Testimonials
I wanted to thank you for the great work you did. This has been one of the best experiences I have ever had working with external consultants – you’re real pros who know your stuff. I learned a lot from you. The Perry Group approach of transparency, logic, patience and kindness is something I appreciated.
Director Communications, City of Waterlooo
Perry Group was a pleasure to work with. Ben and Prasanna, Garry and Brian's knowledge and experience of the municipal sector was immensely valuable. They were thorough in their investigations and analysis of our current state, willing to listen and adapt to our unique needs, and succinct in their synopsis and final recommendations.
Project Lead, County of Haldimand
Perry Group Consulting did an excellent job on our Technology Services Audit & Accountability Report and Service Review. Their consulting staff were professional, timely, and knowledgeable. The report supplied at the end of the engagement mapped exactly to our request and presented their detailed analysis and suggestions for improvements in an easy-to-read format with relevant steps for improvement. Great detail was put into the financial recovery opportunities on current processes and how to improve ROI. The Perry Group has been a pleasure to deal with and I look forward to future collaborative efforts.
CIO, City of Cambridge
Perry Group Consulting did an excellent job on our Township of Scugog Information Technology Strategic Plan and Five-Year Roadmap! The entire team was amazing to work with! They were all professional, timely and knowledgeable. Susan and the rest of the team were adaptive and willing to work within our tight timelines to deliver a strong plan we can use to help guide us into the future. We look forward to working with Perry Group in the future!
Director, Corporate Services, Township of Scugog
We engaged the Perry Group to assist with the development of our Corporate Digital Strategy. The Perry Group’s extensive expertise in Information Technology, municipal service delivery & digital service transformation was evident throughout the process. The project methodology used was objective, comprehensive and collaborative. The result, a comprehensive Corporate Digital Strategy which provides the framework and plan to achieve the goal of delivering end-to-end digital services to the citizens of Thunder bay.
Manager, Corporate IT, City of Thunder Bay
Ben is a true IT Strategic planning partner. He not only applied his extensive, current knowledge and experience to deliver on an extensive three part strategic planning approach that progressed through discovery, strategy and plan development, but also did it as a partner with our organization so that the end result is ours. We definitely own this plan, but we feel Ben does as well.
Director of Information Technology, City of Sudbury
Ben and his team have been involved in two important projects at the City. He led the development of our IT Governance Framework in 2010, and came back to lead the development of our Corporate GIS Strategy in 2016.
During the ebb and flow of both projects, I observed characteristics within Ben that ensure the working relationship will continue. Ben has the confidence and ability to communicate as clearly to senior leadership as he does to blue-collar staff. He is articulate and has a very good sense of humour. Ben identifies issues quickly, and reports honestly on what he has observed. Besides identifying issues, he sees opportunity and suggests practical solutions. He has walked in our shoes, and has also gained applicable experience consulting in other public jurisdictions facing the same challenges we do.
Most importantly, Ben interacts with us foremost as “people” instead of clients. He has earned my trust. My true feeling is that his first priority is to do whatever he can to help our city function better, not to pad his billable hours.
Director IT Services, City of Regina
Ben’s ability to ignite internal dialog around the corporate technology vision has generated significant momentum towards the transformation of the Town’s technology infrastructure, business practices and governance model. His expert guidance and insight will help Whitby to establish itself as a municipal leader in customer centred digital services.
IT Manager, Town of Whitby
Ben has worked with the City of Grande Prairie to develop a Technology Strategy and Vision, a Cloud Framework and has provided guidance on various initiatives over the past couple years. Ben has extensive industry knowledge, covering the entire breadth of municipal operations. If you need an experienced professional that can dig deep and really understand your business, Ben is a great resource. He works with your team to create a vision for where you want to be and develops a detailed road map to get you there!
Manager, IT Services, City of Grande Prairie
In thinking about how to best acquire the expertise necessary to develop a strategic plan to better align IT services provided by the County with the needs of internal and external clients, Perry Group came highly recommended to me by a colleague who works for a similar municipality. In developing our IT strategic plan, he worked very closely with staff, was receptive to input and suggestions, and used his extensive knowledge of municipal operations to develop a plan that I believe will serve the County well for years. His in-depth knowledge of the IT industry was also a great help to us when recruiting an IT Director, as Ben was extremely knowledgeable about the challenges, opportunities and intricacies associated with IT in a municipal environment
CAO, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
While conducting a service review of our IT Division, Ben Perry demonstrated wise insights and practical recommendations to focus our efforts and take IT services to the next level. Ben's counsel streamlined our processes, addressed key risks, and improved efficiency to make better use of tight resources.
Director Planning and IT, County of Huron
Ben Perry has supported growth in The City of Cambridge on a number of strategic IT projects. The development of our Corporate Technology Strategic Plan in the fall of 2014, followed up with the City of Cambridge GIS Strategy Plan in 2016.
Our Corporate Technology Strategic Plan provided us with a detailed future strategy, significant improvements, recommended initiatives, a focus on business process and an architectural foundation which, through business optimization, will drive cost savings and cost avoidances for decades to come. Our GIS Strategy Plan identified a Leadership and Governance framework that will support building technology capacity in all our service areas. Through data management planning and implementation, data distribution and enterprise projects we have the ability to connect our programs and initiatives that will assist us in being more efficient in the provision of service both internally and to our citizens.
Ben brings experience, connectivity to a wide variety of experts, professionalism, a keen sense of humour and a straight forward approach to his projects. Ben is able to filter through the history, delete the filler and has a knack of identifying the key issues. Ben by nature, works with a strong moral compass, balanced with integrity and respect for all those he connects with.
I would recommend Ben Perry and his team without hesitation, he will help you make things happen.
Deputy City Manager, City of Cambridge
Ben Perry and his team led an overall review of OBSI’s IT systems and security. Our experience working with Ben and his team was very satisfying. The review was thorough, the findings were clear and the recommendations were well thought out and suited to size and nature of our organization and business. In addition, Ben laid out a workable action plan. We will definitely work with Ben and his team again.
Director IT and Policy, Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments
At NCC we have been using Ben Perry for a number of key projects since 2010 and have been continually impressed with his technical knowledge and project management skillset. Ben's flexible attitude, personal attention and role-up-your sleeve approach has been above and beyond any expectations that we could have ask for in a consultant. I am grateful for all of the work that Ben has done for NCC over the years and would highly recommend him to anyone looking to have good honest and trustworthy advice.
CIO, The Nature Conservancy of Canada