Project Management - Overview

	Project Management

	The consultancy specialises in the development and implementation of organisational change strategies and has undertaken work for a variety of organisations in both the public and private sectors, including projects associated with the Government’s Private Finance Initiative (PFI). Shown below are the main areas of work.

Developing Change Strategies

	working with management teams to identify the change issues which need to be addressed i.e. the diagnosis;
	determining the options for responding to these issues and then agreeing the change strategy;
	placing training & development in the context of the wider, organisational development (OD) strategy;

	use of team building techniques, using variety of tools e.g. team review questionnaire, conflict mode instrument, Belbin etc.
	working with individuals on personal development and career planning, - using bespoke development centre approaches where appropriate.

Detailed Planning For Change

	what interventions to make, where, by whom, in what sequence, at what time;
	translating this into a specific project plan.

making use of a variety of change planning tools e.g. commitment planning, capability charting, change surveys, etc.

Project Management

	leading (or participating in) the team charged with undertaking a change project;
	implementation of all or part of a project.

	making use of project management software.
	often includes provision of training in project management techniques

Changing The Culture

	diagnosing the culture;
	planning an integrated approach to culture change;

	use of culture audit and survey tools.
	development programmes aimed at different levels, to achieve a change in management style through development of specific skills and techniques.

P.F.I. Project Work

Whilst employed with the Bishop Auckland Hospitals NHS Trust as Director of Marketing and Support Services, David Turnbull undertook the role of PFI project director - for the £45m. whole hospital re-development, one of the first in the country.

Much of the work was breaking new ground in the arena of PFI – for example, negotiating the provision of IT and managed technology services as part of the PFI solution.

Since establishing Bainbridge Turnbull Limited in 1996, David has worked on a number of PFI projects in the NHS.
Major projects have included

establishing completely new facilities management organisation, following transfer of staff to Contractor;

introduction of ISO 9002 QA System for facilities contract;

introduction of new ‘one-stop-shop’ help desk arrangements;

devising Contract Management Plan and detailed Operating Procedures for major estates function.