Delivering transformation in defence

The defence community faces significant challenges. Ongoing operations, severely constrained budgets and the need for radical performance improvement in acquisition and programme management are currently driving defence agendas around the world. Indeed, many of the key themes that are shaping the UK's Strategic Defence and Security Review, from cybersecurity and closer international collaboration to acquisition reform and a new Defence Industrial Strategy, are common to other nations.

PA Consulting Group works closely with the Armed Forces, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), European defence ministries, the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the global defence industry. Our work is diverse; recent examples include working with government and industry to:

• transform acquisition performance and policy, including support to major acquisition, rapid procurement for urgent operational requirements (UORs) and informing acquisition reform 

• deliver complex programmes, projects and technologies, through the application of external programme management (EPM), strategic risk analysis and advice, enterprise architecture and systems engineering

• exploit technology and innovation through bespoke technology development at our UK and US innovation centres, and the pull-through of commercial off-the-shelf technologies (COTS) and best practice technology and IPR management 

• increase efficiency and position for growth, transforming profitability through performance improvement, cost reduction, restructuring, development of support services and new market and supply chain strategies

• enhance performance through partnering and collaboration between government and industry to transform service and capability delivery and develop long-term strategic relationships

• adapt to address changing threats by assessing strategic priorities and determining how best to redirect policy, investments and forces to meet new challenges from unstable regions, rogue actors, havens and insurgents.

Our global defence team has worked with the defence community for over 60 years, bringing experience and expertise from industry, government, the Armed Forces and, importantly, a variety of non-defence backgrounds.

To find out more about our defence sector expertise or to speak to one of our experts, please contact us now.