STOP WASTING MONEY ON CONSULTANTS: HOW TO MAXIMISE VALUE FROM EXTERNAL EXPERTS
This resource gives you more than fourteen insider tips on maximise the value of consulting services. It’s a candid, spin-free discussion for businesses and governments who want to achieve more with less. The owners from one of New Zealand’s largest consultancies (that’s us!), equip you with strategies to ensure every consulting engagement delivers results for you.
Key topics include:
- When to contract (and when not to): Identifying where consultants add value.
- Commissioning projects: Avoiding generic approaches for actionable outcomes.
- Scope management: Defining clear, cost-effective work scopes.
- Cost-efficiency tactics: Negotiating fees and maximising ROI.
About the Experts
Matthew Allen is the “Allen” from Allen + Clarke and has been a consultant for 24 years. You’ll still see him “on the tools” in regulatory design and review projects and Pacific development work. Leading this discussion, he brings you insider tips that other consultants won’t share.
Charlene Harvey has more than 20 years’ experience in the public sector, most recently as part of Inland Revenue’s Business Transformation Programme. She has experience procuring and working with consultants, bringing a unique perspective as a relatively new consultant.
Jason Carpenter has spent most of his career as a consultant, with extensive experience across the entire policy spectrum. Having worked alongside businesses, governments, and other consultants, he’s seen it all.
Downloadable Resource
Slides - Stop Wasting $ on Consultants
Get the slides from the discussion, including the team’s 14 tips.Coming up
Restream + Live Q&A | Credible Evaluations: Balancing Resourcing and Accurate Insights
Date: Thursday 11 September 2025 | 12:10-12:55 p.m. NZST | 10:10-10:55 a.m. AEST
In an era where the competing priorities of understanding what drives policy, program, and service success—or lack thereof—and reduced evaluation resources prevail, how can you maintain the integrity and impact of your evaluations?
In this webinar, our evaluation veterans will discuss how to deliver 'the Toyota' of evaluations, as opposed to 'the Ferrari', by focusing on the fundamentals of credible evaluation within your context. They'll explore the delicate balance of making necessary compromises while avoiding detrimental ones, including strategies for scenarios where there simply isn’t enough capacity to deliver your evaluation work program.
