Chase Consulting
Independent management consulting
We help business leaders decide where to invest, set priorities for the year ahead and choose which improvement projects to tackle first. We also coach business owners one-to-one to build the long-term value of their business.
Led by Craig Peacock, PhD · Certified Management Consultant · 25+ years of consulting experience
Our consulting services
Business Case Consulting
Which option should we recommend for investment?
We work with your team to compare options, assess costs, benefits and risks, and build a recommendation for your CFO, executive team or board.
What you receive
An investment case that sets out the preferred option, the evidence behind it and the decision you need.
Business Case Coaching
Writing the case yourself and want guidance?
Bring your draft, questions or financial assumptions to a coaching session. Craig helps you work through the parts of the case that need attention while you retain ownership of the document.
What you receive
Clear priorities for your next draft and guidance on how to address them.
Business Planning Workshops
What should our leadership team focus on over the next 12 months?
A facilitated workshop gives your team time to agree on priorities, resolve competing expectations and turn its direction into a practical business plan.
What you receive
Agreed priorities, actions, owners and measures of progress.
Project Prioritisation Workshops
Which improvement projects should we start, defer or stop?
Bring your list of improvement projects. Craig facilitates a workshop with your team to agree which projects come first, which can wait and why.
What you receive
A ranked set of projects and a roadmap showing where to commit resources first.
Government Grants
Should we apply for this grant, and how do we make the case for funding?
We assess how well your project fits the grant criteria and help you decide whether to apply. If you’re ready to proceed, we work with your team to prepare an approval-ready grant application that explains what the funding will achieve and supports each response with evidence.
What you receive
A recommendation on whether to apply or, when you engage us to prepare the submission, a completed grant application ready for your review and sign-off.
Advisory Boards
Where would an independent perspective help our leadership team?
An advisory board gives leaders a forum to test assumptions, consider strategic choices and revisit progress. Discuss the role an independent adviser could play in your organisation.
What you receive
Independent input into the decisions and priorities facing your leadership team.
Customer Research
What matters to our customers, and where should we improve?
We help you frame the research around a decision, whether you need to understand a service problem, assess demand for a new offer or learn how customers choose between alternatives.
What you receive
Research findings and prioritised actions grounded in what customers say and do.
Innovation Strategy
Which new opportunities are worth exploring?
We help your team assess opportunities, identify the assumptions that matter and decide which ideas to test before investing further.
What you receive
Innovation priorities and a practical plan for testing and developing them.
Business Coaching
How can I build the long-term value of my business?
What you receive
Through one-to-one coaching with Craig Peacock, you identify what will make your business stronger over time. That might mean growing recurring revenue, developing managers who can make decisions independently or reducing reliance on a few key customers. You agree on where to focus and how to measure progress.
Specialist Local Government Training
Build Stronger Business Case Capability Across Your Council
Help council managers and project teams develop robust business cases, evaluate investment options and prepare recommendations for executive and council decisions.
Our tailored training combines practical workshops, real council projects and ongoing access to My Business Case Hub®.
Explore Local Government TrainingPractical Training. Lasting Capability.
Why organisations choose Chase
Since 2002, Chase Consulting has helped organisations decide where to invest, which opportunities to pursue and how to improve services.
About Chase Consulting
Meet Craig Peacock, PhD
Director, Chase Consulting · Certified Management Consultant
Craig works with boards, executives and project teams to develop business cases, facilitate planning workshops and help leadership teams prioritise competing projects.
His consulting experience spans government, health, technology, services, manufacturing, education and the not-for-profit sector.
More about Craig PeacockHow your team is involved
We work with your team to define the decision, compare the options and test assumptions with the people involved. Together we identify what it would take to put the recommendation into practice.
Our management consulting standards
Chase follows ISO 20700:2017 in its management system and consulting engagements.
What decision are you working on?
Tell us about the decision your team is facing, when you need to make it and where you’d like support.