Projects

Morrison Low has been engaged by a central agency to be an independent advisor to internal quality of policy advice processes. This project has involved regularly reviewing a suite of papers against the New Zealand Policy Quality Framework. Morrison Low scores papers against the framework, and then participates in panel reviews to allow management to assess and calibrate performance in developing advice. This engagement takes place on an ongoing basis to enable the organisation to monitor progress.

Morrison Low was appointed to develop three waste services business cases as part of council’s waste services review, using the New Zealand Treasury Better Business Case (BBC) approach. This is a systematic, robust method for assessing options supporting quality and consistent decision making.

Morrison Low was engaged at an early stage to provide technical and commercial oversight and expertise in the development of a regional landfill facility. This included a feasibility assessment and business case which assessed a range of ownership options.

Morrison Low was engaged to undertake a full review of council’s waste services using a single-stage business case approach in line with the New Zealand Treasury Better Business Case (BBC). Saving time, money, and resources, the council and Morrison Low were able to fulfill the requirements of a service delivery review in line with Section 17A of the Local Government Act (2002).

Morrison Low conducted an independent assessment on whether a national asset register was feasible as part of the National Asset Management Plan project for the Ministry of Health. As part of that assessment we identified some areas that could be strengthened in the health sector including raising asset management maturity and building sector capability.

Morrison Low provided independent advice to the Ministry for Primary Industries on the options available for the long-term ownership and delivery of the Plant Production Biosecurity Scheme (Scheme).

Morrison Low undertook an in depth strategic review of a government department with a large and complex portfolio of assets. The organisation’s leadership was committed to embedding a best practice approach to asset management and increasing the asset management maturity of its organisation.

Do you have an appropriate suite of management plans for your water supply activities?

Is your incident escalation level effective and is your incident review process robust?

Morrison Low was asked to investigate how Council found itself in the situation of having to close the Waikanae Library after testing returned levels of toxigenic and allergenic mould within the building, and what could they do to avoid something similar happening in the future.

Are you relieved that the 2018-2028 Long Term Plan process is over? Did the process go well, were there clear timeframes and deliverables or was it more ad hoc?