Features

Collaborating for the future
18th December 2009
Incoming Chairman Adrian Godfrey looks at how, IBC is evolving to cope with a rapidly changing world.

Talent: the war is over, the campaign continues
18th December 2009
The pressure to recruit, may have temporarily lessened, but consultancies ignore the talent issue at their peril, writes Mick James.

Innovation: the new challenge for consultancy
18th December 2009
Are clients getting the innovation they need from consultants? And if not, why not? A new research project funded by the ESRC will investigate this vital topic.

Volunteering: a two-way street
18th December 2009
Volunteering - as well as benefiting the community - is increasingly being seen by individuals and organisations as a valuable tool for personal and professional development.

The feedback effect
18th December 2009
Every bidder that enters a public procurement exercise has the right to a statutory debrief or feedback.

A positive approach to personnel performance
1st September 2009
New IBC practice member Verridian's wide-ranging approach to performance improvement offers an antidote to gloom and doom

Adding value to professional development
1st September 2009
Everyone appreciates the long term value of continuing professional development. But with a bit of effort, you can extract even more value from CPD

Award-winning performance in Hounslow
1st September 2009
KPMG's performance improvement work for the London Borough of Hounslow points the way ahead for the public sector

Strategy in an uncertain world
1st September 2009
The recession may have made it hard for clients to think strategically, but now is the time to start planning a response to the recession, writes Mick James

Buying into best practice
27th May 2009
The IBC's Consultancy Purchasing Steering Group (CPSG) has launched a Statement of Best Practice Behaviours which sets out the behaviours buyers of consultancy should expect and receive from consultants in order to create sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships. Originally styled a "Charter" as CPSG sought IBC input, the IBC membership thought it better simply to call this a Statement of Best Practice Behaviours. The draft Statement, which is still open for input from consultants and buyers, was formally launched at a central London event "Consultants & Procurement: sharing a problem, sharing a solution". This brought together consultants and buyers to look at the consultancy relationship from both sides and review the draft document.