Consulting

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This project, won at open tender in mid-1998, involved a review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Offender Management (Prisons) System.The review involved an examination of staff, prisoner and stakeholders issues. Accordingly, the review adopted an extensive interview and review process involving one-on-one interviews, focus groups, literature and documentary analysis. Stakeholders interviewed included prisoners, officers, prison administrators, Ministry staff, external stakeholders and vested interest groups, the Minister, The Shadow Minister, Chairman of the Senate Estimates Committee, the Ombudsman, Staff Union, and others.In all some 150 recommendations were presented as well as a detailed implementation and change management strategy.The Ministry retained JCG to conduct a feedback session to all those who participated in the review and are further retained them for involvement during the two-year implementation period.

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Appointed by the Ministry of Justice to provide expert marketing advice as part of tender evaluation panel for major government outsourcing valued at about $400m.

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Appointed by Minister to resolve major organisational problem within the Fire Brigade. Project involved review of legislation, documents and records and the interview of staff, management, board and opposition politicians. The report made 62 recommendations that were presented to, and adopted by, the Cabinet.

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Facilitation of strategic planning process for Government agency responsible for the management $18 billion of public assets.

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Facilitation of strategic planning process for Government agency responsible for the management $18 billion of public assets.

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Designed and structured the business plan for the Victoria Stadium - Docklands project.

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Project leader for program to solve the universal problem of accessing in one hundred years digital records created today. The problem relates to record management and archival management and has been a dilemma facing all governments globally.Project solved the problem with solution recognised by government, record management and archival specialists world-wide.

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Facilitated strategic planning program.

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Provided a unique strategic, corporate and business planning methodology that enabled the government agency to identify non-essential activities, investments and programs. Highly acclaimed process adopted by a range of government departments and agencies.

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To develop a market plan and strategy for a government organization responsible for the generation and support of $ 5.5 billion of Australian export activity. Key product orientations involved commodities, finished goods, capital goods and services on all continents.

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Conduct high level review of large international broadcaster. Involved assessment of organisational structure and improvement agenda to create a bottom line improvement of $35 million. Involved review of other consultant projects and analysis of why their recommendations failed to deliver promised benefits.

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Conduct high level review of government authority structure following a downsizing from 2000 people to about 300 people caused by government philosophy to outsource. Report to Minister.

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Assessment of progress toward compliance with its Enterprise Bargaining agreements in relation to the continuous improvement program. Project identified, prioritised and costed work required to be undertaken.

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Brief was to understand the market (drivers), and to develop promotional and educational campaign to change driver and pre-driver behaviour. Four significant milestones were achieved within this process:
• Program developed was the first "0.05" campaign.
• Research undertaken was instrumental in campaigning for Victoria seat belt legislation.
• The first systematic research undertaken in Victoria to match road death type and alcohol usage. Since this groundbreaking research, the Government has undertaken the research on a systematic and continuous basis.
• Development of education campaign to change and modify consumer (driver) behaviour leading to presentations undertaken at 70 schools to over 7000 students

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Conduct of statistical analysis of strategic implications for a study assessing the comparability of public versus private rehabilitation providers.

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Development of an implication report relating to a resident proposal for the establishment of a co-operative housing scheme for major CBD council.