May 29th, 2020
2019 a great year for Bourton Group LLP 2019 started with The Financial Times naming us as one of the Leading UK Consultancy Firms for the 2nd year running. Then not long after, Bourton Group had further reason to celebrate having scooped the 2019 MCA Award for Performance Improvement in the Private Sector. Our 2019 […]
March 12th, 2025
We’re thrilled to share that Bourton Group LLP has once again been recognised by the Financial Times as one of the UK’s Leading Management Consultants. We value this recognition as it reinforces our long-standing reputation for helping to make UK Infrastructure Construction businesses better with operational improvement approaches. For years, we’ve been at the heart […]
January 20th, 2025
How the Quad of Aims Can Help Your Team Nail Improvement Projects Let’s be honest—improvement projects can feel overwhelming sometimes. Everyone’s juggling their regular workload, and suddenly, this new initiative needs focus, time, and effort. It’s no wonder things can get a little chaotic if the team isn’t clear on what’s being asked of them. That’s […]
November 5th, 2024
Bourton Group Joins Crown Commercial Service’s Low Value Purchase System Bourton Group LLP has been officially accepted onto the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Low Value Purchase System (LVPS), marking a significant milestone in the consultancy’s commitment to supporting public sector services transformation. The LVPS is a dynamic purchasing system designed to streamline procurement for low-value […]
October 3rd, 2024
When evaluating the success of a operational improvements consultancy firm, two major factors often come into play: client advocacy and recognition through industry awards. Having recently been recognised on two prestigious platforms: the Forbes 2024 World’s Best Management Consulting Firms list and the Financial Times UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2024 list – Bourton Group LLP […]
September 3rd, 2024
As we approach the one-year mark in our consultancy assignment with NATO’s Communication and Information Agency (NCIA), we can positively reflect on the transformative journey we have undertaken together to achieve Business Process Excellence at NCIA. Tasked with supporting an ambitious objective of becoming a ‘Centre for Business Process Excellence’, NCIA asked us to help […]
August 15th, 2024
Our Partner, Ghislain Taschini recently had the privilege of putting on hold his Bourton Group responsibilities to support, as Technical Officials Team Member, the athletes and judges of the Archery competition of Paris 2024. There were two aspects to his exceptional experience: first, he was part of a multinational team of 200+ trained staff and […]
July 18th, 2024
How SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Dies) revolutionises manufacturing setup times Imagine cutting your setup times from hours to minutes, boosting productivity, and significantly reducing costs. In the dynamic manufacturing world, efficiency and flexibility are key to maintaining a competitive edge. SMED is a game-changing methodology revolutionising production lines across the manufacturing space For heads of […]
May 29th, 2024
Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) benefits and how they deliver Operational Improvements? RIEs, sometimes known as Kaizen events focus on short-duration projects to drive operational improvement. A cornerstone of Lean Methodology they can make significant, measurable improvements to a specific process within a very short period – ranging from a few days to a few weeks. […]
May 15th, 2024
Bourton Group LLP is committed to the Management Consultancies Association Consulting Excellence principles. The Consulting Excellence is a groundbreaking scheme for some of the UK’s leading management consulting firms and marks a step-change for the industry. As a founding member of the MCA and an operation management consultancy, we are committed to upholding the highest standards […]
March 28th, 2024
Bourton Group LLP Welcomes Ghislain Taschini as a Partner, Enhancing Expertise and Driving Growth! Join us in extending the warmest of welcomes to Ghislain Taschini, whom we are delighted to announce has accepted our offer to join Bourton Group LLP as a Partner! We are thrilled to shine the spotlight on Ghislain’s appointment, which signifies not only a recognition […]
March 26th, 2024
We’re thrilled to announce some important developments at Bourton Group LLP that promise to elevate our services and enrich our expertise! We’re delighted to announce that Ken Powell is taking over the reins as our new Managing Partner. With a proven track record of excellence, innovative thinking, and a deep understanding of our industry, Ken Powell is poised […]
March 21st, 2024
The Challenges of Changing Addresses Moving house is hailed as one of life’s most stressful events, and for good reason. As if the physical process itself isn’t emotionally and physically taxing enough, changing address can also loom large and cause its own unique brand of stress! I experienced this first-hand recently when I attempted to […]
March 13th, 2024
The iTVX drama Breathtaking, sparked conversation at a recent Bourton Group LLP team meeting (held face-to-face by the way) around the fact that this month marks four years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We remembered how swiftly we established new ways of working outside our standard approach to keep people safe while mitigating […]
March 6th, 2024
For the last seven years, the Financial Times, in partnership with Statista, has listed the UK’s Leading Management Consultancy firms, as voted for by clients and peers. It’s with immense pride and gratitude we announce that Bourton Group has been listed for the sixth time for our work in Construction and Infrastructure. But even more […]
October 25th, 2023
In our professional and personal lives, we often encounter challenges and obstacles that require creative solutions. We’d like to introduce you to a powerful problem-solving framework known as the 3C method: Concern, Cause, Countermeasure. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or someone eager to enhance your problem-solving toolkit, this method has something valuable to offer. What […]
July 11th, 2023
When it comes to applying continuous improvement methodologies to operational improvement programs or business improvement projects generally there isn’t a ‘one size fits all’. However, over the many years that Bourton Group has been helping to improve businesses, we have found the PDCA (Plan, Do, Check, Act) approach to be highly effective. This is not […]
April 25th, 2023
Well-scoped business process improvement projects have a greater chance of delivering successful outcomes than poorly scoped ones. That’s why we always aim to find engaging ways to phrase the challenge and excite and align key stakeholders involved in scoping business process improvement projects. What is a business process improvement project? So, for the Understand phase […]
November 23rd, 2022
What is it? Integrated Project Delivery is a construction project delivery method that seeks improvements in: Efficiency Effectiveness Productivity Throughout all phases of design, fabrication, and construction and even sometimes into operation; it requires active collaboration from all participants, such as: People Systems Business structures Practices Integrated Project Delivery combines ideas from integrated practice and […]
October 29th, 2022
Traditionally, a Continuous Improvement project is about applying a robust and proven problem-solving methodology and a suite of data analysis tools to identify, understand and improve processes. These approaches range from the straightforward Plan Do Check Act to the more sophisticated DMAICT, and there is no doubt that structure and discipline lend objectivity and credibility […]
September 27th, 2022
Applying Lean principles to the office environment it’s not about ‘taking away all the interesting bits and turning your staff into robots. But more about removing waste so your teams can spend more time on creative or considerative steps that will deliver more value to the customer. A model of Lean implementation considered effective in […]
August 4th, 2022
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