Monthly Archives: September 2013

In every organisation there is risk attached to procurement decisions. Mismanaged risk, create losses and cause severe reputational damage.  A structured and rigorous evaluation process of procurement risks is not available, hence our recent investment in designing such a process tool to provide actionable data to identify and manage procurement risk, ‘Procurisk®’. Procurisk® is an […]

  Uh-oh, they’re consultants! A consultant can contribute in a variety of ways: • Specialist skills, knowledge or expertise not available in-house • As a flexible resource which can be switched in and out of projects • Wider experience and a broader perspective drawn from their work with other organisations • An independent view of […]

COUNCIL SAVINGS ENFORCED How to deal with moribund Councils? Central Government funding cuts are forcing Councils to address ‘deep cut’ cost reductions. There are limited ways in which this can be contemplated. Making staff redundant is an option; we simply make the statement without political comment! Reducing the quality of services offered to the public […]

Professional Services – Writing winning proposals We’re already nearly half way through Quarter 3. Are your ‘business won’ results on target? If you like to plan to overachieve, or you’re looking at ways of boosting results, we’d love to set up a call with you to discuss ideas Working with professionals services clients including accountants, digital/IT specialists, […]

We were recently told by a client that they demanded ‘cutting edge’ behaviour from their consultants. This seemingly innocuous remark begs a significant question “Is your procurement cutting edge?” If there is a positive response it begs a follow up question, “How do you know?”  One thing is quite certain; there will not be visibility […]

The purpose of Brian Farrington training input is to enable and equip participants to enhance their corporate performance. What is your ambition for your people who engage with suppliers? Our ‘grey haired’ resource is part of the toolkit of leading organisations, including 33 of the current FTSE100. We instil, reliably and effectively, what it has taken […]

Why Client Confidentiality is Important to you – and Brian Farrington Your external consultants and training resource provision impacts on the policies, processes, governance and key stakeholders of your organisation. Working with client’s on high-value, high-risk projects often gives controlled access to their commercial secrets, which is why Brian Farrington Ltd respect and uphold confidentiality […]