Five reasons why Learning at Work Week is the perfect time to start improving your knowledge, training, skills and networks Sponsored
17 May 2021 Education
Five reasons why Learning at Work Week is the perfect time to start improving your knowledge, training, skills and networks
Pamela Dow, executive director of the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit in the Cabinet Office, and Josie Cluer, lead partner for Ernst & Young LLP’s provision of bespoke learning and coaching across government, mark the start to this year’s Learning at Work Week
How an adaptive approach can help secure information advantage for the UK Sponsored
11 May 2021 Operational Delivery
How an adaptive approach can help secure information advantage for the UK
As the future frontiers of cyberspace, emerging technology, data and space evolve, so will the UK’s collaboration needs, according to experts from PA Consulting
‘Lean thinking’: How to supercharge a team’s ability to secure efficiencies Sponsored
11 May 2021 Project Delivery
‘Lean thinking’: How to supercharge a team’s ability to secure efficiencies
In this case study, MI-GSO | PCUBED explain how departments can use the voice of the team to make efficiencies and improvements
‘It's about ensuring quality’: New Chartered Management Consultant Award launches Sponsored
20 Apr 2021 HR
‘It's about ensuring quality’: New Chartered Management Consultant Award launches
Tamzen Isacsson of the Management Consultancies Association (MCA) explains what this award means – and why it’s backed by both government and the industry
Creating public sector strategy with purpose, utility and direction Sponsored
20 Apr 2021 Operational Delivery
Creating public sector strategy with purpose, utility and direction
Public sector leaders must make some fundamental choices about the long-term purpose of their organisations and the issues they ought to prioritise so they can deliver optimal value to the public, writes PA Consulting
DCMS: Leading the world to make social media a safer space Sponsored
13 Apr 2021 Operational Delivery
DCMS: Leading the world to make social media a safer space
PA Consulting explain how their regulatory experts played a key role in enabling the UK government to make key decisions around the establishment of a new Online Harms Regulator
Greensill has exposed the inherent risks of supply chain finance – how can the public sector address these? Sponsored
12 Apr 2021 Commercial
Greensill has exposed the inherent risks of supply chain finance – how can the public sector address these?
The revelation of Greensill Capital’s presence at the heart of Government has highlighted some fundamental structural risks in its supply chains, writes Proxima
Changing the Unchangeable: Three steps to overcome scale, complexity and bureaucracy Sponsored
01 Apr 2021 Leadership
Changing the Unchangeable: Three steps to overcome scale, complexity and bureaucracy
Oliver Wyman examine the three steps that spell the difference between a successful transformation, and a stalled one
Data insight is the holy grail of better government decision-making Sponsored
29 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Data insight is the holy grail of better government decision-making
Government is the mother of all data repositories, but Rohan Malik, Managing Partner for Government and Infrastructure at EY, argues that it needs to use this data well to realise its full potential
Dstl: The science inside UK defence and security Sponsored
23 Mar 2021 Operational Delivery
Dstl: The science inside UK defence and security
PA Consulting outlines their work with the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), designing new quantum technology to keep the nation safer
Healthfirst: Providing millions of New Yorkers with health insurance enrollment information during a global health emergency Sponsored
16 Mar 2021 Operational Delivery
Healthfirst: Providing millions of New Yorkers with health insurance enrollment information during a global health emergency
PA Consulting explain how they worked to support Healthfirst's digital transformation - meaning those in need can continue to secure vital health coverage
Defence Industrial Strategy in an adaptive age Sponsored
10 Mar 2021 Operational Delivery
Defence Industrial Strategy in an adaptive age
For a Defence Industrial Strategy to be impactful, it must engender an industrial base that is every bit as adaptive as the Armed Forces need to be, argues PA Consulting, setting out these three areas of suggested focus
The small island with big ambitions Sponsored
08 Mar 2021 Commercial
The small island with big ambitions
To mark International Women’s Day, Proxima asked Maria Benbow, Group Director Commercial Services at the Government of Jersey to reflect on 2020 and what lies ahead this year.
Make Net Zero a primary objective of all public sector investments, not just a nice-to-have Sponsored
05 Mar 2021 Energy & Environment
Make Net Zero a primary objective of all public sector investments, not just a nice-to-have
In last week’s Budget, the Chancellor announced £15bn in green bonds to help finance the transition to ‘Net Zero’ by 2050. PA Consulting asks: is this sufficient?
What procurement trends will shape the public sector in 2021? Sponsored
18 Feb 2021 Commercial
What procurement trends will shape the public sector in 2021?
Rob Woodstock, chief commercial officer at HMRC, spoke with Proxima to outline three trends he foresees shaping the procurement landscape in 2021
Argenti: Helping vulnerable people stay independent during the COVID-19 outbreak Sponsored
16 Feb 2021 Operational Delivery
Argenti: Helping vulnerable people stay independent during the COVID-19 outbreak
During the pandemic, technology that helps elderly and vulnerable people live independently has been even more valuable. PA Consulting explains their role
Transport for West Midlands: Unlocking a new, greener mode of transport for the UK Sponsored
09 Feb 2021 Operational Delivery
Transport for West Midlands: Unlocking a new, greener mode of transport for the UK
PA Consulting detail their work supporting Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) in designing the UK's largest e-scooter trial
Levelling up: the public perspective, region by region Sponsored
05 Feb 2021 Culture
Levelling up: the public perspective, region by region
The annual State of the State report has revealed regional differences in attitudes towards the Levelling Up agenda. Government must work with local areas to get the best results, writes Ed Roddis, director of Public Sector Research at Deloitte.
Views ahead of IR20: UK Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Sponsored
02 Feb 2021 Operational Delivery
Views ahead of IR20: UK Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy
COVID-19 has impacted many things and the latest of these is the UK's keenly anticipated Integrated Review. Here, PA Consulting identifies 10 areas of focus
Hampshire County Council: Speeding up support for over 50,000 vulnerable people shielding at home from Covid-19 Sponsored
19 Jan 2021 Operational Delivery
Hampshire County Council: Speeding up support for over 50,000 vulnerable people shielding at home from Covid-19
With over 50,000 vulnerable people shielding at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, Hampshire County Council urgently needed to understand their support needs. PA Consulting explain how a 7-day programme of changes dramatically enhanced the Council's ability to reach those most in need.
How the Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper is set to impact public sector procurement Sponsored
22 Dec 2020 Commercial
How the Transforming Public Procurement Green Paper is set to impact public sector procurement
The publication of the government’s green paper setting out the post-Brexit future for public procurement is a historic moment. Proxima’s John Collington sets out what it means
Explore, design and test: using behavioural science to improve public policy and communications Sponsored
10 Dec 2020 Policy
Explore, design and test: using behavioural science to improve public policy and communications
The Covid-19 pandemic has birthed one of the most intense periods of behavioural marketing and policy making since the field’s inception, writes Kantar Public
How the UK Government can unlock the ingenuity of the nation Sponsored
08 Dec 2020 Operational Delivery
How the UK Government can unlock the ingenuity of the nation
How can the UK learn from the urgency and shared sense of purpose created by a global pandemic, to unlock the nation’s ingenuity? PA Consulting investigates
This year, a happy Christmas means a realistic one Sponsored
02 Dec 2020 Health & Social Care
This year, a happy Christmas means a realistic one
This year’s festive season looks very different. Our wellbeing depends on us being sensible about 2020’s limits, writes Jill White from The Charity for Civil Servants