The winners of the IB Consulting Awards were revealed at The Waldorf
Hilton Hotel, London, on 4 December 2008 at the ceremony dinner. 

 

Category A1 'Most Outstanding Practice in Generating Increased
                     Client Revenue/Service Provision'

Winner:          KPMG
Shortlisted:     Blue Alumni Ltd

Category A2  'Most Outstanding Practice in Building a Sustainable
                      Client/Consultant Relationship'

Winners:         Moorhouse Consulting and White Maple Consulting Ltd
Shortlisted:     DMCS and KPMG

Category B1  'Certificate in Management Consulting Essentials'

Winners:        David Scott (nominated by The Beech Consultancy)
                     Rachel Greenham (nominated by Techniques for Change Ltd)

Category B2  'Diploma in Management Consulting'

Winner:          Colonel Roger Stewart (nominated by Techniques for Change Ltd)

Category B3  'Certificate in Business Support'

Winner:          William Wells (nominated by Centre for Business Development)

Category B4  'Diploma in Business Support'

Winner:           Curtis Matthew (nominated by Centre for Business Development)

Category C1   'Most Outstanding Centre'

Winner:           IMC Middle East
Shortlisted:      Techniques for Change Ltd
                      CfeX, Exponential

 

Mick James, editor of Recruitment Matters and Top Consultant columnist, reviewed the evening:

This year's IB Consulting Awards saw a packed audience of consultants, and clients gather in the historic ballroom of London's Waldorf hotel to celebrate the success of individual consultants and practices and those that have helped them achieve the highest standards of professionalism.

Introducing the awards, IBC chair Alan Downey warned of tough times ahead for the profession, but added: "there will always be a demand for services that demonstrably add value, and we should celebrate the success of individuals in the profession."

The first round of awards was for outstanding practices.  Chief Judge and former Institute chairman, Patrick Chapman, said there had been a "truly inspiring range of entries from practices large and small, operating in the public sector, the private, sector and the third sector."

The first award: "Most outstanding practice in generating increased client revenue/service provision" was, said Chapman, "for helping clients achieve a real payback and bottom line improvement".  The winner was KPMG for its "quite outstanding" work with Hounslow Council in cost improvement and restructuring. Also shortlisted was Blue Alumni, for its work with the RSPCA.

The second practice award, for "Building a sustainable client/consultant relationship" went to two consultancies who demonstrated they really "knew how to become the trusted advisor", Moorhouse for their "incredible" work with Transport for London, and White Maple for their enduring partnership relationships with over 55 clients. Also shortlisted were Defence Management Consulting Services and KPMG.

The individual member awards were presented by chief CMC Assessor for the Institute Nick Warn, and went to individuals who had shown "outstanding performance in their personal development" while completing various levels of qualification at training centres delivering IBC’s qualifications in Business Support and Management Consulting.

For the Certificate in Management Consulting Essentials, where the judges were particularly looking for "depth of analysis", the joint winners were David Scott nominated by The Beech Consultancy, and Rachel Greenham, nominated by Techniques for Change.  Colonel Roger Stewart, also nominated by Techniques for Change, won the award for work leading to the Diploma in Management Consulting. William Wells and Curtis Matthew, both nominated by the Centre for Business Development, won the awards for the Certificate and Diploma in Business Development respectively.

The final award category was for the most outstanding training centre, and this was won by IMC Middle East. Presenting the award, IBC's Professional Development Manger Caroline Lumb praised the centre's "highly sophisticated techniques, intellectual assets and high calibre trainers". Also shortlisted were Techniques for Change and The Centre For Excellence (CfeX).

Winding up the evening, Paul Sypko of BlueSpark Consulting gave a brief talk about the IBC's newly revised CMC qualification, which he described as a "mark of excellence".

"It gives clients confidence that the project will be delivered with high levels of skill and professionalism," he said. "It helps you stand out from the crowd as a competent and confident consultant - the peer review element alone is priceless."

The 2008 IB Consulting Awards were sponsored by insurance brokers Bannerman Rendell and the Management Standards Centre.

To find out more about the IB Consulting Awards, please contact Nicola Maughan.