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Nous Group takes on Public Sector Data Strategies

Posted on 20 October 2023 - 08:43 by Bramble Hub

Bramble Hub partner Nous Group has identified five critical elements of successful public sector data strategies. Led by Katharine Purser, a Principal at Nous, and with contributions from her colleagues in the UK, Australia and Canada, the project delivered a report titled Delivering Data’s Promise: Making data strategy work in the public sector, which examines the key factors involved in creating a public sector data strategy.

Writing on the Nous website, Purser and her colleague Nic Dillon suggest that “…the difference between a winning data strategy and an under-performing one is the quality of the conversations you have along the way.” They then go on to recommend five starter questions that organisations should ask in order to begin the necessary conversations.

A PDF version of Delivering Data’s Promise can be downloaded here. For more information, or to get in touch with Nous Group, please visit their partner page.

Nous Group: Where Smart meets Purpose

Posted on 25 November 2022 - 16:00 by Bramble Hub

Julie Mercer, a Principal at Nous Group, has always sought to contribute to positive social outcomes; so, when the company’s founder, Tim Orton, tapped her on the shoulder, joining Nous’ growing UK team was a natural next step. Founded 23 years ago in Australia, Nous Group – a Bramble Hub partner – remains true to its original purpose: delivering positive influence and improving people’s lives through its management consulting services. This ethos, and the company’s service offering, are fuelling its expanding influence in the UK public sector.

Julie joined the team a year ago and now works alongside Tim (Managing Principal and CEO) and highly experienced Principals including Katharine Purser, Peter Horne and Simon Lancaster in its thriving public policy practice.

Like that of her Nous colleagues, Julie’s career trajectory has been impressive. Julie has always considered her work choices alongside her contribution to social wellbeing.

With this ambition in mind, Julie began her working life monitoring the use of public finances and tracking value for money at the National Audit Office (NAO), before joining Arthur Andersen and then Deloitte.

Bramble Hub and Nous Group to Work on Digital Strategy at Oxford Brookes

Posted on 1 November 2022 - 14:47 by Bramble Hub

Oxford Brookes University has awarded Bramble Hub, and our partner Nous Group, a project to create a new digital strategy for the University.

The strategy will cover the next three years and consist of a fully costed programme of activities and projects to be carried out during that period. It will include the following areas:

“Shared vision, shared strategy” – including operational efficiency, agility and staff development
“Student Success as University Success” – including digital skills for students, and lessons from the pandemic
“Research outcomes” – enabling the research community
“Sustainable operating model” – including shift to the cloud, IT governance, data and analytics, use of AI, as well as other issues

This project is the first that Bramble Hub and Nous Group have won together. Nous Group is a specialist in public sector strategy, with very strong experience in the education sector in particular.

Oxford Brookes University was founded in 1865 as Oxford School of Art, before becoming the Oxford City Technical School, the Oxford College of Technology, Oxford Polytechnic and eventually (in 1992) Oxford Brookes University. It is listed among the top 50 universities in the UK.