Rutgers University increase the net revenue of its Auxiliaries budgeting process.
University of Delaware’s facilities team optimize its staff effectiveness.
New Mexico State University leverage P3s across its Auxiliary & Facility Services.
the University of Maine System grow student satisfaction with its dining program.
the University of Central Florida save money by optimizing its housing operations.
the University of California System meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral.
More than ever, higher education needs to efficiently and effectively optimize its financial and operational performance. Fortunately, you don’t have to solve this by yourself. Since 1993, B&D has been leading college and university leaders through disciplined processes that maximize the value of your operational assets. We are ready to help you transform your campus strategically, just as we’re helping
Enhance your financial and operational performance in alignment with institutional goals
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The opportunity:
Management Advisory Services
B&D’s Management Advisory practice develops the exact solutions you need—ones that produce immediate value and that contribute to your institution’s broader vision and mission.
THE VALUE WE CREATE
OUR SERVICES
APPLICATIONS ACROSS CAMPUS
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The value we create
Gone are the days of generous budgets. It is now imperative that higher ed examine and improve its financial and operational performance such that every department delivers maximum value.
Examples from across the country
Our services
There are many ways B&D helps enhance our clients' financial and operational performance in alignment with institutional mission and goals. Our approach is fully tailored to the institution and engagement, and depends on the challenge(s) you’re facing. To give you a sense, though, our services often take shape in these core areas—
Applications across campus
B&D’s approach to Management Advisory is very intentional; truly successful financial and operational performance can happen only when all parts of the system are working—and working strategically. Of course, many if not most institutions would find it difficult to take on so many projects at once. We’ll help you figure out which assets on campus would benefit most from a focused initiative, and the right order in which to tackle the work.
HOUSING
RETAIL
CAMPUS SAFETY & SECURITY
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
RECREATION
FOODSERVICE
ENERGY & UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE
PARKING & TRANSPORTATION
ARENAS & CONFERENCE CENTERS
We recommended Rutgers restructure its Auxiliaries’ organizational and budgeting process to maximize revenue production and achieve targeted service levels.
$15.3M
Net revenue projected to increase by $15.3M over 3 years
Optimized staff effectiveness and empowerment through better
We assessed the operational and organizational structure of Delaware's Facilities’ planning and project delivery (“PPD”) group to help the University realize its strategic and campus master plans.
organizational and operational structures
$1B
We helped NMSU explore a comprehensive Auxiliaries and Facilities public-private partnership (P3) to realize synergies between campus assets (both physical and operational) and to optimize student/user experiences.
Exposed availability of more than $1B of market investments made in campus assets
2025
The UC system is on track to achieve carbon neutrality across 10 campuses by 2025
We developed a campus sustainability and energy modeling framework and toolset to help the UC system, California, and the world bend the curve on climate change.
We deliver value, not reports
Every good advisor delivers recommendations.
The best advisors deliver recommendations
that are designed to be implemented. This is
crucial to your initiative’s success, as even the
best ideas bring no value if they cannot be
brought to fruition.
Our process and recommendations are also effective because we are sensitive to the perception some may have of external advisors, and our project engagement approach addresses this directly.
It also doesn’t hurt that our staff has served as higher education administrators—CFOs, senior student affairs professionals, construction managers, architects, etc.
We are the industry leader
in advising
higher ed
clients
Schools nationwide seek us out for our
expertise and then keep working with us once
they see the value of our knowledge and recommendations. Having led 1,500+ projects at
650+ higher education institutions, we regularly have financiers, private partners, architects, general contractors, and others come to us for thought leadership and data.
We also work to educate and empower the sector—
keynoting conferences, leading webinars, publishing dozens of articles per year, and more. And we’re the
go-to place for specialized P3 knowledge, through our
Higher Ed P3 Resource Center and annual report.
We help you fulfill your institutional mission
Like the work performed by other firms, our work maximizes the value of your operational, physical, and human assets. What’s different about us, though, is we also focus on helping you fulfill your institution’s long-term mission and purpose. You can maximize an asset’s value, but if doing so works against your institution’s long-term goals, that's quite problematic.
Our proprietary decision-making methodology is designed to ensure long-term goals are not overshadowed by short-term priorities. And because higher education is about people—students, faculty, staff—people are at the
core of all our conversations.
What makes B&D different?
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Executive Director, Management Advisory Services
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How can we help?
Schedule a time to chat with our Executive Director of Management Advisory Services about challenges and opportunities on your campus, or download our MAS brochure to learn more.
About B&D
B&D is a national advisory firm, with offices across the country. We were founded in 1993, and have since had the opportunity to work with 650+ higher education institutions on more than 1,500+ projects. We plan, we advise, we implement, and above all else we deliver full value to our clients. It’s a claim many make, but we really are different—
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customer service challenges
branding inconsistencies
system optimization
stable net revenue growth
sustainable business models
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We help you fulfill your institutional mission
We are the industry
leader in advising
higher ed clients
We deliver value, not reports
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OUR APPROACH
We facilitate proven processes for colleges and universities to evaluate, make, substantiate, and socialize decisions rooted in your permanent ideals.
“How should we approach online learning moving forward?"
“Should we
consolidate campuses?"
OUR APPROACH
We lead the creation of roadmaps that empower you to maximize an asset’s full value, working with you to set clear approaches to measuring and verifying success.
“How can we better manage expenses without sacrificing quality?"
“What are additional ways we can
generate revenue?"
OUR APPROACH
We identify streamlined systems, tools, and procedures to improve productivity and to optimize structure and culture.
“How can we improve stakeholder satisfaction?"
“How can our human systems perform better— without downsizing?"
OUR APPROACH
We guide the development of a unified strategy that optimizes efficiency and effectiveness in response to the institution’s unique permanent ideals and market context.
“Does our current strategy advance our ability to achieve the institutional mission?"
“Are all of our institutional resources aligned in a unified strategy?"
OUR APPROACH
We calibrate our approach to solve for your particular organizational need; should you pursue partnerships, we empower you to strategically engage the marketplace.
“During solicitation, how can we get the best possible relationships and negotiate from a position of strength?"
“What are the
potential benefits and drawbacks of pursuing
a partnership?"
OUR APPROACH
We keep your implementation process on track and on time by supplementing your existing campus resources with subject matter experts, proprietary program management methodologies, and more.
“What can we do to maximize the value of our investments?"
“How can we ensure an on-time, on-budget implementation process?"
OUR APPROACH
We provide a process that strategically integrates project management with change management to ensure the project achieves your desired behavioral outcomes.
“What does the strategic communication of our goals look like?"
“How can we ensure stakeholders adopt the new habits, structures, and processes we need them to?"
Decision Prioritization & Support
Business Planning
Management Consulting
Strategy Development
Partnership Evaluation/
Engagement
Implementation Oversight
Change Management
Rutgers University
University of Delaware
New Mexico State University
University of California System
Rutgers University
New Mexico State University
University of California System
University of Delaware
Rutgers University
University of Delaware
New Mexico State University
University of California System
Rutgers University
University of Delaware
New Mexico State University
University of California System
The good news: Investing in this process now helps ensure an adaptable, successful future for most every department and business unit. More good news: Your colleagues across the country have paved the way, demonstrating the possibilities—
The good news: Investing in this process now helps ensure an adaptable, successful future for most every department and business unit. More good news: Your colleagues across the country have paved the way, demonstrating the possibilities—
