STM Consulting provides a range of consulting services focused exclusively on the technology industries - telecommunications, information and online technologies - and the opportunities they create. This focus ensures that our knowledge base of technology, regulatory and market trends is maintained current and relevant to clients' needs.

STM services are based on the combined application of the skills and experience of its consultants, proven methodologies and intellectual effort, to provide structured, creative approaches to meeting client requirements.

STM Consulting Pty Ltd has been selected as a supplier of telecommunications management and consulting services to NSW Government agencies under the DITM 2000.01 panel contract.

Most STM consulting assignments employ an analytical approach to meeting client needs. Breaking down a problem or requirement into its logical elements can provide valuable insights. Analysis work may be undertaken as an objective in its own right, or as an input to strategy, marketing and policy development activity. Examples include industry analysis, commercial and technical feasibility, market research and analysis (see also under Marketing) and economic benefit-cost analysis.

STM undertakes strategic planning and reviews concerned with high level objectives and how they may be achieved.

• Strategic IT and telecommunications planning
  IT and telecommunications strategic consulting to ensure that clients' business objectives are supported by their technology operations, including business case development
• Technology assessment
  Investigation of technologies, including products and services appropriate to meet specific needs
• Business strategies
  Identification of business development strategies, and planning for their achievement, as well as business plans for new initiatives. Market entry strategies, technology sourcing, human resources, budgeting, and financing can all be addressed.

STM typically develops key inputs to a client's marketing strategy, such as:

• Market analysis
  Analysis and modelling of market demand and growth trends using a combination of secondary data, primary research and assumptions based on our own and clients' judgements and experience
• Market research
  A range of primary and secondary market research services, including focus groups, phone surveys, and in-depth interviews, supporting analysis methodologies from the simplest to the most sophisticated, and covering markets from residential consumers to the corporate and government sector
• Competitive analysis
  Analysis of strengths and weaknesses of competitive positioning, in terms of products and services, marketing, distribution and support
• Marketing resources
  Provision of experienced consultants to work as part of in-house marketing teams, or to project manage a variety of strategic marketing tasks.

STM has considerable experience of working with Federal and State Government agencies with responsibility for ICT industry development, competition and regulatory policy.

• Industry development
  Analysis and policy studies to provide a framework for development of ICT industry, including market based economic studies of the impact of specific policy changes
• Competition and regulation
  Analysis and policy development studies to address competitive issues in the telecommunications market, and to investigate options for regulation and their likely impacts
• Trade development
  Market based programs to identify potential strategic partnerships between Australian and overseas ICT companies to assist in export market development or investment.

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