Essence

Partnership consultancy services

Essence Consulting offers a broad range of services designed to help you to increase your impact through partnership working. Our services range from training, advice to business solutions implementation.

Training

We deliver open market training based on the key drivers affecting organisations today. We deliver partnered training through regional employers' organisations. We provide bespoke training upon request, designed to exactly meet your needs.

Examples of training courses that we provide include the following:

  • Ensuring impact through partnership working
  • Developing a strategic procurement approach
  • Partnership working and comprehensive performance assessment
  • Strategic partnerships action learning events

Further details of these courses are available upon request, or contact us for a free and informal discussion of your requirements.

Consultancy advice

Services that we provide include the following:

  • Advice on identifying key stakeholders
  • Advice on establishing formal partnering arrangements
  • Advice on partnership governance
  • Advice on developing shared objectives and jointly managing performance
  • Identifying strengths and areas for improvement in the way that partnerships are managed

Business solutions implementation

Services that we provide include the following:

  • Reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of partnerships
  • Conducting partnership impact assessments
  • Developing a programme project management approach for partnerships
  • Developing project performance management arrangements
  • Managing partnership communications
  • Developing mechanisms for capturing ongoing learning
  • Facilitating continuous improvement