Rodney Barber

We care about those who are vulnerable economically, socially and/or culturally and want to be part of the solution to eliminate the system of poverty that keeps them trapped so they can be all they are meant to be.

I am a social entrepreneur and public investment expert.

I am passionate about advocating for and equipping leaders to secure investment to enable resilient communities, whether at organisational, suburb, district regional or national levels.

My skills are to guide, influence, coach, mentor, unite and build teams.  My personality type is an advocate, caring, inspiring, motivating, and empathizing, good at bringing consensus among diverse people. My aptitudes are to see the big picture, set out a clear process to achieve the vision, good at explaining things, and fast at reading data and people.

BDBO is a holistic, systematic, relational approach to build collective confidence to achieve a vision. It has 5 stages, uses the 5 Case Model and is fully endorsed by the Architect of the 5 Case Model. It produces a Portfolio Business case to inform investment and policy decisions. 

During my time at NZ Treasury from 2009 to 2016, I established the Better Business Cases Framework to inform decisions on initiatives. I led the capability development of the public sector nationally including the establishment of training, communities of practice, clinics and coaching.  

I had the Better Business Cases Framework evaluated in 2015 (here). One of the recommendations was to take a wider sector and country perspective. This is what inspired me to leave NZ Treasury to develop and apply Better Decisions. Better Outcomes TM in New Zealand and Internationally to develop a portfolio business case to identify the right initiatives to invest in to achieve the vision and measurably eliminate systemic poverty. 

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Meet the Associates

  • Mark Abbot

    Principal at Mark Abbot Consulting Ltd.

    Mark specialises in organisational strategy and transformational change. His local government experience comes from senior executive and consultancy roles covering corporate asset management; sector strategy development and implementation; organisational planning and evaluation; and programme management of transformational infrastructure.

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  • Peter Bonniface

    Business Consultant at BRP Consulting

    Peter specialises in working with organisations to help them develop investment proposals that are strategically aligned, compelling, and provide value for money. He is a Treasury endorsed Better Business Cases Expert Practitioner and Treasury accredited Gateway reviewer.

  • Brett Hodgson

    Business Adviser and Director

    Brett is an experienced executive having developed his skills through roles held at Board, Country and Regional levels for multi-nationals. Brett has also built his own successful IT services business. Brett specialises in governance, innovation and organisational performance through the development and mobilisation of teams with clear strategy, commonly shared goals and vision.

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  • Stephen Davies Howard

    Director at Davies Howard Group Ltd.

    Stephen is recognised as a skilled facilitator accredited to conduct Investment Logic Mapping by the Victoria State Department of Treasury and Finance and he is the only independent (non-government employee) endorsed by the New Zealand Treasury as both an ‘Expert’ practitioner and reviewer for the Better Business Case process.

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  • Simon Vagn Larsen

    Director at Open Service Design Ltd.

    Simon co-designs and delivers innovation in many forms, including labs, for private and public sector organisations and assists with improvements in systems, culture, organisational development, and innovative change. Simon’s engagement equips people with the thinking, tools, processes, and the action of human-centered service design.

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  • Paul Sutton

    Senior Trainer & Lead Consultant at Project Results

    Paul has been working with a wide range of organisations developing capability through training, coaching, consulting, process improvement and hands-on delivery. He combines an in-depth process knowledge with 30 years of hands-on experience in both business case development and project management. Paul is a Registered Better Business Cases (BBC), PRINCE2®, PRINCE2 Agile® and MSP® trainer.

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  • Lewis Weatherall

    Director at Business Case Consulting Ltd.

    Lewis specializes in assisting clients to develop high quality business cases using the Better Business Cases (BBC) approach. Lewis is a Treasury-endorsed Expert Practitioner and Reviewer, an APMG International approved trainer and an Investment Management Standard (ILM) facilitator.

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