Pros
Well intended professional values Good track history Great breadth of people and experience Wide range of projects Depth of knowledge and good access to that knowledge Good appreciation of Client mentality
Cons
Professional values normally overshadowed by financial performance Swamped by unnecessary administration Complete fixation on complex financial analysis Over-emphasis on perceived negative financial performance, little praise for positive performance Completely over-ambitious financial targets and obsession with tracking Ever-changing administrative systems which purport to assist in improving financial performance Complex management systems take overly long to complete, paradoxically at the expense of the very financial performance it was supposedly designed to improve Poor morale, lack of appreciation for basic morale boosting events Extreme tick-box mentality - management feel that systems are perfect and with strict adherence will inevitably lead to success; when this does not occur, management are perplexed and lack ideas to progress