Biography

Frances' research interests cover the development and use of frameworks, modelling and analytical approaches to supporting organisational strategic development. In particular her research interests focus on scenario planning for assessing future uncertainty and the practice of supporting strategic development within organisations.

She has a broad range of experience in teaching to varied student groups including: undergraduate, pre and post experience postgraduate, and executive eduction.  Topics within her teaching portfolio include: scenario planning; participative methods to support the strategy process; soft skills for Operational Research and Analytics professionals; developing an organisational Analytics capability, ethical issues related to Analytics..

Her consultancy experience includes facilitating senior management teams across a variety of sectors for example, education, recruitment and not-for-profit sectors.

She is a Fellow,of the UK Operational Research Society and a committee member of the Women In OR & Analytics Network of the UK Operational Research Society. 

Research Interests

The strategic development process and the design and use of frameworks, methods and models to support strategy development, in particular scenario planning and visioning methodologies. 

The current practice within the UK of supporting strategic development. 

Soft skills for Analytics professionals, in particular: problem structuring, Analytics framing; and communicating with technical vs non-technical audiences.