Management Consultancy
– Management consultancy is Parkwell’s core business –
Financial Services
Over 20 years, Parkwell has gained extensive experience of strategic review and transformation projects in the financial services sector. We understand the complex requirements of a highly regulated industry and our consultants have expert knowledge of best practice across many areas.
Our consultants have worked with a range of asset managers, investment banks, insurance companies and the top retail banking groups and have consistently delivered change management of the very highest standard. We are also the parent company of Compeer Limited, the specialist business performance benchmarking and research company focused entirely to the UK wealth management industry. This provides Parkwell with a unique advantage when developing strategy for our wealth management and private banking clients.
Alongside our suite of consultancy services, we offer specialised services to financial services clients, particularly on projects surrounding regulatory compliance and regulatory change.
As well as our consultancy services, we hold a number of free seminars and networking events for financial services practitioners, often on the subject of upcoming regulatory change or new industry standards and practices. For more details, see the Events page.
Our approach is always tailored to your requirements and goals and we will happily discuss any requirement you may have.
– Management consultancy –
All other sectors
Parkwell has strong experience of delivering high value change projects in media, retail, logistics and the public sector. We have additionally worked in the voluntary sector, telecommunications and more.
Employing only experienced consultants (often recruited from the Big Four consultancies), we are ideally positioned to deliver benefits to our clients while building relationships that enable us to understand their strategies, culture and needs. We work with our clients to achieve measurable improvements in their businesses using our proprietary methodologies and relevant industry standards. We work with you to enhance your business operations through the effective management of change to processes, systems and working practices.
Our approach is always tailored to your requirements and goals.
Some of the services we regularly provide include:
Project Management
Project management is the science of ensuring that projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the required level of quality. Our comprehensive and proven approach is based on PRINCE2, with the flexibility for our experienced consultants to tailor the methodology to meet your business objectives. The responsibility of the project manager is to use the tools, methods and techniques to support the project through its life cycle to successful delivery. Parkwell’s consultants are expert and highly experienced project managers, dedicated to delivering projects with measurable benefits to your business.
Programme Management
Programme management is the skill of ensuring that multiple, complex, projects, often with tight deadlines, are delivered on time, on budget and to the required level of quality. Our hands-on approach to programme management is designed to enable your organisation to gain and retain control of all project activity and to create an environment in which projects will succeed. Our programme management services are designed to connect project work to the overall organisational structure and decision-making process of your business.
Selection
Parkwell can help you to define your business requirements and identify the most appropriate packages, services, suppliers or implementation partners. Our consultants are experts in IT systems selection, and our independence from supplier partnerships means that you will receive impartial advice resulting in the most relevant and cost-effective solution for your business.
Regulatory Compliance
Our consultants have detailed knowledge of current and upcoming financial regulations and the practical steps needed to prepare your business for change. We can help you to understand the legislative requirements and create a comprehensive implementation plan to ensure compliance.
Business Continuity Planning
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning prepare your organisation to resume normal business operations as soon as possible after an incident. We work with you to devise formal, tested procedures to respond to a variety of scenarios and mitigate the economic effects of external disaster.
Business Process Reviews
We will determine how the business processes of an organisation can be streamlined and efficiency improved so that, for example, they can be performed with fewer staff members while remaining scalable to meet growth plans.
Finance Health Check
Our own methodology is designed to help you measure the performance of your finance function and identify areas for improvement. The key aims are to minimise the effort expended on mandatory activities and maximise the effort applied to value-adding activities.
Finance Transformation
Parkwell can help you to streamline your finance function and align it more effectively with the business, while making sure the department runs in a cost-effective and controlled manner. We have extensive experience in setting up finance shared service centres and merging finance functions.
Finance Systems Strategy
Parkwell has successfully specified and procured systems and services for many clients. Our methodology is flexible and ensures rapid execution of the selection process.
Management Information
Our approach to MI design and implementation is to gain an understanding of your business strategy and key performance measures, review your existing MI to determine content, quality, relevance and reliability, and to redefine reporting to focus on consistency, exception reporting and accountability.
IT Health Check
Parkwell’s methodology takes a snapshot of your IT function to determine how well it matches up to your business objectives and to best practice. We also offer virtual IT Director services.
IT Strategy
Our own methodology will develop your IT strategy to align with your business plans and goals. We can review your existing IT function and identify strategic opportunities where IT could be used more efficiently or be enhanced to improve your business operations.
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