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Grant funding for a fairer society - 25th April 2008

The Equality Act 2006 allows the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to give financial assistance to organisations concerned with promoting equality and diversity, good relations and human rights. As part of a wider consultation process, Alignea has been engaged to support the development of the Grant Funding Strategy for 2009 and beyond.

Coram - better chances for children since 1739 - 10th March 2008

Coram has been working with disadvantaged children since 1739 when Thomas Coram established the Foundling Hospital, to care for abandoned babies dying on the streets of London. Over the last year, Coram has worked with 6,000 children, young people and their families in London and beyond. This work takes many forms, but all their services focus on building self–esteem and emotional well being, preparing children for a fulfilling adult life. Alignea is providing support and advice for the development of their future strategy. For more information about Coram, or to make a donation to support their work, please visit Coram’s website.

EEF organisational merger - 1st February 2008

EEF, the manufacturer's organisation, has a membership of 6,000 manufacturing, engineering and technology-based businesses and represents the interests of manufacturing at all levels of government. It is currently undergoing a merger of regionally federated Associations to form a single entity. Alignea has been engaged to provide specialist advice in change management, benefits realisation, product/pricing strategy, business plan development and mentoring for Directors, as well as having an operational role within the largest / broadest workstream, covering business improvement, HR and legal operations and membership services.

Innovation across Government - 21st January 2008

The Technology Strategy Board is an executive body sponsored by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), dedicated to promoting technology-enabled innovation across the UK. It invests in research and development; build partnerships between business, research and Government to address major societal challenges; and runs a wide range of knowledge exchange programmes to help innovation flourish. Alignea is working with the Technology Strategy Board to identify and collate a single view of key Government stakeholder relationships, categorise the nature of relationships in relation to TSB programmes and surface the interdependencies between stakeholders and the TSB in order to support the TSB in the development of schema for prioritising relationships.

Commercial Strategy at the BMJ - 9th January 2008

The BMJ Publishing Group is a subsidiary to the leading doctor's organisation, the British Medical Association. It publishes original scientific studies, review and educational articles, and papers commenting on the clinical, scientific, social, political, and economic factors affecting health. Alignea were engaged to support the new Commercial Director in the review and development of the Groups commercial strategy, researching and reporting on the future landscape of DH/NHS market interventionism, and supporting BMJG staff in acquisition analysis.

Alignea becomes a Recognised Practice of The Institute of Business Consulting - 14th December 2007

The Institute of Business Consulting is the professional body for all consultants and business advisers. At the heart of good practice - whether in business advice, management consultancy or management in general - is the maintenance of high standards of professional conduct and competence, underpinned by the principles of honesty and integrity. Alignea's practice membership demonstrates our commitment to these principles in recognition of how we work with our clients. For further information about the IBC, please click here.

Alignea present at the IC Suppliers Forum - 7th November 2007

Alignea presented at the inaugural IC Suppliers Forum on the subject of the creation and maintenance of a "balanced (public sector / commercial) market". For copies of the presentations, please see Information Partnership Programme.

DH Informatics Review - 26th October 2007

Alignea expands it’s work with the Information Centre to support a commercial / market review for performance and commissioning information, systems and data within the health and social care sectors, as part of the Department of Health’s Informatics Review.

Information Market Review - 21st September 2007

Alignea is engaged by the Information Centre for Health and Social Care to assist with the development of their commercial strategy.

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Strategic operating model advice at HMRC - 22nd August 2007 HM Revenue and Customs, like many organisations within the public sector are facing up to the challenges of driving additional efficiencies. Alignea’s experience in the field of operating model development is used to guide the development of the revised business unit strategy and realise savings. Accelerating and Implementing IT Change - 2nd August 2007 Isochron’s innovative and unique methodology for accelerating and implementing IT change, called Dimension Four® is brought together within a cohesive web portal environment by Alignea. Team expands at Alignea - 1st May 2007 Romy Nash joins the Alignea team to extend capabilities in business development and partnerships. Romy brings many years of experience, particularly in the health sector. Towards the Equality and Human Rights Commission - 23rd April 2007 The work of the Commission for Racial Equality, Equal Opportunities Commission and Disability Rights Commission, together with new legislative remit brought about through the Equality Act will be merged together into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to be launched in October 2007. Alignea has been engaged to support capture of existing working methods and knowledge, and the development of the future state service delivery model, in support of the transformation programme. Grants Management information - 13th April 2007 Sport England is the UKs leading grant-giving organisation working to sustain and increase participation in sport and active recreation, through investment in a range of projects across the country. Supporting the grants management processes, Alignea worked with Sport England to develop a simplified guidance portal. Alignea to develop draft RUPSI policy - 10th April 2007 The Information Centre for Health and Social Care engages Alignea to establish the impact of Re-use of Public Sector Information (RUPSI) regulations, and assist with options appraisal, policy drafting and implementation recommendations. TOGAF Enterprise Architecture certification- 2nd March 2007 Alignea’s work with The Salamander Organization enables the MooD 2006 Transformation Toolset to pass the certification process of The Open Group to become listed as a certified compliant toolset. For more information regarding TOGAF (The Open Group Architectural Framework), please follow this link The Open Group. For a list of compliant tools follow this link TOFAG 8 Tool Support. Benefits Management Training - 27th January 2007 Alignea extends Benefits Management capabilities with training based on the Cranfield School of Management methodology. Dr Roger Elvin, formally leader of the work stream which developed the original Cranfield approach to Benefits Assurance, has been instrumental in some of the largest programmes in the world including the NHS National Programme for IT based on the approach and techniques taught in these courses. Alignea agrees partnership with Salamander - 30th November 2006 Alignea signs multi-year agreement with The Salamander Organization for the use and resale of the MooD Transformation Toolset. Alignea has made use of the toolset in a significant number of projects, and intends to continue to deploy value-add solutions based on the toolset to meet particular client and market business problems.

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