References
© reViiVd 2014
….the reViiVd team were engaged by the C4I Business
Unit (BU) within General Dynamics to initiate change
needed for the BU to be able to successfully compete in
new market sectors and geographies.
This was not a simple assignment, as the culture of the
business was built around serving an MoD customer
whose requirements were significantly different to these
new markets.
reViiVd without doubt brought the energy and drive that
was needed to instigate change. ….
They helped the team manage a complex stakeholder
group, and helped challenge a number of key business
beliefs, with the changes spreading beyond the BU into
the wider business.
reViiVd built the foundation for much of the business change that
has happened within General Dynamics over the past 6 months,
and are providing the model for the new Security and Resilience
business…..
Nick Jacques, Support Director
General Dynamics (UK), Nov 2012
The C4I Systems Business Unit within General Dynamics (UK) Ltd initially appointed ReViiVd Ltd to conduct a high
level analysis of its Service Delivery, Supporting Infrastructure, and, Leadership capability. ReViiVd, somewhat
uniquely, was willing to conduct the initial fact finding exercise on a contingency basis… i.e. they were confident
in their ability to help General Dynamics that they took all the up-front risk – if we didn’t like what we saw there
was no risk to us.
ReViiVd’s confidence in the quality of their initial advice was justified; advice that resulted in the implementation
of a business transformation programme (led by ReViiVd) designed to effect significant organisational change
across all aspects of our business – i.e. Leadership, Behaviours, Value for Money (incl. Cost Reduction), Market
Focus (incl. Bids, Campaigns, Meeting the needs of the customer) etc.
The ReViiVd approach was dynamic and challenging - challenging each of the C4I Systems Leadership and
Management team to identify and remove non value-adding activities. The skills and breadth of experience
delivered by ReViiVd were not only re-assuring but were challenging, enlightening, and, just what was needed to
shake-up the status quo.
Much has changed within General Dynamics since the commencement of the transformation programme and I
would not hesitate to recommend ReViiVd to lead and/or advise upon further change; change to establish a
more AGILE, LEANER organisation – shaped to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive market.
Ian Menzies, Senior Capability Director,General Dynamics (UK) Ltd, Oct 201