Alba Consult offers advice and management services in various fields. Projects worked on often combine elements of several of the following, within the common theme of regional economic development.

Corporate strategy

All organisations, projects and programmes require to have aims and objectives clearly stated.  Without this, there is a real danger that team members, stakeholders and customers will lose sight of what they are trying to achieve. A well expressed and worked-out strategy is a key part of achieving an organisation's purpose - and is quite different from a bland slogan or mission statement.  Good strategy is about clarity of purpose.

Programme Design and Implementation

Obtaining funding and approval for programmes and projects is only the first step towards achieving objectives. Even when aims, objectives and beneficiaries are clear, the way in which a programme is implemented has a critical bearing on success or failure. All steps in the implementation process have consequences which are both foreseen and unforeseen. Unforeseen events can be minimised by careful planning and forward thinking about potential issues before they arise.

Appraisal, monitoring and evaluation provide essential feedback on the continued rationale and progress of projects, enabling re-alignment if necessary to maintain momentum towards objectives.   The role of Project Assurance is a recognised function in several project management disciplines for retaining strategic oversight of a project's progress. Alba Consult has extensive experience of Project Management and Project Assurance in multi-million Euro public/private sector projects and programmes.

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