All Making your organisation fit for purpose articles http://www.paconsulting.com/rss/boardroom-challenges/making-your-organisation-fit-for-purpose.rss Companies operate with global supply chains, driven by the need to grow market share and to reduce the cost base. Organisations are forced in their supply chains to deliver cost, service and cash flow improvement as well as differentiation and to cope with complexity and risk by innovatively managing resources and assets. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/putting-the-supply-chain-at-the-heart-of-your-fitness-strategy/ 522 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:39:50 GMT 20111130123950 Tue, 26 May 2009 23:09:43 GMT 20090526230943 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:39:50 GMT 2011113012123950 A special edition of Agenda looking at the challenges that lie ahead for CIOs in 2009. Talent maximisation http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/talent-maximisation/ 1784 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:29 GMT 20120201135029 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:23:49 GMT 20090622172349 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:29 GMT 201202011315029 The zombie economy: HR professionals must act now to energise their staff http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/hr-professionals-must-act-now-to-energise-their-staff/ 6758 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:43 GMT 20120201135043 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:53:35 GMT 20091216145335 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:50:43 GMT 201202011315043 DML was a private company supporting the Royal Navys operations in Devonport Naval Base, refitting nuclear-powered submarines a technically demanding job that can take three years and is pivotal to the UKs defence. The relationship between DML and the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) had become increasingly strained as pressure on the national defence budget forced the MOD to push for reduced costs in submarine support. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/reducing-cost-and-improving-partnering-relationships/ 7059 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:56:20 GMT 20111130125620 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:51:24 GMT 20100105155124 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:56:20 GMT 2011113012125620 PA helped the LME generate £5.6 million of annual benefits for itself and its members, through supporting the development and implementation of systems and processes to capitalise on new revenue opportunities quickly. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/london-metal-exchange-delivering-market-wide-transformation/ 8042 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:50:11 GMT 20111130125011 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:03:53 GMT 20100223140353 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:50:11 GMT 2011113012125011 Saving double-digit millions of euros across an entire product life cycle http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/helping-magna-steyr-save-double-digit-millions-of-euros-across-an-entire-product-life-cycle/ 8591 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:57:12 GMT 20111130125712 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:19:30 GMT 20100323101930 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:57:12 GMT 2011113012125712 Helping the Foreign and Commonwealth Office deliver £8.1 million of savings in its procurement operation http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/delivering-81-million-of-procurement-savings-with-the-foreign-and-commonwealth-office/ 8592 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:39:28 GMT 20100420093928 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:26:10 GMT 20100323102610 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:39:28 GMT 201004200993928 SmartJect autoinjector, developed by PA Consulting Group (PA) for Janssen Research and Development LLC (formerly Centocor R&D) is the worlds first pre-filled, single use, disposable autoinjector, which fully automates the injection cycle http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/developing-a-world-first-in-medical-injectors/ 8598 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:30:41 GMT 20120319103041 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 11:37:30 GMT 20100323113730 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:30:41 GMT 2012031910103041 Colm Reilly, head of the government practice at PA Consulting Group, gave his views on what the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat government will mean for business and what its key priorities should be. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/financial-times-focus-on-growth-not-just-deficit-12-may-2010/ 9603 Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100513000000 Thu, 13 May 2010 10:06:12 GMT 20100513100612 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:36:51 GMT 201012081313651 The UK Border Agency International Group needed to introduce a biometrically-enabled visa system that would process over 2.7m applicants a year, as part of the UK governments five-year immigration and asylum strategy. PA played a fundamental role in successfully delivering the programme from concept to implementation, three months early and several million pounds under budget. The UK government is now able to collect biometrics from visa applicants in 133 countries and over 350 locations. