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Pro Bono O.R.OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
FOR THE THIRD SECTOR
ContactEmail: [email protected]
Phone: 0121 234 7826
Pro Bono O.R.: An Overview
What is Pro Bono O.R. and how did it come about?
What are its aims? To help Third Sector organisations to do a
better job
To promote O.R. in the Third Sector
To promote effective use of O.R.
To give O.R. analysts an opportunity to practise in a wider arena and widen their skills
How it Works: Organisations Expression of interest
Registration form
Scoping conversation
Project scope sent to volunteers
Organisation selects volunteer
Pre project survey
Project proposal drawn up
Project commences
Feedback sought
Post project survey
How it Works: Volunteers
THE ROLE OF A VOLUNTEER
Work with organisation to specify project
Undertake project, either individually or in teams
Write up and/or present their work wherever appropriate
Mentor junior volunteers
WHO ARE THE VOLUNTEERS?
O.R. / analytical professionals
Retired
Consultants
Government employees
Employed professionals
Academics
Types of Projects
Strategic planning/review
Process improvement
Impact measurement
Data analysis
Business planning
Efficiency improvement
Options appraisal
Decision making
Scheduling
Risk analysis
Location of projects
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Region (completed projects)
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EastMidlands
London andSouth East
Midlands North East North Westand North
Wales
Scotland
Region (active projects)
Types of organisations
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Animal welfare
Parent & Families/Children & Youngpeople
Community
Disadvantaged groups
Education
Elderly
Health
Mental health
People with disabilities
Type of organisation (completed projects)
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Community
Disadvantaged groups
Education
Elderly people
Heath
Mental health
People with disabilities
Type of organisation (active projects)
Category of project
0 5 10 15 20
Advisory
Business planning
Data analysis
Database design
Impact measurement
Modelling
Processanalysis/improvement
Resource planning
Scheduling
Strategic review/planning
Systems mapping
Category (completed projects)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Advisory
Business planning
Data analysis
Database design
Impact measurement
Modelling
Process analysis/improvement
Resource planning
Scheduling
Strategic review/planning
Systems mapping
Category (active projects)
Achievements
PROJECTS
90 projects advertised
58 projects completed
32 active projects
VOLUNTEERS
Over 450 volunteers
230 volunteers applied for projects
117 volunteers on projects
HighlightsMAKING THE PRO BONO O.R. PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS
For analysts
HighlightsREACHING MORE THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS
WORKING WITH SOME WELL KNOWN CHARITIES
Benefits
Consultanc
y Skills
Build Your
CV
Making a Real Difference
Work in a Different
Sector
Team
Bu
ild
ing
Soft
Skills
Take Part
in the
Whole
Project
Cycle
Seeing how other
organisations work
Positive Learning Experienc
e
Le
arn
N
ew
Sk
ills
Unique Opportunitie
s
Project
Management
Meeting New People
How to get Involved
Sign up online http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono
Come and chat to me now
Drop me an email [email protected]
Further Information
Webpage:
www.theorsociety.com/Probono
Blog:
http://probonoOR.blogspot.co.uk/
Connect with me via:
@FMcLeister Felicity McLeister
“It’s a dog’s life”
A Case Study in
Operational
Research
Can we answer the following questions?
• How many dogs there are “in the system” in the UK and how do they move between different parts of the system?
• How many dogs are relinquished and why? Which type of dog?
• Can we forecast the likely impact of different interventions ?
The RSPCA is the UK’s leading animal welfare charity.
Key project stages
Review the available data
Design and build a model
Develop recommendations for possible uses and future development of the model
What data would you want to collect and where would you find it?Workshop exercise 1
Literature Review
• Literature Review of relevant papers and reports
• ~50 different sources
• ~100 data points and times series
• Assessment of data quality
Can we model the UK dog population?
Workshop exercise 2
Stock
Inflows
Outflows
A Stocks and Flows Model of UK dogs
A Stocks and Flows Model helps us to understand the “system” in which dogs exist; where they are and how they move between different parts of the system
Task 2a: decide what are the four “stocks” of dogs that you would want to include in a model, based on the overall population data from the literature review
Stock 1
Stock 4
Stock 2
Stock 3
A Stocks and Flows Model of UK dogs
Here is a model answer that defines four main stocks of dogs
Task 2b: what do you think are the inflows and outflows that lead to increases and reductions in each of the stocks? N.B. there may be more
than one inflow and/or outflow for each stock
Companion
dogs
Working
dogs
In Rescue
Strays
A Stocks and Flows Model of UK dogs
Companion
dogs
(99.8%)
Working
dogs
In Rescue
Strays
• Births
• Imports
• Deaths
• Exports
• Births
• Imports
• Deaths
• Deaths• Deaths • Births • Births
• Imports
What factors and interventions affect the flows?Workshop exercise 3
Factors affecting the flows
Canine birth & death rates
Political
Economic
Social
Technology
Legal
Environment
If you were the RSPCA, what interventions would you want to make to improve the system?
How the RSPCA has been able to use the results
Helping to scope the direction of their campaign to tackle the illegal trade in puppies
Using the data to inform their response to DEFRA’sconsultation on overhaulingexisting pet vending legislation