We've delivered some of the UK's most complex programmes.
Now we help others do the same.
Hazel Strategic Advisory helps organisations turn strategy into delivery, navigating complexity, strengthening leadership, and building the conditions for long-term success.
"The Prime Minister thanked me personally for the collaborative and open way in which you worked, holding your team up as a case study for how departments should work."
Former Secretary of State for Transport
"The introduction of extremely experienced and capable Programme Directors has transformed the health of the programme. The drive and commitment from their leadership is exemplary.”
Gateway Review Team Leader
We are Annelies Look and Chris White-Horne, founders of Hazel Strategic Advisory. We have led some of the UK's most complex capital and transformation programmes, across defence, health, rail, and space, and we bring a combined 55 years of delivery experience.
We specialise in programme start-up, turning intent, strategy and policy into deliverable programmes and portfolios. We work at pace, co-creating practical solutions and focusing relentlessly on the outcomes that matter most.
Organisations come to us when delivery matters most, to shape critical programmes, strengthen leadership and turn around portfolios that are struggling.
Find out more about our track record and experience.
How we can help
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Turning strategy into delivery
Strategy or policy without delivery is just intent.
We help organisations make the crucial transition from strategic ambition to programmes that can actually be executed, shaping structures, aligning teams and making the early decisions that determine whether a programme succeeds or fails.
The evidence is overwhelming - getting this stage right saves time and money later.
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Setting organisations up to deliver
Large budgets don't automatically produce results.
We help organisations deliver at an enterprise level, working with boards to cut through fragmentation and build portfolios where every commitment traces clearly to the outcomes that actually matter.
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Building delivery confidence
When programmes are struggling or can't afford to fail, we work alongside your leaders and teams to restore confidence and momentum.
We bring honest challenge, practical support, and experience of navigating the same pressures your people are facing.
We come in, strengthen what's there, and step back.
Ready to talk?
No obligation, just an honest conversation about whether we can help.
What makes Hazel different
Many consultants advise on programmes like yours. We've run them.
We've been accountable for delivery in some of the UK's most scrutinised delivery environments accountable to ministers, boards, and the public for outcomes that mattered to society.
That's a different kind of credibility, and it changes how we work with you.
We co-create, not prescribe. We work alongside your people, building solutions together rather than handing over frameworks. We move quickly, bring clarity and focus on what will actually make a difference, not what looks impressive in a slide deck.
We're also selective. We only work with organisations and people we respect, on programmes where we believe we can make a real difference. If we don't think we're the right fit, we'll say so.
And we don't create dependence. When our work is done, we leave. Your people will have the strength to stand on their own.
