IPPG offers professional consultancy services with a difference, focused on public good. Our multidisciplinary advisory solutions cover the full life cycle of public policy, program and service delivery and organisational design, from strategy to implementation to evaluation.
Strategy
We can help define, develop and execute your strategy, allowing you to set clear directions, develop practical insights to navigate future uncertainty, improve organisational design, allocate resources and measure your impact informed by robust evidence.
Program and policy design and implementation
We can design, plan and help you to successfully implement policy projects and programs, manage sensitive stakeholder and complex regulatory environments, and in refocusing current initiatives to ensure they are fit-for-purpose.
Evaluation and performance monitoring
We are skilled evaluators and can help you to set clear goals and measures of success, monitor and report your impact, and evaluate projects and programs based on practical, evidence-based advice and using the latest tools and best practice.
Organisational and service reviews
We're experts in governance, organisation design and reform, and conducting local government service reviews. We can provide advice and support to help you develop a change management program that achieves the results you need.
Stakeholder and community engagement
We provide robust research expertise in designing and delivering online surveys, focus groups, interviews and workshop facilitation. We specialise in co-design, design thinking and social planning (we also offer short courses in these areas).
Data and analysis
We offer social, financial, economic, and statistical data analysis, including business intelligence (BI) modelling. The Centre for Local Government at IPPG has leading expertise in expenditure and revenue structures for local government.
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Our expertise
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Local Government
Our Australian Centre for Local Government has been a trusted partner to local councils for over 30 years. We are experts in assisting local councils through advisory and training services in areas including strategic planning, community engagement, organisation and service reviews, service levels and performance monitoring, financial sustainability and leadership.
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Health, Ageing and Disability
We have extensive experience in delivering research and advisory services across health, aged care and disability for all three tiers of government and not-for-profits, including strategic policy, communications, program and service evaluations, research and analysis.
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Housing, Education and Human Services
We have in-house expertise in social policy and planning, housing and homelessness, education, student services, and human and community services. We also work extensively with Aboriginal communities and organisations.
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Infrastructure, transport and placemaking
We have wide-ranging policy and research expertise in infrastructure systems, planning and placemaking, transport and mobility. Our experience spans strategy and performance, policy and funding reform, place-based governance, evaluation, and emerging trends shaping our future cities.
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Arts, Culture and Sport
The Institute for Public Policy and Governance is a founding member of the Centre for Sport. Our expertise includes wide-ranging projects with arts and sporting organisations and cultural institutions, sports governance, social infrastructure planning with local councils and policy, research and economic analysis with government agencies.
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Sustainability and Resilience
We have worked extensively in disaster recovery and resilience with government agencies and local councils, including in policy, research and program evaluation. We have expertise in climate change issues and broader approaches to embed agility and resilience into strategy and ways of working.
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Innovation and Emerging Technologies
We have expertise in emerging technologies, digital inclusion and digital transformation strategy in organisations and communities. We're experienced in government and not-for-profit innovation management, from internal start-ups to designing technology ecosystems, and in helping organisations navigate future change linked to emerging technologies and global strategic trends.
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International Development and the Economy
We have worked on a number of international development research projects in the Pacific.
We also have in-house specialists in international economic policy and Australia’s economic engagement with the Global Economy.
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Governance and Public Administration
Our senior leaders have experience in leading and delivering high-profile policy, regulatory and public administration reforms, designing and implementing effective organisation and multi-lateral governance structures and collaborations across multiple sectors, and managing complex public sector entities, budgets, functions and stakeholder relationships.
Our clients
Client testimonials
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Thank you to you and your team. It was such a great effort in such a small amount of time.
- State government client.
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I was very impressed with the report, it has been a highlight for me of 2020. You comprehensively addressed all the questions I had... in essence you met expectations and went beyond them.
- Federal government client.
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You have been wonderful to work with and also very patient with us throughout the entirety of this project.
- Federal agency client.
