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OCM is an Australasian advisory firm trusted by government and business to deliver clarity in complexity. We help organisations strengthen governance, build capability, and create cultures that thrive.  

Tomorrow doesn’t get better by chance. It takes sharp thinking, bold ideas, and thoughtful action. 

At OCM, we bring clarity, curiosity, and conviction to every challenge, solving complexity and strengthening the systems that shape our world.

We listen deeply. We think critically. We act with purpose. Because better isn’t doing more, it’s doing what matters. And that’s how we make tomorrow better.

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Across Australia and New Zealand

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People, including 15 partners

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Delivered in private and public sector projects

Our approach is collaborative and grounded in integrity, delivering solutions that are practical and future-focused.

At OCM, we believe that diversity and thinking are how better decisions are made. With OCM, you gain a trusted partner committed to measurable impact.

Our multi-disciplinary team combines deep expertise with practical insight, working shoulder to shoulder with clients to solve their most challenging problems. We don’t simply provide advice; we deliver outcomes that matter.

Choosing OCM means choosing a partner who understands government and business priorities, delivers measurable impact, and helps you build a future-ready organisation.

Solving problems

Assurance & Risk

Delivering practical, tailored assurance and risk solutions across the full spectrum from traditional internal audit to digital assurance and cyber, from ESG and sustainability to investigations. Effectively aligning Assurance effort to Risk creates a foundation for sustainable performance. 

Conduct Investigations & Integrity

When integrity, conduct or governance issues arise, getting the response right matters. OCM provides independent, evidence-based investigations, reviews and advisory services that help organisations manage complex and sensitive matters with confidence. We establish the facts, assess risks and deliver practical recommendations that support fair, defensible decisions, strengthen governance and restore trust.

Digital & Data

Offering secure and scalable solutions that drive measurable impact, progressing from strategic vision to sustained operational performance and change that sticks. We help you reach beyond outdated systems and integrate new technologies responsibly. 

Financial & Operational Excellence

Building agile financial and operational functions that drive performance outcomes, from planning and forecasting through to performance monitoring and continuous improvement. We guide you to maximise public resources and navigate change with confidence. 

Grants & Alternative Funding Models

Navigating the complexity of funding and delivery models to unlocking capital, accelerating outcomes, and managing risk. Our team blends government and private sector experience to design robust frameworks, streamline administration, and safeguard integrity; making funding work for communities, taxpayers and the future.

Infrastructure Advisory

Delivering end-to-end infrastructure advisory across the project lifecycle; from policy and strategy, through feasibility and business cases, to asset management. With deep industry expertise and independent advice, we help government clients make informed investment decisions, bringing specialist capacity at critical points to achieve outcomes that matter.

People, Culture & Capability

Working with organisations to create safe and high-performing environments to safeguard integrity, build leadership frameworks, and uplift capability. The work we do supports the building of high-performing teams.

Probity Services

Assisting organisations in managing probity risks, strengthening governance, and ensuring procurement, funding and decision-making processes are fair, transparent and defensible. Independent, practical advice helps maintain integrity while enabling projects and programs to move forward with confidence.

Procurement & Supply Chain

Helping organisations to navigate complex procurement and supply chain challenges, focused on delivering sustainable and manageable commercial outcomes, and greater value for money. From strategy and sourcing to contract management and supply chain optimisation, through people, process and technology, OCM helps build capability, compliance and confidence at every stage of the procurement lifecycle.

Sustainability & ESG

Sustainability and ESG are at the heart of successful organisations, not an adjacency. OCM supports the delivery of your sustainability objectives with transparency, credibility, and accountability.

Strategy to Execution

Partnering with organisations to connect vision to value through structured transformation, cultural alignment, and embedded assurance. Our approach delivers clarity, confidence, and measurable impact.

Understanding sectors

Defence & Security

Education

Healthcare & Human Services

Housing

Local Government

Mining & Resources

Power, Water & Renewables

Transport

Client stories

Making tomorrow better, together

Delivering probity excellence for civic redevelopment

The city of Subiaco sought to deliver a landmark civic redevelopment that would reflect the community’s values and aspirations while setting a benchmark for design excellence and sustainability. OCM guaranteed the project was delivered with transparency, fairness, and compliance with governance obligations.

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Powering integrity in South Australia

We see the crucial role of effective probity management in large-scale, multi-stakeholder infrastructure projects – especially when government, international travel, and contractor compliance are involved. In an environment of emerging risks, we delivered a comprehensive probity framework that ensured fairness, transparency, and trust – responding rapidly to the need for a sustainable procurement lifecycle.

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Making smarter health decisions by optimising systems and data

Our system review revealed overlapping platforms and legacy processes, which led to duplication, escalating costs, and operational risk. We led the decommissioning of coordinating multi-party data migration, and embedded strong governance frameworks. The result? Smarter health decisions and trusted reporting, enabled by a streamlined system environment with cloud-based data foundations.

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Welcome to OCM

We’ve proudly served you as McHale Group. Now, we’re excited to begin our next chapter as part of OCM.

With an expanded Australasian footprint, 15 partners and more than 180 colleagues, we bring greater depth, expertise and capability while remaining committed to the New Zealand public sector.

Working with you to make tomorrow better.

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Welcome to OCM

You’ve been redirected to our new website following the merger of ZED Management Consulting with OCM. Discover our expanded services and national capability as part of one unified brand.
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