The Challenge You Face
You're facing a complex strategic decision with political visibility, resource constraints, and competing stakeholder views. The path forward isn't clear, and the consequences of getting it wrong are significant.
You're dealing with:
- Ambiguous problem definition where the question itself isn't clear
- Conflicting stakeholder priorities across departments and leadership
- Limited evidence base to support decision-making
- Political sensitivity requiring careful navigation
- Resource constraints that rule out ideal solutions
- Vendor noise making it hard to separate signal from sales pitch
- Business case pressure to justify investment without clarity on benefits
You need independent strategic thinking grounded in public sector reality, not generic consulting frameworks.
What We Deliver
We provide strategic clarity through rigorous analysis, stakeholder engagement, and public sector expertise:
- Problem Definition & Framing - Get to the real question that needs answering
- Options Analysis - Identify, evaluate, and compare viable strategic options
- Benefits Identification & Quantification - Define measurable outcomes that matter
- Business Case Development - HM Treasury Green Book compliant cases
- Stakeholder Engagement Strategy - Navigate political and organizational complexity
- Technology Assessment - Independent evaluation of technical approaches (AI, cloud, data platforms)
- Risk Analysis & Mitigation - Identify what could go wrong and how to manage it
- Roadmap Development - Sequenced, achievable implementation plan
- Decision Support - Clear recommendations with evidence and rationale
How We Deliver
We work as a thinking partner to your leadership, bringing structure to ambiguity:
- Problem Immersion - Understand context, constraints, and political landscape through stakeholder interviews and document review
- Hypothesis Development - Frame the strategic question and potential answers
- Evidence Gathering - Research best practice, gather data, and conduct analysis
- Options Development - Create viable strategic options with pros, cons, and implications
- Stakeholder Testing - Validate options with key stakeholders and refine based on feedback
- Benefits Modeling - Quantify outcomes and build the benefits case
- Recommendation Synthesis - Distill findings into clear recommendations
- Decision Support - Present to leadership and support the decision-making process
We bring intellectual honesty and public sector realism. If there's no good answer, we'll say so.
Deployment
This service typically deploys early in transformation:
- FOUNDATION - Define the strategic challenge and build the case for change
- MOBILISE - Develop options, build the business case, and secure funding
- DISCOVER - Test strategic hypotheses through discovery activities
- DESIGN - Refine the strategy into detailed design decisions
Strategic clarity at the start prevents expensive course corrections later.
Domains
This service addresses all four domains:
- People - Stakeholder alignment, capability requirements, change impact
- Process - Operating model implications, process redesign opportunities
- Technology - Technical strategy, architecture decisions, vendor evaluation
- Contracts - Commercial model, procurement approach, supplier relationships
The fourth domain (contracts) is critical. Poor commercial strategy undermines brilliant technical strategy.
Leaving a Legacy
When we exit, your organization will have:
- A clear strategic direction with leadership alignment
- An evidence-based business case ready for approval
- Defined benefits with measurement approach
- A credible roadmap for implementation
- Stakeholder buy-in across political and organizational boundaries
- Internal strategic capability enhanced through our collaborative approach
- Documentation that future teams can build upon
This isn't strategy on a shelf. It's strategy designed to be implemented.
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