As the massive gamers of the Australian consulting sector proceed to really feel the squeeze, plenty of small boutiques have sprung up throughout the market, together with current entries ValueKnox and Quadrivium.
Primarily based out of Melbourne, ValueKnox was established by former Deloitte accomplice Ashok Govindaraju with a concentrate on strategic sourcing and procurement transformation, with former Deloitte director Ben Edwards additionally on board.
In the meantime, technique & innovation outfit Quadrivium has additionally launched in Melbourne with the promise of a non-traditional strategy to transformation, co-founded by former State of Matter pair Fraser Moore and Elliott Lovejoy-Corridor.
ValueKnox
In line with its founders, ValueKnox was established to assist organisations scale back prices and drive sustainable development from their strategic provide chain and operational initiatives, with the consultancy’s choices targeted on strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, shared companies, and finance and procurement operate transformation, leveraging AI and different digital applied sciences.
Govindaraju mentioned the focal areas have been chosen for his or her skill to ship most impression: “Efficient partnerships and provide chains are the lifeblood of any organisation. Sturdy partnership fashions speed up development and allow differentiated market positioning. Additional, they will additionally generate vital worth by means of entry to innovation, higher CX, and world expertise.”
Govindaraju, as CEO, has been a accomplice at Deloitte for the previous two years, altogether spending eight years on the Massive 4 agency after beforehand serving in senior regional management roles at ISG and HLCTech. He’s joined by former Deloitte tech technique & transformation director Ben Edwards, who earlier spent near decade at Grant Thornton and acquisition Seek the advice of Level.
Quadrivium
Quadrivium additionally goals to deliver a recent strategy to consulting as in comparison with the larger conventional homes, serving to to bridge the ‘frequent disconnect’ between aspirations and organisational effectiveness by partnering with companies on their methods from ideation, innovation and planning by means of to execution, alignment, change administration and efficiency evaluation.
“Conventional consulting approaches typically fall brief by reinforcing current concepts that hinder real exploration and innovation,” the agency states. “At Quadrivium, we try to interrupt this cycle by providing a recent perspective that empowers organisations to deal with challenges in new and impactful methods, whether or not they’re in search of incremental enhancements or transformative change.”
The enterprise is being led by co-managing accomplice Fraser Moore, who throughout his three-decade business profession beforehand served as COO of boutique administration consultancy State of Matter and extra not too long ago chief govt of its Assume Past offshoot. Moore is joined by fellow co-founding managing accomplice and former Assume Past senior marketing consultant Elliott Lovejoy-Corridor.
