As a senior member of staff of an educational institution you may be unsure about using an external consultant. This may be because you are not sure of what consultancy involves, perceive consultancy as expensive or perhaps you have had a previous poor experience with an IT or management consultant who knew little of the complexities of an educational establishment.

OXACT is a company specialising in the education sector. We believe in working closely with your organisation so that the outcome of the consultancy process is successful. In order to do this we :-

• Spend sufficient time with you to understand the motivation, culture, history and goals of your institution, its staff and students.
   
• Define and agree roles so that everyone involved understands what we are there to accomplish, what tasks we will carry out, what tasks you will be expected to perform, and where the boundaries lie.
   
• Help you to establish a mental picture of the desired result. This creates a common goal that everyone can agree on and work towards.
   
• Help you to make decisions. After all, it is you who knows the complexities of your institution.
   
• Assist you to reach the desired result, through being aware of what is possible, without getting side-tracked into risky , but exciting, technologies.
   
• Help you appreciate the need to consider the real world issues of implementation and routine operation.

An initial consultation on your problem, and our approach to it, is free with no obligation and our rates are negotiable and very competitive. We are able to offer reasonable rates as we are a small company with low overheads. We can charge by day or a fixed price for a specific project. If you would like to discuss our approach further, please contact us.