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Shared Services 

Cut costs, yet at the same time improve the service delivered to everyone – something the Cabinet Office and government Permanent Secretaries agree with. So much so that the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review already reflects expected savings from Shared Services – especially for HR and Finance, and no doubt for Information Technology (IT) and other Corporate Services.

There is less money. Yet you've got to do more. And somehow work out how to do this while keeping the day job going. Without disrupting existing operations.

You're probably wondering where to start. You've got a lot to consider – things like:

  • How many people do I really need? What do the benchmarks say? How can I take care of the people I don't need? How will the Unions react?  How should I organise?
  • How do I get the Executive to agree with the overall direction? What can I realistically achieve in the time available?
  • What examples are there of Shared Services good practice that I can learn from? What are the key risks and how can I overcome them?
  • How do I get everybody to use the same system? Who should I team up with to reach a critical mass of 20,000 users?
  • And most important of all, how can I demonstrate savings?

So how do you really give the programme a big push to get it moving quickly? This free, brief guide won’t make you an expert in the few minutes it takes to read, but it will give you insights into how to implement Shared Services successfully. And most important of all, it will tell you how to lay the foundations for success right from the start.

Shared Services: Quickly Understand The Route to Success - Download

Shared Services is not new. Learning from successful projects will make a big difference to you.

 

For a brief overview of The Cabinet Office's cross-Government Shared Services programme - and its potential implications for Government organisations - click here.

Cabinet Office’s Shared Services Programme – Potential Implications for Government Organisations – Download 

For a review of the Shared Services landscape in the Public Sector and an analysis of the key challenges and approaches to overcome them – click here.

Shared Services in the Public Sector: The Landscape, Key Challenges and Approaches to Overcome Them – Download