Selection Criteria

What Panel of Judges will look for:

Commitment to High Quality and Professionalism

· Clearly defined project objectives

· Independence and objectivity of consulting team

· Effective project governance and management of delivery

schedule

Quality of Client Relationship

· Extent to which client requirements are fully understood

· Supporting, developing, and working with  stakeholders to

achieve objectives

· Communication with client was clear and transparent

Application of Management Skills and Knowledge

· Extent to which consulting teams have used specialist knowledge

to help clients make more informed decisions

· Extent to which the consulting team’s approach helped the client

achieve the objectives of the project more quickly and with

greater success

· Extent to which the skills of individual consultants have helped

improve the capabilities and work of the client team members

Achievement of Measurable and Qualitative Results

· Quantitative results achieved (e.g. improvements to bottom

line, return on investment, increase in efficiency, staff and

customer retention, social and economic changes)

· Qualitative results achieved (e.g. cultural change, improved

staff morale, relationships with suppliers, effect on present and

future customers, long-term future effect on profitability,

improved decision making)

· The significance and value of the results to the client’s business

and an explanation of the result in relative terms,(e.g.

comparison with external benchmarks)

Clarity of Language

· Use of plain English; avoidance of technical/specialist jargon

· Engaging, easily understood narrative