Insights - CBO Projects

Context The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became legally effective from 25 May 2018 in all EU member states with equivalent legislation in Jersey and Guernsey. Carey Olsen – a leading offshore law firm who advise on Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey law across a global network of nine international offices – engaged CBO to lead a project to ensure that the firm was compliant with the […]

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Risk Governance Insight Paper

Driving better identification and management of risk to enable organisations to improve decision making All organisations face uncertainty on a daily basis. This uncertainty creates the risks that we face whilst trying to achieve our organisation’s objectives. Managing these risks is critical as it assists organisations to make better decisions about their strategy and […]

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Rudi Le Roux joins CBO

We are very pleased to announce that as of 1st August Rudi le Roux has joined the company as an Associate Consultant. CBO is a Guernsey-based management consultancy business with a proven track record of delivering successful projects and consultancy services for a wide range of private and public sector clients. Rudi is an experienced Senior […]

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Offshore Law Firm – GDPR Project

Context The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became legally effective from 25 May 2018 in all EU member states with equivalent legislation in the Channel Islands. Mourant – an offshore law firm advising on the laws of Hong Kong, London, the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey – asked CBO to manage a project […]

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Covid-19: emerging stronger from the crisis

The Covid-19 crisis has exposed the gaps between current processes and what businesses need to have in place in order to perform, both in these uncertain times and as we return to normality. By better understanding your processes, identifying and refining those that underperformed, you have the opportunity to exit the crisis stronger than you entered it. In this paper, […]

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Covid-19: rebuilding and recovery

The team at CBO has created the first in a set of insight papers to help organisations prioritise and deliver the right projects in uncertain times. This paper set outs the ‘Portfolio Management’ methodology that supports the responsive but consistent delivery of organisational change that is required at this time. This proven and effective approach is commonly adopted by […]

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Rebuilding and recovery after stabilising

No one should underestimate the effort and energy it has taken for business leaders to manage the challenges faced during the past 8-12 weeks. As operations, hopefully, start to stabilise after the initial white heat of lockdown, leaders are starting to look at what all this change means for their organisations’ strategy, structures, systems and operations. Leaders must also remember to […]

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Covid-19 Response Pack

The team at CBO has created a Covid-19 response document and templates to be used by any organisation to help them in their response to the current crisis. The content has been designed to provide you with a simple set of tools that you might need to coordinate your tactical and strategic response activities, assess […]

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Planning and responding to Covid-19

Covid-19 is currently at the top of the agenda for businesses, and for good reason. Here are some of our thoughts on key points to consider to ensure your business is fully prepared. Ensure your employees are protected – ensure you have people monitoring local government and World Health Organisation advice. Keep all staff up […]

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Covid-19: our response

In response to the Coronavirus pandemic and the impact on people, communities, business and infrastructure across the world, we wanted to provide an update on our response at CBO. Guernsey recently joined the growing majority of countries with its first case. At CBO we continue to monitor the situation and we are following the States […]

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Is my project in good health?

Running ultra marathons and taking on the occasional epic challenge has taught me that the body needs a regular health check, or ‘MOT’. This health check often has two outputs, confirming you’re in good shape or telling you that you need to focus on a specific area to avoid injury. Interestingly, the few times I […]

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Target Operating Model Design

Context This project focused on defining a Target Operating Model (TOM) for a new States of Guernsey trading asset, Guernsey Waste. This TOM informed the future management of waste operations and the delivery of the States’ Trading Supervisory Board (STSB)’s statutory obligations as a Waste Disposal Authority. CBO’s Approach CBO’s objectives were to: build an understanding […]

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