There are positive alternatives to using a smaller consultancy compared to the Accentures, McKinseys or the big accountancy firms like Deloitte, E&Y etc. As a large size can actually be a disadvantage in meeting your needs.

Dealing with a niche/small consultancy;

• You are always dealing with the principal when you are dealing with myself. This means that I am the relationship manager and there is no junior partner to whom responsibility will be transferred. There is no decreased accountability, no "hand-off" to a less-informed colleague. If your interests are at stake continually, shouldn’t you reasonably expect my continual involvement?
• I can usually provide resources on a "just in time" basis. That is, my projects do not have to cover excessive overhead, such as multiple offices, large administrative backup, recruiting, partner perks, etc. I am organized to efficiently provide everything that you, as the buyer needs, but nothing more than that which means that you are paying for value and results and only minimum overhead.
• There is more likelihood of your privacy and confidentiality being observed with fewer people working on the project. In addition, there are fewer "voices" in terms of differing consultants’ and their differing perceptions (a very real problem in focus groups, interviews and work observations). I (and/or the few people I may also involve) are constant which means that there isn’t the need to sift through dozens of differing perceptions.
• We’re faster. I can respond to requests quickly, and return all calls within four hours which means to you that there is no need to worry about a bureaucracy, delays and unknown people on the other end of the phone.
• Since I handle fewer concurrent projects than larger firms, my attention is focused on the job at hand. This means that you don’t have to "compete" with another dozen or so of my clients, which may be larger, paying more or are more time-demanding. I structure my work so that every client receives maximum attention.
• Your investment is controlled. There is no "meter running". I can work for a fixed, value-based, project fee, Large firms can’t afford to do that as readily because of all the people involved and their own insistence on measuring their success by billable hours. I measure my success by client objectives reached, not in “time units”. If desired I can only also charge on an hourly, daily, or weekly rate to meet your needs.
• The expertise that larger firms use is often white-labelling for them by a pool of consultants available in the marketplace at any one time. I select my consultants from practising subject matter experts which means that you obtain the same or better expertise for less money, because;
• Inevitably, we are less expensive. There are economies to using someone who can base their fees on each situation and not on a pre-determined service scale or need for reaching a practice quota. This means quite simply better value to you.

Companies I have worked with …

Some of the companies that I have worked with and provided services to are Barclays Wealth, HSBC Held Securities Services, Royal Bank of Scotland, and Citi

Don't forget, that I am flexible can provide a whole range of services including: Process Improvement, Implementation, Govervanance, Training, Documentation of Business Operating Models, Manage or Support Migrations, provide Subject Matter Expert knowledge on OTC Derivatives and Fixed Income securities.