Points Of View

The public sector spends £14 billion annually on IT, but does this spend represent good value for money? The Cabinet Office‘s eGovernment Unit is tasked with ensuring that it does...

HEDRA work with Project ISAAC

Martin Malley, Director of Business Change & Transformation at leading management consultancy, Hedra plc, shares his thoughts on how public sector organisations can develop and run a successful, sustainable Value for Money programme....

The Comprehensive Spending Review for 2007 (CSR07) will drive further transformation of public service delivery. As outlined in the budget speech, it will be a ‘fundamental review of the balance and pattern of public expenditure‘. The question is: how can senior public sector managers respond to these dramatic new demands? Or more specifically, how will public sector organisations further improve value for money after 2007/8 in parallel with the introduction of step-change to service provision and still maintain the capability to develop effective responses to long-term challenges?....

Building a Value for Money Programme – is it achievable?

White paper: The value for money challenge - why balance is best

Management consultants are considered by the large majority to be fundamental in helping to shape and improve public sector organisations....

Often organisations simply do not have enough specialist skills or expertise to implement or drive programmes to achieve the objectives required. In many instances, the solution to this has proven to be external assistance from consultants with these specialist skills, who have an objective and alternative viewpoint and the ability to bring structure and discipline to a complex set of circumstances.

White paper: The future is shared - how collaborative delivery models can benefit local government