Cavendish

Management consultants · Wellington

The art & science of successful change

Pragmatic by design

We help our clients position themselves for success in constantly changing environments, designing the organisational capability, strategy and delivery that makes change endure.

Organisation and capability design

Facing challenges in executing your strategy or adapting your operations without sacrificing quality or resilience?

  • Business architecture and operating models

  • Business capability design and development

  • Service improvement

  • Leadership training and coaching

Strategy and governance

Seeking to sharpen direction and strengthen leadership and oversight?

  • Business and technology strategy

  • Business planning

  • Corporate and function governance

  • Risk management and assurance

  • Executive and management leasing

Transformation

Need help designing and delivering change with enduring impact?

  • Innovation concept and options assessment

  • Business case development

  • Portfolio / project / programme definition, governance and delivery

  • Business change management

  • Business analysis

  • Stakeholder engagement

  • Benefits realisation management and outcome analysis

  • Independent quality assurance

  • Coaching, mentoring and training management

We design capabilities that are efficient, agile and resilient, and deliver change that proves its worth.

PragmaticBenefits-drivenMeasurable
Proven practice, not theoryChange that pays backEvidence over assertion
Tailored solutions grounded in what works in complex organisations, not off-the-shelf frameworks applied blindlyEngagements are anchored to the outcomes they are meant to create, with benefits defined, tracked and realisedWe make progress visible and accountable, so leaders and boards can see results and steer with confidence

Based in Wellington, we've been designing and managing business and technology change for over 25 years.

We provide expert contract personnel at competitive rates, and partner with clients across the public and private sectors to turn ambitious strategy into operating reality.

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