Services · Core

Clear decisions early, and a programme office to carry them through.

The participation decision, the plan, and the office that runs it.

We work alongside commissioners, organisers and event owners from the first question — should we take part, with what, at what cost — through to the programme office that keeps every package aligned with the opening date.

What it covers

Strategy and PMO

Participation and programme strategy

  • Participation case, objectives and success measures
  • Theme interpretation and storyline brief
  • Plot type, size and participation contract options
  • Budget envelope, funding phasing and procurement route
  • Commissioner's office set-up and governance

Programme management office

  • PMO set-up, governance model and decision rights
  • Integrated master schedule and milestone control
  • Weekly reporting, dashboards and steering packs
  • Risk, issue and change registers
  • Document control and correspondence

Organiser-side advisory

  • Participant support frameworks and guidelines
  • Theme guidance for participants
  • Delivery oversight of participant pavilions
  • KPI frameworks and performance registers
  • Partner and supplier mapping

Readiness and assurance

  • Gateway reviews before each irreversible commitment
  • Operational readiness and test events
  • Independent programme reviews
  • Lessons learned across editions

Track record

Organiser and participant side

Strategy and programme roles for Expo organisers and national participations, from the participation decision to site handback.

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How we run it

The sequence we follow on every engagement.

  1. 01

    Decide

    Participation case, objectives and budget envelope.

  2. 02

    Mobilise

    Governance, team, tools and the first baseline.

  3. 03

    Baseline

    Scope, schedule, budget and risk agreed and frozen.

  4. 04

    Control

    Weekly cycle: progress, forecast, decisions, escalation.

  5. 05

    Close

    Handback, final reporting and lessons learned.

One decision or the whole programme.

Tell us about your programme — where, when and what stage it is at — and we will come back to you on how we can support it.

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