Corporate Profile
Catalyst Development consults to Capital Markets as part of the worldwide ABeam Consulting team. We specialize in improving the performance and value delivery of IT and Operations in Financial Markets. Catalyst’s deep expertise in Financial Markets Technology and Operations paired with ABeam’s global network provides clients in the UK and overseas with a powerful formula for success. Visit
www.catalyst.co.uk
Catalyst addresses the most important issue identified by CIOs: ”How to deliver better value from Technology and Operations”.
Examples of the typical problems solved for clients include:
- Significant reduction of technology and operations costs
- Turning around under-performing IT organisations
- Managing mergers and restructures in IT
- Remediating problematic projects and programmes
Latest News
Feb 09 – Catalyst launches Financial Markets research programme
We are conducting a major research project into Technology and Operations in Financial Markets in 2010. Covering leadership and governance of Technology and Operations Programmes, emerging trends, culture, organisational structure, spend and project success factors, the research will set a benchmark for the future of IT in Technology and Operations.
Services
Enhancing Delivery Capability
We have a unique systemic approach and methodology for bringing about sustainable improvement in the organisation’s capability to deliver.
Developing More Commercial Leadership
Commercial Leadership involves:
- Setting out the Vision to deliver measurable business value
- Aligning people behind the Vision
- Creating a climate of high performance in execution
We work to create the necessary ‘critical mass’ of leadership ability to transform organisations to succeed in maximising value.
Measuring and Demonstrating Value
We design and implement key indicators of value contribution and performance delivery.
These enable leadership to have more effective value-based conversations with the business, whilst giving operational management the critical information to lead.
Improving Supplier Partnerships
Many outsourcing and offshoring arrangements have promised more than they have delivered. We address the key issues of design, partnership and process control that are critical to effectiveness.
Aligning Investment Decisions and Business Strategy
We enable more effective business engagement and investment decision making.
We help develop strategies for value creation in close partnership between leadership, operations and the business.
We also help design and implement the governance environment needed to deliver the strategies and realise their associated value.
Visit
www.catalyst.co.uk
Our approach
Multi-disciplinary teams that act as catalysts for change
Catalyst typically deploys small numbers of specialised individuals with complementary skills, ranging from organisational development specialists to programme management experts. We act as catalysts forming joint teams with you, often taking on key leadership roles and responsibilities.
You learn as we deliver
By working in joint teams with an open approach and a spirit of partnership we build commitment, share ownership, transfer knowledge and deliver sustained results. As well as ensuring the delivery of project based results we help you improve your own performance.
Results that are quantified and measured
From the outset of any assignment we agree your objectives and success measures and track and report progress against them. We agree with you from the start what success looks and feels like, and you receive regular feedback on progress towards your goals.
Clients
We work with 7 of the 10 largest global investment banks
News & Events
07/17/2009
New team to support IT operations for globally expanding clients
TOKYO, JAPAN – July 17, 2009 – ABeam Consulting, a global provider of operational consulting services, announced today it has established a U.S.-based arm of its outsourcing practice. Based in Dallas, Texas, the practice began operations on July 15 and is ABeam’s fourth outsourcing location following Tokyo, Shanghai (China), and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). The new practice expands the company’s…
07/14/2009
Project will roll out SAP to 7,350 users across Asia
TOKYO, JAPAN – July 14, 2009 – AkzoNobel Decorative Paints has chosen ABeam Consulting to roll out SAP throughout its Asian operations, ABeam announced today. ABeam, a global provider of operational consulting services, will provide a core team with SAP expertise to work alongside AkzoNobel in Asia.
The scope of the project will cover key business areas including sales, finance, manufacturin…
Team ABeam
Clients are becoming more knowledgeable and demanding – a challenge we relish at ABeam. Our team has a mixture of consulting and industry experience but are bonded by a common style – a style that is hard to express but is very understood by our clients. We operate without egos, but with the confidence to ensure our clients are successful. Major transformation requires multi-discipline teams; we recruit individuals who can work seamlessly across technology and process as well as understanding the implications of change on people.
Our thinking is encapsulated in our Transformation Approach™, the overarching framework for all of our solutions, aligning the requirements for change across people, process and technology. The approach keeps a constant focus on the real outcomes expected from a programme and what it will take to achieve effective buy-in and sustainable benefits. It is the foundation stone which ensures that quality is built in to everything we do. Our style is always to transfer capabilities to our clients so that ownership, skills and knowledge remain in-house, while we provide structure, momentum and the ‘glue’ that binds programmes together. We leverage the knowledge of your staff – you know your business best, we facilitate change.
