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Management
Our portfolio focuses on financial and data management. Services offered are available individually or in any combination, on a one-off or contract basis. For information regarding the likely costs involved please see our standard charges (pdf).
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Interim management
Typical responsibilities assumed by our consultants would include planning and prioritising MIS activities, day to day operational management, ensuring continuity of internal reporting, preventing slippage against external deadlines and liaison with the LSC, auditors and other external agencies.
 What we offer...
- Specialist knowledge | Continuing to meet internal and external needs
- Experienced consultants | Minimising risk, maintaining and improving service levels
MIS/CIS reviews
Ofsted inspections continue to cite Information Services (MIS/CIS) as being a major weakness in the management of many colleges. Based on first-hand experience of managing college MIS departments our consultants can not only help to identify areas of weakness but provide practical recommendations for improvement.
What we offer...
- Operational focus | Staffing, structures, work scheduling, procedures, audit controls, data quality and reporting
Curriculum efficiency reviews
Despite the ever increasing focus on improving efficiency, many colleges continue to operate with little or no facility for assessing the efficiency of their curriculum provision.
What we offer...
- Comprehensive coverage | Identifying strengths and weaknesses in both existing and planned provision
- Focussed feedback | Understanding the issues, exploring options for improvement and taking action
Data quality review (including funding optimisation)
Accuracy of data is fundamental in ensuring that management decisions can be taken with confidence, that external funding claims maximise income whilst minimising the risk of losses through the audit process and that external monitoring returns present the best possible view of performance.
What we offer...
- Problem identification | Inaccuracies and inconsistencies highlighted using SCORE software and other tools
- Remedial actions | Management feedback on data processing performance
Curriculum performance review
Inevitably, some curriculum areas tend to perform better than others. By analysing performance and trends, specific areas of strength and weakness can be highlighted, allowing key decisions on the operation and marketing of the curriculum to become more focussed and informed.
What we offer...
- Multiple perspectives | Historical and in-year profiling, recruitment and progression
- Financial indicators | Retention, failure and fees
Management reporting
Unavoidable pressure to meet the requirements of external accountability means there is often little time left to focus on addressing internal reporting needs. We can help by undertaking analyses on your behalf or by writing bespoke systems to provide appropriate staff with direct access to the information they require.
What we offer...
- Diverse portfolio | Projecting performance, financial profiling, cohort analysis and more
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