2000
PA Consulting Group sweeps top management awards ...again
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31 January 2000
PA Consulting Group, the leading international management, systems and technology consultancy, has been named overall winner of the fourth annual Management Consultancies Association (MCA) Best Management Practice Awards for its innovative work with OFFER (now known as Ofgem), the electricity regulator, in helping prepare the industry for the introduction of domestic competition. PA was also winner of the Best Use of IT category for the third year running, for its work in helping MAFF create and implement its Cattle Passports scheme.
PA worked with OFFER and the electricity industry to co-ordinate the liberalisation of the UK electricity supply market. The assignment, reputed to be the largest ever IT-based change programme in Europe and a world first, delivered benefits of supplier choice and lower costs to domestic electricity users across the UK. Yvonne Constance OBE JP, then Chairman of the Electricity Consumers’ Committees Chairmen’s Group, commented at the time, "I have been impressed with PA’s courage to take the risk and commitment that delivered such a satisfying result for UK project management as well as for utility services. All electricity consumers will have much to thank PA for."
Mike Rappolt, who led the Offer project and leads PA's Energy practice, commented:
"Establishing a competitive market for electricity supply without the necessity of changing meters marks a world first for Great Britain. Many believed it could not be done, but the project is now hailed as a success by Government, regulator, industry and consumers alike and recognised as industry best practice worldwide."
PA also won the Best Use of IT category - for an unprecedented third year running - for its assignment with the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (MAFF). The Cattle Tracing System, developed by PA and MAFF, was a key factor in getting the EC export ban lifted on British beef in August 1999, a major milestone for the UK Government, British trade and the public at large.
Michael O'Higgins, head of PA's Government and Public Services consulting practice, added:
"The high public and political profile of this assignment - reflecting the intense pressure to bring about a rapid end to the beef export ban - posed a tremendous challenge for us and our MAFF client and colleagues. The need to win over the hearts and minds of Britain's cattle farmers while the system was introduced was also crucial."
In addition, PA's work for BASF Pharma, on its Accelerating Clinical Development programme, was commended by the judges in the Best Strategy and Business Transformation category.
Jon Moynihan, PA's Executive Chairman, concluded:
"When we won two out of the three awards in last year's MCA competition we knew it would be a hard act to follow but this year PA has done even better. Congratulations to all the winning teams - both the PA consultants and our clients who worked alongside them to make this success happen - for the great work that led to these awards. Once again, the quality of our work is our best advertisement and a far more effective way of building our reputation than spending millions on generic, content free advertising."
For more information, please contact:
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| Dr Adam Adams |
| PA Consulting Group |
| 123 Buckingham Palace Road |
| London |
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| United Kingdom |
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Tel: +44 20 7312 4602 |
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Fax: +44 20 7312 4639 |
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E-mail:
adam.adams@paconsulting.com |
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Notes to editors
More information on the winning assignments, together with photographs are available.
1. The Management Consultancies Association (MCA) was formed in 1956 and represents the leading UK consulting firms, which currently employ over 12,000 consultants and generate approximately £3bn in fee income. In 1999 MCA members performed work for over 90 per cent of the top FTSE 300 companies and all government departments. Management consultancy is an increasingly important industry for the UK economy with revenues for 1999 forecast at £6bn, contributing £1bn to the UK balance of payments.
2. PA Consulting Group PA Consulting Group is a leading management, systems and technology consultancy, with a unique commitment to the integration of these capabilities. Established almost 60 years ago, and operating worldwide from over 30 offices in some 20 countries, PA draws on the knowledge and experience of about 2,700 employees, whose skills span the initial generation of ideas and insights all the way through to detailed implementation, including:
- Strategic management, and managing for shareholder value
- Accelerating business growth, especially through innovation and technology
- Improving business design and performance, including customer relationship management, enterprise-wide systems for the supply chain, and full e-business solutions
- Mobilising human resources
- Delivering change effectively, including projects and programmes.
PA focuses on creating benefits for clients rather than merely proposing them, and this focus is supported by an outstanding implementation track record in every major industry and for governments around the world. PA also develops leading-edge technology both for its clients and within its own portfolio of venture companies in areas ranging from software to wireless technology to life sciences.
PA distinguishes itself from its competitors through the range and quality of its people, its development and use of technology, and also its independence. PA’s work in every area from strategic management to project delivery is enhanced by its expertise in all the other areas. PA’s consultants, whatever their special skills, all share:
- A highly commercial approach to clients’ problems and opportunities
- A technologically sophisticated view of both the industry sectors we serve and the solutions we deliver
- A culture of respect, collaboration and flexibility in working with our clients to achieve their aims.
We are proud that our clients say "PA makes it happen".
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