Advisory support for federal real property decision-makers
Federal departments with custodial responsibility for real property manage some of the most complex and constrained asset and infrastructure portfolios in the country.
Decisions about these portfolios—what to invest in, maintain, divest, or transform—are shaped by governance, funding, competing mandates, and risk. When those decision systems are unclear or misaligned, decisions stall, value erodes, and stewardship is compromised.
Change Group provides targeted advisory support to senior leaders and Senior Designated Officials (SDOs)responsible for these decisions.
How we engage
Our work with federal custodians is focused and senior-level, typically involving one or more of the following:
Decision Support (Primary)
Confidential advisory support to SDOs and senior departmental executives facing high‑consequence decisions, on an as needed basis.
Framing complex program, portfolio, or organizational decisions
Navigating trade-offs under fiscal and governance constraints
Advising on sequencing, risk, and decision pathways
System Diagonsis
Targeted assessment of how decision systems operate—and where they break down. Typically scoped as focused advisory or diagnostic engagement.
Reviewing governance, decision authority, and accountabilities
Identifying bottlenecks, delays, and failure points
Clarifying what must change for decisions to move forward
Executive Alignment
Structured support to enable decisions to be reached and sustained, used when alignment is the barrier to progress.
Facilitating executive-level discussions on complex choices
Aligning leadership across mandates, priorities, and constraints
Supporting decisions through to action
Where this applies
Federal real property remains an area of deep experience within Change Group’s broader advisory practice, which also supports provincial, municipal, and non-profit organizations facing similar decision challenges in asset-intensive environments. In the federal context, Change Group’s work is most relevant for:
Senior Designated Officials responsible for real property
Deputy Heads and Assistant Deputy Ministers overseeing real property portfolios
Departments managing large, aging, or constrained real property portfolios
Situations where critical governance, financial or asset portfolio decisions are delayed, escalated, or repeatedly deferred