Government & Public Sector

High-performance infrastructure will become increasingly important in the coming years due to global megatrends such as climate change and digitalization. In many areas, infrastructure forms the backbone of public services. This includes roads, bridges, rail infrastructure, educational institutions, hospitals, broadband and digital infrastructure, etc. The planning, procurement, construction, and operation of certain types of infrastructure is sometimes seen as the responsibility of the state or associated organizations (public institutions, public companies) and often involves large-scale and complex projects. The construction and operation of public infrastructure is largely financed by public funds. It is therefore important to remember that infrastructure projects are always commercial projects as well.

We are a long-standing partner of the largest public infrastructure organizations in Austria. Our team of dedicated infrastructure experts combines many years of experience in all commercial issues related to the planning, procurement, construction, and operation of infrastructure projects:

• Design of budget- and debt-friendly project and financing structures
• Preparation of economic comparisons to analyze business viability
• Design of modern procurement concepts and structures
• Planning and design of PPP models and life cycle models
• Commercial support in the implementation of large-scale projects
• Support in procurement and awarding contracts in accordance with the Austrian Public Procurement Act (BVergG)
• Financial modeling
• Organization of competitive processes for debt capital
• Evaluation and recommendation of optimal task and risk distribution
• Support in contract negotiations

Our working world is undergoing fundamental change. In the public sector, this change is primarily due to advancing digitalization and changes in citizen behavior. Customers want to decide for themselves how and when they contact companies and use multiple channels simultaneously: apps, telephone, email, etc. In order to implement customer centricity, companies are required to coordinate all channels and replace traditional processes with new digitalized ones. In addition to pressure from customers, there are significant internal challenges such as an unbalanced age structure among the workforce. While many experienced employees will retire in the coming years, it is not possible to recruit enough new employees.

Our team will support you in the development and transformation of your company. In addition to the increasing importance of customer experience in the public sector, our experts are available to assist you in establishing and developing new ways of working.

The dynamics of change in politics and society are leading to increasingly complex transformations in the public sector – we consider people, strategy, and organization equally. We see leadership as the driving force behind development. We integrate organizational work with leadership work and strengthen both with customized leadership and change programs. In doing so, we focus on a holistic and sustainable approach to change.

Our team works with you to implement change concepts and specializes in leadership development and the design of customized leadership formats.

Today more than ever, HR has the opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of companies and driving forward innovative technologies as well as the skills and abilities of employees. In an increasingly interconnected world, human resources has the opportunity to play a leading role in corporate transformation and, ultimately, competitiveness.

Our interdisciplinary teams support you with their expertise on your journey to shaping HR as an enabler for transformation and thus creating a sustainable and innovative corporate culture. and transformation of your company. In addition to the increasing importance of customer experience in the public sector, our experts are on hand to support you in establishing and developing new ways of working.

The public sector in particular has specific IT requirements. Special core systems for administration, social security, or healthcare, for example, require a corresponding knowledge of the processes in public institutions as well as compliance with legal frameworks and requirements.

Our interdisciplinary teams of experts support you in your digital transformation projects – from the preliminary project to the tender and technical design to implementation and stabilization:

• Survey of current processes and requirements
• IT organization in the course of reorganization projects
• Development of IT strategy, architecture, and organization in the course of reorganization projects
• Digitization and automation of core processes, e.g., administration and medical processes
• Robotics, AI, RPA, SAP, cloud
• Optimization of internal data and IT systems

On the one hand, the public sector is characterized by high expectations as a driver of growth, innovation, and employment, but on the other hand, it is also subject to relentless cost and efficiency pressures. All related measures have one thing in common—they require financial resources for their implementation and have a commercial impact. Budgetary balance, compliance with the Maastricht criteria, public accounting, budgetary pressure, and cost optimization are therefore issues that concern federal, state, and local administrations.

We support administrative staff in their efforts to implement these multidimensional requirements in the interests of taxpayers:

• Financial management & accounting
• Budget consolidation
• Design of budget- and debt-friendly financing structures
• Preparation of profitability comparisons to analyze economic viability
• Design of optimal transaction structures
• Financial modeling
• Analysis and recommendation of optimal task and risk distribution
• ESVG 2010
• VRV 2015

Decisions with far-reaching consequences require a reliable basis. Published information must be accurate, procedures, systems, and processes must function in all situations, and risks must be adequately taken into account.

According to the German Federal Public Corporate Governance Code (B-PCGK 2017), the management and administration of state-owned and state-affiliated companies must prioritize “special responsibility and duty of care toward public property and the public.”

Our team of experts supports you in structuring your internal governance system in such a way that compliance with the principles of economy, efficiency, and expediency is ensured:

• Needs-based and structured design of internal audit, risk, and compliance functions
• Independent review of key risks
• Sustainable efficiency and effectiveness of control frameworks
• Structuring of risk and compliance management systems

The public sector plays a central role in achieving sustainability and climate protection goals. The requirements for the public sector range from establishing sustainable standards within its own institutions and practices, such as procurement and contracting, to setting an example, creating incentives for society and the private sector, and establishing framework conditions.

• Development, implementation, and operationalization of ESG and sustainability strategies based on national and international regulations (such as the Austrian Climate Protection Act, the National Energy and Climate Plan, the eco-social tax reform, or the European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism)
• Identification of ESG risks and management consulting
• Development of tailor-made ESG indicators for monitoring, reporting, and control with regard to your ESG criteria