Strategy

JCG has very strong credentials in the Strategy space.

• Very experienced and senior corporate strategists
  • Government and private (listed and privately held)
  • Large and small enterprises
  • Listed and private
  • Established and Entrepreneurial
  • Almost all industry sectors
• Corporate innovators
  • Shareholder metrics to deliver shareholder value
  • Corporate planning – developed own planning framework
  • Knowledge Management and performance assessment
  • Conversion of tacit to explicit knowledge
• Experienced and successful corporate Trouble Shooter
• Business transformation specialist
• Teacher of strategy and management skills
• Developed unique strategic planning model adopted by a range of companies and organisations.
• Developed marketing strategies for organisations with turnover as large as $5.5 billion per annum. (EFIC)
• Strategic and Market planning projects for scores of corporations and organisations including: Fosters, Amcor, Ericsson, Loy Yang Power, Kraft, Crown Casino, Melbourne Water, Olympic Park Trust, Rinnai Australia, South Eastern Purification Plant, The Money Shop, Advanced Communications Systems (Telstra), Bell South (USA), CSS Computer Finance, Comalco (CAPCO), Equity Finance & Insurance Pty Ltd, Heat & Control Packaging Pty Ltd, J B Were, Motor Brokers Australia, Pipex, RACV, Reader's Digest, South West Petroleum Corporation (USA), Telecom France, Telecom Plus, The Gore Group, Gas and Fuel, Mercantile Mutual, Australian Capital Territory Electricity & Water, Australian International Hotel School, Bennison McKinnon & Associates, Colonial Mutual Investment Mgt Limited, Commercial Union Insurance, Corrosion Protection Services, East Melbourne Radiology, Elcom, Ernst & Young, Export Finance and Insurance Corp., Fortis Insurances, Fujitsu Australia Limited, Gascor Consulting International, Gaslink, Gasmart, Global Distribution Systems Inc.(USA), Gordon and Gotch Limited, IBIS Information Services, Jagen Pty Ltd, Metering Centre (GSB), Queensland Phosphate Limited, Spotless Group Limited, State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Stratus Networks, Telecom Australia, United Energy, Westernport Development Council, Westralian Sands Limited, William Buck, Australian Capital Territory Electricity & Water.

 

• Dr Jacoby’s Doctoral Thesis related to ensuring shareholder satisfaction by ensuring alignment between shareholder objectives and corporate performance using the strategic planning process as a key enabler. Book written on subject.
• We’ve taught
  • Strategy in Masters of Management Course with the Australian Institute of Management joint venture with the Norwegian School of Management BI Executive School (Bedriftsokonomisk Institutt).
  • Strategy and corporate planning in the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Director Accreditation Program.
  • Strategy, market research and consumer behaviour at post-graduate and graduate levels at RMIT, Swinburne University, Victoria University – Melbourne, Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University - Past Member Master of Corporate Governance Course Development Committee
• Examiner of Research – Doctor of Business Administration
• Supervised over 20 Masters of Management Research Students
• Having an effective and proven methodology for the development and delivery of strategic change initiatives is often the difference between successful or failed project management and corporate destiny. Jack has worked with a range of project management methodologies.
• Where methodologies are absent, insufficient or inadequate, we have developed the methodologies required to deliver the project successfully and which have been acceptable to the client. Virtually every project has required at least minor methodology development, while some have required end-to-end development of a suitable and effective methodology.

STRATEGIC PROJECT AND CHANGE IMPLEMENTATION

JCG has extensive experience in leading or being an integral part of many strategically critically projects. These projects have encompassed client requirements from conceptualisation through to implementations. Some highlights include:

• Coles Myer - Officeworks – successfully implemented (regarded as Australian best practice in the Coles Myer stable of companies)
• Alinta – successfully implemented
• Fosters (ALH) – successfully implemented
• Australian Wheat Board (AWB) – successfully implemented
• Jemena – successfully implemented
• Ok Tedi – designed and built training program for 2500 staff, 2 countries, 6 locations and 55 modules
• Project Manager at Gordon and Gotch (Organisational effectiveness and efficiency review and process engineering).
• Simultaneously and successfully managed 7 project Program at Fujitsu.
• Project Manager of initial program to identify method to maintain electronic records for 100 years (VERS) – Now adopted as Australian standard for electronic archives.
• Extensive experience in project management in a wide range of companies and contexts.
• Co-authored a manual for Program Management.