1. Business consultancy in a university setting 13 September 2010 Dr. Wim van Vuuren

2. Business Consultancy in a university setting Overview of presentation  Business consultancy: what and why  Some examples  Challenges  Discussion

3. Business Consultancy in a university setting Business consultancy: what? Business Consultancy … providing solutions to meet the business needs of clients. Collaborative developmentService delivery KTBusiness consultancy

4. Business Consultancy in a university setting Business consultancy: why?  Just for the money?  Business engagement / role of the university?  Input to research and teaching?  Combination of the above?

5. Business Consultancy in a university setting Folkestone seafront redevelopment

6. Business Consultancy in a university setting Folkestone seafront redevelopment

7. Business Consultancy in a university setting Folkestone seafront redevelopment  Facilitation of the public consultation process, and in particular the data capture and analysis  Public consultation process consisted of:  5 public consultation meetings (450 visitors)  A two-week exhibition (2,400 visitors)  An online questionnaire (600+ responses)  Consultation at local primary and secondary schools (2,000 students)

8. Business Consultancy in a university setting HS1 impact assessment  14 December 2009: Southeastern Railways launched high- speed domestic train service between London and Kent  EK LSP’s role would include monitoring the impact of the HS1 introduction  Brief to support EK LSP in an advisory role, in order to ensure the use of a robust framework for data collection, analysis and reporting.

9. Business Consultancy in a university setting Challenges  Business consultancy cannot be timetabled  Mostly reacting to business needs  Jobs of all shapes and sizes  Capacity and support considerations  Strategic focus  In which areas do you want to be active?  Generic consulting versus specialist consulting

10. Business Consultancy in a university setting Challenges  University systems and structures  Business processes  Time  Authority  Legal  Incentivising staff  Why get involved?