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Consultancy experience
Research and analysis
Web research; policy reviews; market analysis; project monitoring
and evaluation; risk analysis; social and economic data interpretation
Consultation
Design and management of large and small scale consultation exercises;
questionnaires; surveys; conferences; workshops; focus groups; interviews.
Strategy development
Reviewing existing strategies; assessing outputs and outcomes;
stakeholder consultation; identifying objectives; formulating documents.
Project development / feasibility studies
Researching evidence of need; identifying aims and objectives; identifying
management structure and staffing; assessing costs; identifying
sources of funding.
Business planning
Identifying business objectives; describing products and services;
market analysis; staffing and management; financial projections; turnover
and sustainability; risk analysis; action planning.
Securing funding
Researching sources of grant funding for project capital and / or revenue
support; preparing funding applications; putting in place monitoring systems.
Training and facilitation
Planning and delivering training; facilitating workshops and focus groups;
giving presentations; chairing meetings; conducting interviews.
On large scale commissions Lawrence works in association with other
consultants, assembling teams with a range of abilities and experience
appropriate to the specific job