Our services
Project management
Wilson Brown Consulting helps organisations deliver their projects and programmes. We tailor our approach to your organisational culture and way of working and bring structure and streamlined governance to complex situations. We harness the skills and expertise of your teams to deliver the best outcomes while keeping them focussed on their core roles.
Our emphasis is on preparedness, building good relationships, and effective communication. We will give you visibility and control over your projects and enable you to make informed decisions and direct resources to where they have the greatest impact.
We have extensive experience of successfully managing high profile, high value and complex projects and programmes with multiple stakeholders.
Services include:
Project, programme, and portfolio management
Options appraisals and business case writing
Developing a tailored project management approach for your organisation
Audits, advice, and troubleshooting
Stakeholder management
Risk and issue management
Contingency planning
Kickstarting projects: planning, scheduling resources, and financial forecasting
Post-project reviews including benefits realisation and lessons learned workshops
Contract management
Contracts are a key asset and optimising their performance is vital for any organisation to be successful. We provide an objective, external perspective on your contracts and contract management processes to help you with specific challenges, general issues, and continuous improvement.
Our emphasis is on attention to detail, clarity of purpose, and relationship management. Our services help you save money, improve contract performance, and give you confidence in your contract management.
We have experience of short-term contracts and long-term partnership arrangements, with a focus on service contracts. We have also provided advice, guidance, and coaching to service and contract managers.
Services include:
Establishing contract management processes including KPIs
Contract mobilisation
Negotiation and conflict resolution
Collaboration workshops
Audits, advice, and troubleshooting
Value for money reviews
Risk and issue management (e.g., residual risk reports, risk reduction workshops and contingency panning).
Local authority service improvement
Local authorities are under continual budgetary pressure and must meet increased demands on their services. By bringing fresh ideas and a collaborative approach to understanding the challenges faced by your services, we can help you reduce demand, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.
Our emphasis is on strong commercial awareness and delivering evidenced-based and sustainable improvements to deliver the best outcomes for your residents. We ensure your resources are used efficiently by aligning service delivery to your strategic priorities.
We have experience in most areas of local government, including Assets, Adult Social Care, Community Services, and Regeneration. We work at corporate, directorate, and service levels.
Services include:
Identifying and assessing opportunities for efficiencies and income generation
Service reviews and service improvement plans
Developing and streamlining business processes
Strategic planning
Delivering transformational change projects
Developing procurement strategies
Bringing services in-house