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Operational Assessment

Diversity within the firm allows DavenportLawrence the ability to bring comprehensive solutions for expense reductions within local government operations.  Our combination of private and public sector experience provides a broad spectrum of opportunities for innovative expense reduction initiatives while understanding and balancing public expectations with organizational culture and history.

Key Elements to the DavenportLawrence Expense Analysis Process

  1.  We seek to understand the desired change:  defining the desired change uncovers the difficult change implementation steps needed for long term impact.
  2. We help to define the client approach for targeting cost reduction and change:  the framework for evaluating where to target change programs is a key element of the DavenportLawrence approach to cost management. 
  3. We help to identify the guiding principles for cost reduction and change:  understanding the operational model in its current and desired state and the impacts to the organizational structure
  4. We help to engage internal leadership to expand the capacity for operational change: champions of cost management initiatives insure success and sustainability

 Our expense reduction analysis service approach follows a planning period with Client to align expectations with delivery and includes:

Identification and evaluation of all cost drivers that are areas of high potential for:

  1. Operational Optimization (People and Processes),
  2. Negotiation Positioning (Contract Rates And Renewals, Supply Chain, Service Vendors)
  3. Prioritization of Operational Internal Value (Internal Service Functions- i.e. Fleet, IT, Telecommunications, Risk Management, Facilities Optimization and Maintenance, Billing and Collections, Shared Services, Inventory  And Asset Management)
  4. Prioritization of Operational External Value (External Service Delivery- Parks and Recreation Programs, Public Safety, Building and Inspections, Land Use Management, Solid Waste Management, Community Development,
  5. Sustainability and Relevance (Implement and Maintain Strategies That Make A Difference)
  6. Internal Acceptance of Change (Evaluate And Plan For Effective Employee Collaboration)
  7. Public Acceptance of Change (Evaluate And Plan For Effective Public Collaboration)
  8. Innovative and Tested (New Approaches to Cost Management)