Evolve Business Consultancy

All the skills and expertise to help specify, design and implement  portals for local government planning.

enquiries@evbc.co.uk
www.evbc.co.uk
The Forge, Grange Court, Grange Road, Tongham, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 1DW
Tel: 01252 781000
Fax: 01252 781001

Evolve is a well-established management consultancy with an enviable track record of providing high quality knowledge based services to both local and central government. As so many of our consultants operate under government approved schemes, we are able to deliver consultancy that is consistent with government policies and objectives.  This includes providing best value, meeting the needs of e-government, delivering guidance on the implementation of secure business solutions and ensuring appropriate recovery mechanisms are in place.

An important area for us is the increasing use of the internet to provide information and to conduct business. We are able to advise on re-aligning business processes to maximise the benefits to be derived from the internet, manage change programmes and ensure that portals are designed to realise the benefits available, bearing in mind technology issues regarding performance, security and privacy.

The use of portals in local authority planning departments is becoming more prevalent and our experience is ideally suited to guiding our clients in this area in the efficient and effective provision of such a service, ensuring that the move to e-technology is as seamless and painless as possible.

Vision

Evolve is a forward thinking business consultancy that provides a range of services to clients in both local and central government. Our structure, with a dedicated core team and a large number of specialist associate consultants, enables us to provide our clients with a first class service in terms of quality, experience and value for money. Additionally, we have the flexibility to handle assignments consisting of a few man-days consultancy through to major projects.

Our role is to provide a highly flexible professional service that is informed by knowing what our clients want.  We can do this because all of our senior management team had careers in the public sector before moving into consultancy.  We believe our approach, commitment and understanding sets us apart from the larger consultancies and we have extensive client testimony to support this.

The majority of our business comes either from existing clients or referrals, which is the greatest testimony to the quality of our work. We aim to expand by providing our skill sets to a wider range of clients whilst, at the same time, maintaining the high standards that have earned us a reputation that is the envy of our competitors.

Services

e-business and e-government

We help our clients take maximum advantage of the latest developments in ICT, specifically in the area of e-business and e-government. We cover:

• Specification, design, testing and implementation of portals;
• Project and Programme Management;
• Re-aligning the organisation to maximise the benefits;
• Ensuring Security and Business Continuity issues associated with e-business are fully addressed.

Information Security, Risk Analysis and Business Continuity

Effective Information Security and Business Continuity Planning is a key consideration as organisations move to electronic service delivery. A breach in confidentiality, integrity or availability of key information could have a serious impact upon the pubic sector’s ability to meet objectives.

Through our dedicated Security Practice, Evolve provides an extensive range of Security and BCP consultancy. All our work is structured in accordance with relevant industry standards (e.g. ISO27001 and BS25999).  These include:

• Risk Assessment;
• Technical Analysis;
• Developing Technical Recovery, Plans and BCPs;
• Penetration Testing;
• Drafting of Policies and Standards;
• Security Design
• Assurance.

Business Process Re-design

A technique used extensively within the private sector, BPR is now being embraced by the public sector to address it’s continuous improvement plans, especially in the area of e-business / e-government.

As Business Process Re-design features to a greater or lesser extent in all our assignments, all Evolve consultants are proficient in this area and the techniques learnt are continuously used in their assignments.  The Evolve methodology includes:

• Scoping and Scale of Change;
• Problem Analysis;
• Education, Training and Communications;
• Re-design;
• Piloting and Implementation;
• Continuous Improvement.

Strategy and Change

We help clients accommodate the disruption and uncertainty caused by inevitable and often unforeseen changes to their long term strategic thinking. Rapid advances in e-business technology is just one example of the factors that can impinge on strategic direction.

We work with clients:

• To develop the best strategic plans and to position the organisation to best advantage in a changing environment;
• To align processes and resources such as people, information, knowledge and technology towards achieving the goals;
• To implement continuous improvement programmes;
• Providing them with the knowledge to increase their own strategic capacity and organisational adaptability.

General Business Consultancy

In addition to the above services, Evolve has specific skills and experience in the following areas:

• Programme Management;
• Change Management;
• Performance Management;
• Finance Consultancy;
• Business Continuity Planning;
• Procurement Strategy;
• Business Case Preparation;
• Health Checks;
• Benefits Analysis/Post Implementation Reviews;
• Knowledge Management.