Daily Archives: September 22, 2014

Public Sector Catch 22: Structural Reform, Strategy and Implementation – How to avoid a Omnishambles Recovery Programme? (Part 4 of 4)

September 22, 2014 By in Accountability, Business Administration, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Central Government, Fiscal Policy, Independent Professional Services, IT Strategy, Local Authorities, Local Government, Politicians, Politics, Public Sector, Public Services Reform, Shared Services, Transformation Risk Leave a comment

Looking back over some of my most popular blogs, I think this is worth a read

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A. INTRODUCTION

With the Coalition Government‘s Reform Agenda being attacked on multiple fronts, for example, Defence and Health, plus the targets set in the Spending Review looking more and more at risk, this week the blog focuses on “How to avoid a Omnishambles Recovery Programme?

This is my sixth blog which looks at the critical choices being faced in the Public Sector both at the National and Local level.

The first two articles were: UK Local Authorities and Shared Services: Cost-Cutting – Myth or Reality?, and Public Sector Performance: Catch 22 type Dilemmas.

This is now the fourth of four related blogs:

1. Cost Cutting Vs. Cost Reduction (Blog 1)
2. Business Transformation (Blog 2)
3. The Role of IT in Business Transformation (Blog 3)
4. Structural Reform, Strategy and Delivery (Blog 4)– focus of this blog

Before focusing specifically on Structural Reform, Strategy &…

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Public Sector Catch 22: The Role of “IT” in Business Transformation (Part 3/4)

September 22, 2014 By in Business Administration, Business Strategy, Business Transformation, Central Government, Cost Cutting, Cost Reduction, Foreign Policy, IT Strategy, Local Authorities, Local Government, People, Politicians, Politics, Public Sector, Public Services Reform, Reform Tags: Leave a comment

Looking back over some of my most popular blogs, I think this is worth a read

Dr Alf's Blog

This is my fifth blog which looks at the critical choices being faced in the Public Sector both at the National and Local level.

The first two articles were: UK Local Authorities and Shared Services: Cost-Cutting – Myth or Reality?, and Public Sector Performance: Catch 22 type Dilemmas.

This is now the third of four related blogs:

1. Cost Cutting Vs. Cost Reduction (Blog 1)
2. Business Transformation (Blog 2)
3. The Role of IT in Business Transformation (Blog 3) – focus of this blog
4. Strategy and Politics (Blog 4)

Before focusing specifically on IT, it is worth talking stock in the wider context, looking at progress in overhauling public services. This week the authoritive Economist leads it’s UK news with a headline entitled “Dave’s amazing adventure“. The secondary headline reads “Overhauling the public services proving slower and harder than the government once hoped”. The…

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