Our approach

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Our approach maximises value and service quality whilst focusing on the support we can provide.

Garran Advisory’s mission is to assist with and provide support for the development of policy aimed at addressing the complex, multifaceted challenges currently impacting Australia, including:

  • achieving a more efficient national health service and getting more value for the money spent;

  • aiding an effective energy transition;

  • relieving Australia’s housing shortages;

  • protecting our trade routes;

  • providing appropriate support for our aging population; and

  • accessing critical goods and services in a de-globalising environment.

External forces, such as the imposition of tariffs in overseas markets, stand to exacerbate these challenges.

Garran Advisory’s approach to project work is also different to that of other providers. We will, on appropriate mandates, seek to work with the public service on a collaborative basis to deliver superior policy outcomes that are capable of implementation and achieve significant improvements for Australia.

Our approach is to create a bespoke team for each project. On a typical project, our teams have three components:

  1. One or more Senior Advisors, namely individuals who have had leadership positions in the public service and have relevant experience.

  2. Academics and other experts (including from outside Australia) who have particular knowledge and experience of the problem we are seeking to address within the particular project. Our relationship with schools of public policy and our connections in relevant jurisdictions, including with former civil servants, enables us to deliver this important element of our approach.

  3. Experienced consultants and analysts who underpin and help drive the advisory process and produce the deliverables required on a project-by-project basis.

At Garran Advisory, we are well versed in ways of working with technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Accordingly, all of our advice is not only delivered with the benefit of technology and AI but embeds where appropriate the use of technological innovations to provide better solutions and outcomes.

Garran understands the importance of working efficiently and the advantages of efficient processes in the work of government. As a result, Garran provides advice that enhances productivity. We understand that one of the concerns of many civil servants is a lack of efficiency and productivity in areas where they are trying to improve outcomes. We believe all advice to government should seek to improve efficiency and productivity. Risk management is of the utmost importance in any activity; our advice will include a risk assessment that identifies the most likely risks and ways of mitigating these risks.