At Octopodes Management Consulting, we work with three often interlinked dimensions: Evaluation and analysis aiming at better policy making on a societal level, process optimization and business development at the organizational level, and leadership, culture, and training on an individual or team level. As a part of the Octopodes Group, we add value to customers and society by combining management consulting skills with technical expertise. In doing so, we can e.g. help unfold the socio-economic aspects of environmental assessments and infrastructure projects, or nurture stakeholder engagement and community dialogue in urban master planning.

Organizations find themselves in a difficult balancing act on two fronts: While deploying ambitious growth strategies and catering for rapidly changing customer needs, they have to effectively manage their operational setup and push for streamlined processes or economies of scale. In all of this, Octopodes acts as a trusted partner and provides the proper solutions. Today, all too many strategic decisions are made based on a much too simple foundation. Therefore, our services within Strategy & Operation have an empirical point of departure. But we equally stress the human touch. Strategies, mergers or large change programs are doomed to fail without a deep understanding of people and group dynamics.

A part of a diverse and global team:
Our experiences stem from work with highly complex organizations in both the private and public sectors. Being a part of Octopodes, we draw on the technical expertise giving us detailed insights in, e.g. the utility and Oil & Gas sector.

Competition from emerging markets, pricing pressure and fleeting customer loyalty. More than ever, businesses need to understand their disloyal customers and uncertain markets to an extent that turns costly headaches into profitable relations and financial results. We have the muscles to do just that.

Vast surveys during the years. That is quite a lot. And it tells you something about the scale of our advanced survey operations that include a long list of surveys and analyses, all serving the same purpose: Getting valuable insight on the customer and market. But what if you cannot ask customers directly? In this and similar cases, customers turn to us for detailed and data-packet market analyses or business cases to shed light on the most profitable way forward.

Octopodes Management Consulting can handle the most complex surveys setups for some of the biggest companies in the region. We hold heavy amounts of data to benchmark your business against key competitors – home and away. And we possess the unique knowledge to paint the full picture of market conditions. Our ambition is to make data matter in a way that enables businesses to make the best decisions.

If you think that leadership and HR issues are just the softer side of doing business – think again. Extremely motivated employees equal highly productive teams – and leaders, more than anyone, drive motivation. There you have it. The crystal clear correlation between leadership and organizational output is not just a textbook example. As one of amongst the largest consultancies within leadership and HR, we have expertise in training maximum leaders and surveyed more than one employees. Thus we provide a full suite of services targeted leaders, teams, the HR function or the entire organization.

Our size apart, you will not hear us in the choir of consultancies glorifying the leader role. Leadership development always takes place in relation to others – be it people or even systems. Likewise, our approach to change is truly pragmatic. We do not need a burning platform for organizational change. We know all too well that changes are the new norm and we always help customers jump from a base of organizational strength and strategic intent instead of corporate fire.

We are committed to helping clients create business value through the use of technology in strategy, analysis, and execution.IT is playing an ever-increasing role in almost every company’s business development and innovation. In some industries, IT has been a strategic weapon and differentiator for years and most other industries will follow. The development of strategies, processes, products, and services must integrate technological opportunities and limitations.

A clear value-driven focus:
Octopodes is a full solution and technology-agnostic and has a proven evolutionary and operational approach – by combining a clear value-driven focus, deep business understanding, broad client involvement, pragmatism and customer-adapted language.

Big decisions demand the best possible knowledge and action-based recommendations. As a leading research and evaluation society in the Nordics, we help decision-makers develop society through improved quality and efficiency in the public service delivery. With maximum evaluation consultants in different countries, Policy Advice & Evaluation make up one of Octopodes Management Consulting’s key areas of expertise. With a combination of the highest evaluation standards and unique understanding of welfare areas such as employment, education, migration and social affairs, we continuously evaluate and document the effects of political programs and policies.

We guide public authorities to high performance. We perform cost-benefit analyses to make sure that limited resources are well spent. However, it is not just about stretching the budgets. We systematically measure the service quality in main welfare sectors, and we also improve competitiveness by providing action-based advice.The common factor is our strong belief in the value of evidence-based policymaking.

City & Society Development:
With omnipresent megatrends like urbanization, globalization and climate change, competition is on the rise among cities in the industrialized world. For others, the core task is just keeping heads above water in the tsunami of migration from rural areas to cities. In any case, we provide a full suite of competencies necessary for a holistic city and social development.

However, it is not all about cities. Countries and regions are equally pushing for a sustainable upturn. As such, we are a trusted strategic partner to Greenland and numerous city-regions. Therefore, Octopodes is amongst the leading engineering and consultancy company in the region by size and geographical spread.