These project summaries will give you a feel for how we have helped agencies resolve complex issues in order to deliver initiatives and organisational change.
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Strategic Support
Developing a value for money framework
Value for money (VFM) is an ongoing issue in large, long-term safety programmes. Put simply, VFM is maximised when programmes have a high alignment to government priorities and a high benefit-to-cost ratio. Sometimes, however, these two key dimensions aren’t brought together in an explicit way to assess decisions from a VFM perspective. Read More
Funding options and business case
The importance of aviation security has recently been thrown into the spotlight with the global pandemic and the rise of terrorism. However, our border agencies have been aware of these growing threats and have been developing long-term capital investment programmes to ensure they have the equipment and systems necessary to respond to these threats and meet interna... Read More
Development of a new global business model
Immigration NZ faced a challenge in how to manage year-on-year volume growth and the increasing complexity of visa applications. We worked with the agency to identify opportunities to reduce costs by shifting visa processing onshore and increasing productivity through process changes. Read More
Funding a new organisational structure
Our client was a new organisation which had been formed through the amalgamation of a number of smaller entities. Expectations were high and costs under the new structure had risen to a level that could not be funded by existing revenue streams. Read More
Guidance for Crown entities
Crown Entities are accountable to Parliament for the statutory functions they undertake, the services they deliver, and the resources they manage. We were asked by a Crown Entity to develop guidance on financial management and accountability responsibilities. Read More
Stewardship and financial sustainability
We acted as an independent advisor in the establishment phase of a stewardship and sustainability programme. The scope of this programme included the ability to meet financial pressures in the short to medium term and the efficiency and effectiveness of investment decisions, internal operating settings and future service delivery models. Read More
Improving building consenting processes
The quality of strategic thinking in the initial stages of developing a business case has a big impact on the final outcome. MBIE asked us to manage the development of an Indicative Business Case (IBC) for improvements to building consent processes. Read More
Commissioning consultancy projects
Successful consultancy projects and new initiatives rely on specific and realistic outcomes being clearly specified in Terms of Reference or other commissioning documents. Where the nature of some assignments mean outcomes cannot be clearly specified at the outset, a different approach is needed. Time pressure and capability gaps can mean a lack of focus at the beg... Read More
Independent review of Departmental Host Agreement
Cabinet agreed to establish a new departmental agency within a host department and a governance group was set up to oversee the process. The host department prepared a draft Department Host Agreement and we were asked to provide an independent review of the agreement. Read More
Harnessing existing revenue to fund increased capacity
The success of Immigration New Zealand's programme to replace its IT system and delivery model for visa applications built support with Ministers for a wider change programme. While this would bring additional benefits, it also would increase costs. We worked with the agency to develop costings, options and a financial strategy to fund the programme. Read More
Reporting issues in wind-up of a government agency
Closure of a high-profile agency with a significant level of public interest can raise unique reporting issues. We were asked to help identify and manage the risks involved in producing a final annual report for the agency. Read More
Funding ICT functional leadership
Getting your ducks in a row to establish and maintain funding for functional leadership across public sector agencies is a real challenge! Drawing on our earlier work with Treasury in this area, we led a joint Treasury and Department of Internal Affairs project with the objective of establishing sustainable funding arrangements for ICT common capabilities. Read More