knowledge and contacts.

More effective IP Transfer for University innovations to provide a successful ecosystem for IP to market growth.


NOT-FOR-PROFIT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Developing guidelines for Community Risk Management Planning for the Fire and Rescue sector

Developing a statistically rigorous methodology to estimate the social and economic value of the Fire and Rescue sector

Industry-wide strategies that brought competitive businesses to work collaboratively on the common issues impacting growth of the sector.

Workforce development to more closely align educational training to specific employer needs

Prospective employer guided skills training for long term unemployed

Leader training for an Economic Development Organisation

Industry cluster development: biotech; organic agriculture; packaged food; dairy industry;transportation, shipping & logistics; chemical industry; organic agriculture; boutique hotels.

Analysis report of emerging industry sector clusters and fast growth companies to guide development of regenerated Dept of Defence land in Britaintogether with recommended strategic activities to foster balanced new business growth, including new training programs, and site-specific  targeting of core tenants.

Regional Economic Development Strategies. Assisting several regions to identify achievable goals, and articulate them effectively to engage relevant collaborators.

Film attraction strategy. Solely with volunteer participation, developed a region to be the second most preferred film location to the capitol.

Consolidating team efforts across seven fiercely independent geographic office locations to develop a ONE BUSINESS philosophy that has sustained.

Acquisition guidance for small rural technical business that saw it become the regional suppier and service centre of choice.

Developing a Cultural Strategy for a fast-growing UK city so that planning guidelines supported and defined cultural infrastructure for the doubling of the size of the city. Strategy that also embedded those for Public Art and Heritage passed unanimously in a hung loacl authority that was formerly against them.


TOURISM DEVELOPMENT


Restructuring and re-writing the internal guides and handbooks of a busy hotel in an iconic tourist setting to refine processes and engage team with change.

Program Management of restoration of a historic site as a Visitor Information Centre and development of a volunteer programme that was adopted as a model by central government

Business Strategy for chain of exclusive small boutique hotels

Attraction strategy for regional local tourism association to redirect efforts from trying to compete with tourism icons of the area and develop Unique Value Proposition to better target marketing.