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/delivering-a-biometrically-enabled-visa-system/ 10231 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:03:48 GMT 20111115140348 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:52:36 GMT 20100614165236 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:03:48 GMT 201111151420348 In recent years customer service had moved up the client corporate agenda. Poor on-shelf availability of key global brands in certain key markets and excessive stocks of non-strategic brands had plagued the client. Delivery of basic order fulfilment was inconsistent across regions and there were limited skills, capability and leadership to drive customer service initiatives. PA applied a Customer Driven Supply (CDS) approach to the development of the operations customer strategy based upon PAs research int http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-experience/british-american-tobacco-developing-a-shelf-driven-supply-chain/ 10942 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:55:10 GMT 20111130125510 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:52:48 GMT 20100719165248 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:55:10 GMT 2011113012125510 PA viewpoint on Gartner study around enterprise architecture. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/enterprise-architecture-bridging-gap-between-it-and-business/ 11548 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:07:59 GMT 20120319190759 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:24:12 GMT 20100818132412 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:07:59 GMT 201203191970759 How organisations can effectively create an agile enterprise architecture to ensure that stakeholders are engaged to realise business value. http://www.pa-consulting.com/it-consulting/taking-an-agile-approach-to-enterprise-architecture/ 11562 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:19:14 GMT 20120504101914 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:42:04 GMT 20100819094204 Fri, 04 May 2012 10:19:14 GMT 2012050410101914 Offices are currently filled with despair and inertia as people start to return from their holidays, PA's Stephen Brooks gives his advice on how managers can re-engage their employees. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/financial-times-how-do-i-get-my-staff-to-kick-their-post-holiday-blues-25-august-2010/ 11668 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100825000000 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:35:37 GMT 20100825083537 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:28:24 GMT 201011011752824 As ministers seek to minimise the impact of spending cuts on the frontline, Whitehall faces its own cuts of up to 40 per cent. Agencies and departments are being abolished and functions amalgamated. All of this will have a significant impact on effectiveness. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/the-times-flexibility-will-be-needed-if-radical-targets-are-to-be-met-10-september-2010/ 11981 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100910000000 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:55:43 GMT 20100910085543 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:01:44 GMT 201012081310144 How to deal with employees expressing criticising their employer in public. PA's Jonathon Hogg gives his view in the Financial Times' Judgement Call. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/financial-times-should-companies-rebuke-employees-for-public-criticism-22-september-2010/ 12263 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100922000000 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:03:00 GMT 20100922090300 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:27:27 GMT 201011011752727 Business really is about survival of the fittest. So companies need to shape up if they are to play and win in the post-crisis world. The rules of the game have changed. Now is the time to move beyond a diet of cost cutting and start on a new fitness regime so that your business can emerge from the downturn strong, healthy and able to compete. http://www.pa-consulting.com/our-thinking/insurance-fit-for-future/ 12525 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:49:59 GMT 20120201134959 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:50:03 GMT 20100929145003 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:49:58 GMT 201202011314958 Cutting services to reduce current debt levels is not the way forward, argues Colm Reilly,head of goverment practice, PA Consulting Group. Individuals are balancing their own household budgets without drastic action and the government should take note http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/guardian-public-public-finances-demolition-or-restoration-30-september-2010/ 12556 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100930000000 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:10:31 GMT 20100930131031 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:07:48 GMT 2011031011110748 Jonathon Hogg, head of PA Consulting Groups people and operations practice, is quoted in the Financial Times in a Business Life feature on employee engagement. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/articles-quoting-pa-experts/financial-times-give-more-power-to-your-people-7-october-2010/ 12760 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101007000000 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:29:33 GMT 20101007092933 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 11:27:04 GMT 2010121311112704 Dr Stephen Black's opinion piece in The Times. Andrew Lansleys decision to cut NHS managers has been widely welcomed, both by the press and by doctors. But the reality is that the NHS will still need some management. http://www.pa-consulting.com/introducing-pas-media-site/highlighting-pas-expertise-in-the-media/opinion-pieces-by-pas-experts/the-times-more-than-one-way-to-take-on-key-management-tasks-8-october-2010/ 12809 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101008000000 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:23:08 GMT 20101008092308 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:41:08 GMT 2010120810104108