Private sector

LEISHMAN *management consulting*
E-mail: consulting@leishmanmc.co.uk

Assignment summaries:

For a Scottish clearing bank, business process re-engineering of its end-to end desktop IT service, encompassing in-house and outsourced service elements.
Conducting a review against internal quality procedures of a runaway systems project within the IT Services function of a Scottish clearing bank.
Advising a firm of Chartered Surveyors on its public sector market entry strategy in response to market testing in central government and CCT in local government.
Feasibility study for a proposed major visitor attraction in Helensburgh.
Strategic review, including investigation of the option of incorporation, for a major Scottish partnership of consulting engineers with offices in England and some international operations with a view to assisting the partners to draw up a strategy for sustaining profitable growth, and specification of requirements for improved management information systems.
For an international practice of interior designers, a viability study followed by the preparation of a business plan to support the restructuring and refinancing of operations, and the design of improved management reporting systems.
Review of business strategy and identification of training and development needs of an installer of alarm systems under the Business Growth Training Scheme.
Design of micro-computer based integrated operational and financial planning system for an expanding credit card subsidiary of a major clearing bank.