Berkeley works across the full programme lifecycle - from feasibility studies, portfolio planning, mobilisation and delivery to post-implementation review. Blue-chip clients use the firm to ensure success on their most challenging business and IT change initiatives – both in programme management and independent assurance roles.
Berkeley believe they offer a distinct approach to large scale programme management.
They speak from experience, then act on it.
Berkeley has experience of delivering national and global programmes, with team sizes in the 100’s and budgets in £100m’s. Berkeley's consultants are all highly experienced, having spent an average of 12 years leading (or managing key elements of) large change programmes. They can quickly assess where a programme needs most support, and take the firm action needed to get it back on track.
They believe a big programme doesn’t have to mean a big consulting team.
They believe that a few top-calibre people can make a big difference so, even on the largest programmes, they place small teams of 3-5 people in key leadership roles embedded in mixed teams of client staff and third parties. This approach fosters stronger engagement and develops the skills of client's staff, ensuring that outcomes are aligned to what the business needs and really owned by them.
Berkeley believes in “client side consulting” – their only agenda is their client's agenda
Large programmes inevitably come with a complex supplier landscape: internal staff, systems integrators, niche third parties and independent contractors, all with their own vested interest in the programme. Often, large suppliers can be more focussed on selling further work and improving their margin, than on making the programme really work for the client organisation.
Berkeley can help your project be successful. In the words of one of their recent clients
"Berkeley did an outstanding job. The key factors that made them successful were the rigour of their project management skills; their willingness to ‘roll up their sleeves’ to really understand the issues and deal with them; and the way they collaborated seamlessly and successfully with our people. We simply could not have done it without them."
Lysanne Gray, Vice President of Finance Performance & Analytics, Unilever