Strategic Direction Services

Strategic Direction

An Opcomm consultant undertook an analysis of the business operations of the Office of the National Health and Medical Research Council, shortly after their separation from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. Our consultant led and provided industry expertise to a small team of analysts who examined the changing environment facing the ONHMRC and, in particular, the effects of those changes on the areas directly supporting the Research Committee.  He subsequently provided quality assurance during the preparation of the analysts’ reports and during the subsequent documentation of business process and system implementation proposals for endorsement by ONHMRC executives and the Departmental Management Committee.  

Strategic Direction

An Opcomm consultant introduced and led a project to completely restructure the maintenance organisational framework for RAAF tactical communications into logical functional areas based on communications systems, to increase overall efficiency. Business processes were revamped using a systems approach to exploit the advantages of integrating logistics and technical equipment maintenance to significantly improve inventory management. The equipment inventory was extensively rationalised inventory to reduce costs of over-servicing, redundant systems decommissioned and staff retrenched into more productive areas.   The project initiated a comprehensive maintenance review to identify areas for improvement and non-compliance with Defence and civilian engineering regulations. Detailed Business Cases were prepared for senior executives, to propose cost savings through outsourcing non-core activities and to further restructure of the organisation to better align activities to strategic objectives. 

Strategic Direction

An Opcomm consultant was selected to develop a clear, concise but comprehensive strategy for the future development of a major, space-based communications architecture.   Appointed as a senior strategist, our consultant was tasked to document a vision and roadmap for the development of the client’s future use of space for communications. The role required extensive liaison with key stakeholders, including users and providers of the communications system, to ensure their operational and technical requirements were fully understood. In addition, extensive research was undertaken into the opportunities, influences, constraints and risks presented by the client’s internal environment and the wider external environment that would shape the available solution options.   The suite of documents produced by our consultant was lauded by the client’s Chief Information Officer as a benchmark for developing future strategies in other related areas. In particular, the reports highlighted significant deficiencies in the current system that must be addressed by the future capability and shortfalls in the planned funding allocation and timeframe. The reports were pivotal, therefore, in ensuring that the client was apprised of the totality of the situation and could make informed decisions on the implementation of a cost-effective future communications architecture. 

Strategic Direction

Working with a small team of industry specialists from a number of firms, an Opcomm consultant co-developed an investigation, analysis and presentation framework and co-authored a substantial study into international eBusiness matters that impacted on Defence.  This document was accepted by a senior Defence committee in mid 2004 and will have a profound impact on virtually all future Defence Information Projects.

Strategic Direction

An Opcomm consultant was selected to develop a communications strategy to support the deployment of personnel and equipment of the Royal Australian Air Force to the Middle East.   Appointed as the senior communications specialist, our consultant effectively planned the complete communications and information systems (CIS) strategy for Air Force in support of coalition operations in the Middle East during 2003. This involved the engagement of a wide range of Defence communications organisations and international telecommunications service providers to ensure the seamless provision of CIS support.   Our consultant then implemented the strategy by deploying to the Middle East as the Air Force’s senior communications and information systems manager and trusted adviser to the Air Component Commander.  Our consultant’s responsibilities included the management of four communications elements in three Middle East countries that encompassed substantial CIS equipment and teams of approximately 20 technical personnel. The deployment was successful and resulted in the award of a Unit Commendation for the effective provision of communications services to all Air Force combat elements engaged in the operation.