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What is business transformation?

Business transformation is about fundamentally changing the way we work and working smarter so that services are better, quicker, cheaper and simpler to access.

This is in response to Sir Peter Gershon's review of local government spending in July 2004 where local governments were set a target to save £6.45 billion by 2008. Our targets (excluding schools) were to make savings of £3.5 million in 2007/2008 and £3.7 million in 2008/2009. These were achieved and it is expected that further savings of £7.7 million will be made during 2009/2010. Peterborough schools have separate targets monitored directly by the Department for Education.

The transformation vision

  • transforming service quality
  • improving organisational productivity
  • improving customer service
  • motivating employees

Paul Tonks, head of Peterborough's business transformation programme said recently:
 
"This is good news for residents. The money saved will be reinvested back into vital services which directly benefit local people. The focus on efficiency has already enabled our Cabinet to implement a low council tax increase of just 2.5 per cent for three years, despite the current global financial challenges which are having an impact locally."

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