The pro.manchester organisation and strategy map, OS mapping a technique originally developed for the MBA MBA international Strategic Management Module.

1. The Biggest Advisory Group in the North West
in financial and professional services....
banking, legal, finance, accountancy, corporate finance, private equity,
venture capital, asset management, insurance, property, strategy,
advertising, marketing, research, PR, HR, architecture, surveying,
civil engineering, recruitment, personnel, head hunting, networking.

2. OS Map Organisation and Strategy
The OS map is a novel way of explaining complex organisation and strategy overlays. The pro.manchester agenda
is extensive, demanding and inter related with key organisations and institutions in Greater Manchester.
Step 1 The central lines
The first step in reading the map. The executive team line, the board line and the committee line form
the core of the map placed in the middle of the grid, at the centre of all activities.
Step 2 The five key committees,
In the middle, business development committee, then clockwise, future.pro, membership,
communications committee and skills and education.
Step 3 The “main” lines.
3.1 The membership line, beginning with Gateway Group, bankers, lawyers, accountants, private
equity, wealth and asset management through to consultants, economists and property.
3.2 The business development line.
The key BD initiatives including, Conferences, CRAG, BEG, SPRIG, pro.manchester Creative,
ICE, and SAGE.
Step 4 The branch lines
4.1 CORE : the corporate out reach programme working with the CBI, IOD, The GM CoC etc.
4.2 MPEG : the corporate finance and private equity agenda
4.3 International : The international agenda, India, China, USA etc.
4.4 Conference line : the Business Angels, BVCA, Manchester FPS conference
4.5 Uni Line : the HEI’s with whom we work as part of the Skills and Education Agenda
4.6 Events Line : A selection of event types through the year
4.7 The Family Circle Line : Key organisations with whom we work throughout the year.

3. MPEG International Gateway Group Organisation and Strategy
Map
Middle East
VCT’s NWDA
Deals Bankers
Brazil
Board Business Angels UKTI Executive Team Line
BVCA China Key to Main Board Line
MBS Courses Mumbai
LP’s India High Commission
Lines Committee Line
Investors Lawyers Business Development
Uni Line
Corp Fins PE Legals Line
USA
Research Membership Line
Events Line
Ingenuity Fund “Real Deals”
Accountants
Conference Line
SAGE - Business Development Core Line
Skills and Education ICE Family Circle Line
Committee
Committee futurepro.
Business Link - Podcasts - Corporate Finance Manchester
Committee Line Committee
IOD - City Council
FSSC -
- CityCo
CBI - MBS - Main Board Private Equity - MIDAS
TIE - MMU - - Marketing Manchester
NEA - MU - Executive Team - GM Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise UK - Salford - - New Economy Commission
Bolton - DMCG Wealth Asset Management High Net Worths
CORE Oldham Digital Media Creative WAM Family Trusts
Pension Funds
Corporate Open -
Outreach
SPRIG Insurance Events Line - Seminars
College of Law - Sports Industry Group
Co-operative - Workshops
BEGS - Lunches
Academy Marketing
Business Economists Group - Discussions
Uni Line - Society of Business Economists
CRAG Public Relations - Breakfasts
pro.manchester Carbon Reduction Action Group - Debates
Advertising
.co.uk Committee Line - Lecture Serie
Conferences Membership Strategy - Delegations
Communications
Committee Committee - City Walks
Conference Line River Irwell Training - Annual Dinner
- EVENTS
HR
Property Group
Manchester BVCA Business
FPS Angels Property Architects Consultants Planners Economists

4. OS Map Organisation and Strategy
Definitions:
Gateway Group : Senior Partners, Managing Partners Senior Executives of pro.manchester
Glossary :
BBAA : British Business Angels Association
BEG : Business Economists Group
BVCA : British Venture Capital Association
CATS : A membership cluster encompassing Consultants, Training Specialists etc.
CF’s : CorpFins the corporate finance group.
CORE : Corporate Outreach programme
CRAG : Carbon Reduction Action Group
FPS : Financial and Professional Services
ICE : Islamic Banking, Carbon Trading and Ethical Banking
HEI’s : HIgher Education Institutes including the Co-Operative Academy
LP’s : Limited Partners (A BVCA term - potential investment groups into VC, PE)
MPEG : Manchester Private Equity Group
PE : Private Equity
SAGE : Special advisors Group of Entrepreneurs in the City
SBE : Society of Business Economists
SPRIG : Sports Industry Group
VC : Venture Capital
VCT’s : Venture Capital Trusts
WAM : Wealth and Asset Management

5. The Biggest Advisory Group in the North West
Three hundred member organisations
Three and a half thousand active members
banking, legal, finance, accountancy, corporate finance, private equity,
venture capital, asset management, insurance, property, strategy,
advertising, marketing, research, PR, HR, architecture, surveying,
civil engineering, recruitment, personnel, head hunting, networking.