Strategy, governance and operating systems

A partnership of senior practitioners, working through a network of associates engaged assignment by assignment.

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Sectors of expertise

agile method in all of them

Our services. One method. General Management Advisory

P.01 DTHN NICHE

Strategy and planning

Strategy development provides structured direction across different organizational levels and economic operational scopes.

P.02

Policy, governance and documentation

Policy, Governance, and Documentation form the structural framework that ensures an organization operates efficiently, legally, and ethically. Together, they bridge the gap between high-level strategy and daily operational execution.

P.03 PROFESSIONAL

Organisational development and operating models

Organizational Development (OD) and Target Operating Models (TOM) define how an organization builds capability, adapts to change, and configures its assets to execute strategy. Together, they form the blueprint for how an organization functions and grows.

P.04

Financial management and controls

Financial management and controls form the foundational framework organizations use to plan, direct, monitor, and secure their financial resources. While financial management focuses on maximizing profitability and value, financial controls provide the checks, balances, and governance required to protect assets, ensure regulatory compliance, and prevent fraud.

How we work

01Scope

02Evidence

03Engagement

04Deliver

05Handover

Solutions delivered to be number→ 01

The same five stages on every assignment. Deliberately unglamorous;
the value is in doing it properly..

Designed to drive lasting transformation, this five-phase methodology begins by setting transparent goals and criteria for success during Scope.

Scope

We fix in writing what we are answering and what
“done” looks like.

Evidence

Documents, data and
observation before
opinion. We work from
what the system does.

What we bring

DTHN is led by its two partners and delivers through a network of associates engaged assignment by assignment. Full curricula vitae are provided with every proposal.

We write documents people can use /

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We write documents people can use

A policy that sits unread in a folder has cost you money and bought you nothing. Our policy and manual work starts with the person who has to follow it: what decision are they making, what do they need in front of them, and what will they do when the document does not cover their situation. Our partners have reviewed and rewritten policy frameworks for a national society, a legal profession association and a national public health institute.

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A network, assembled per assignment /

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A network, assembled per assignment

We are two partners and a network of associates, not a firm with a permanent bench to keep busy. Specialists in audit, public sector reform, organisational development, evaluation and data are brought in for what the assignment actually requires, and you pay for the expertise engaged rather than the overhead carried.

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Strategy with a cost attached /

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Strategy with a cost attached

A plan without a costing is an aspiration. We cost what we recommend, across the period it covers, at a level of detail that lets the organisation take it to a funder or a budget process. Our partners developed and costed components of a national five-year sector strategic plan for a ministry of health.

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Systems that produce decisions /

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Systems that produce decisions

We have specified, procured and implemented eProcurement systems, electronic document management, national logistics information systems and management dashboards. We know the difference between a system that generates reports and a system that changes what somebody does on a Tuesday morning.

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Built to be handed over /

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Built to be handed over

We document what we build, train the people who will run it, and set the measures that will tell you whether it is still working after we have gone. An assignment that leaves you dependent on us has failed.

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