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ABeam Consulting wins contract from University College London
 
 University College
London (UCL) has
appointed management
consultancy ABeam
Consulting to help
review and improve its
reporting strategy.
  
   ABeam’s extensive
assessment will help the
university consolidate
and streamline
management reporting
 
 capabilities.
  
   UCL’s director of
management systems, Will
Miller, said: “We needed
to review our current
capabilities and how we
can meet future
reporting demands
cost-effectively. We
chose ABeam for its
pragmatic approach and
the independent
 
  
   
 
 
 
 
 long-term horizons. This
in-depth assessment will
deliver a comprehensive
roadmap for a
sustainable reporting
environment, and will
address organisational
considerations as well
as technology options.
  
   David Hughes,
practice director at
ABeam, explained why
 
 such a move is becoming
increasingly important.
“We will be able to help
UCL respond to an
increasingly competitive
higher education sector,
through managing daily
activities with greater
efficiency and by
proactively dealing with
challenges coming down
the track.”
 
 expertise it can provide
through its Business
Intelligence practice.”
  
   The consulting firm
will assess reporting
needs within UCL, for
both short- and
 
 
London 2012 appoints The Boston Consulting Group as consulting provider
 
 The London Organising
Committee of the Olympic
Games and Paralympic
Games (LOCOG) has chosen
The Boston Consulting
Group as its exclusive
strategic consulting
provider and the first
tier three provider to
London 2012.
  
   BCG has been working
with LOCOG since August
2007, advising on
ticketing,
merchandising,
sponsorship and revenue
strategies. Over the
 
 next three and a half
years, BCG will continue
to work with London 2012
on a series of key
strategic initiatives.
It will also second some
consultants to work
within the organising
committee.
  
   The BCG teams will
help LOCOG prepare for
the London 2012 Games
and also deliver on the
promise to leave a
lasting legacy for the
city and the country.
  
 
  
   
 
 
 
 
 help us ensure that the
Games in 2012 are a
spectacular success. We
have already achieved
three-quarters of our
sponsorship target and
we’re thrilled to be
able to announce this
deal.”
  
   BCG CEO Hans-Paul
Bürkner commented: “We
are delighted to
announce our partnership
with the London 2012
Games. It takes skill,
passion and dedication
to be an Olympic or
 
 Paralympic athlete;
these values are core to
BCG and are of great
inspiration to all of
us. Our work with London
2012 is another example
of how BCG is applying
leading-edge strategic
thinking to sporting
organisations around the
world. We look forward
to contributing to the
success of the Games and
leaving a legacy for
generations to come.”
 
    London 2012 CEO Paul
Deighton said: “Our tier
three providers are
absolutely key to the
successful delivery of a
great Games in 2012. The
Boston Consulting Group
is already a great
friend of 2012 – it
shares our passion for
sport and our vision for
the Games and its
strategic expertise will
 
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