Request for the full potential assessment of KiwiRail by McKinsey and Co.
Howard Phillips made this Official Information request to KiwiRail
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From: Howard Phillips
Dear KiwiRail,
In 2023 KiwiRail engaged McKinsey and Co to conduct a “full potential” review or assessment of KiwiRail’s operations, including above rail, below rail and Interislander. I am requesting a copy of the final report, or reports provided to KiwiwRail by McKinsey, and any recommendations made by McKinsey, to KiwiRail.
Yours faithfully,
Howard Phillips
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Given that the request is now overdue, Can this request also include the following:
- the criteria used to evaluate Mckinsey & Co as the succesful consultant to deliver a financial and management assesment against similar management consultants (particulary against local consulting firms) to ensure that KiwiRail as a State Owned Enterprise utlized government funds appropriately and with the best cost benefit in mind for the taxpayer
- if no consultant evaluation was done before awarding a contract to McKinsey, an explanation as to why?
- an explanation as to how McKinsey & Co were able to effectively analyze a business as large as KiwiRail in a time frame as short as 12 weeks to provide an effective assesment of its operating position and problems without consulting with all departments beyond high-level management
- the total expenditure by KiwiRail as a State Owned Enterprise on McKinsey & Co and the Delegated Financial Authority level required to approve this expenditure
- communications including emails, text messages, Teams messages and meeting notes/minutes between Board members, high level KiwiRail Management with consultants from McKinsey & Co
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