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THE FAS DIFFERENCE

We deliver the full range of consulting solutions for corporate clients.

WITH ONE IMPORTANT CHANGE:

YOU ENGAGE CONSULTANTS DIRECTLY

THE STALLED PROJECT

You're the project sponsor.

Your software implementation project hasn’t gone well. The vendor either built something that doesn’t work or isn’t able to build it at all.

You’ve tried the obvious.

You’ve switched consultants and changed project teams. It hasn’t worked—the solution falls short.

Failure is not an option.

The company has already committed to the software. There's no going back, yet the feature you want is simply not going to happen.

THE USUAL PROPOSALS

You know what an efficient action plan is.

The proposals you’ve received ask you to stake everything on the vendor's reputation and experience.

You’ve seen how this works.

You refuse to sacrifice 80% of your budget and allotted time on fact-finding and Powerpoint presentations.

Your name is on the project.

You want project requirements satisfied with real accountability. You refuse to hide behind a consulting firm’s brand name when it doesn’t happen.

IN-HOUSE APP SUPPORT

Your need ongoing production support.

You’ve completed a software/IT project and the app needs occasional changes, customizations, and fixes.

The problem is continuity.

People keep leaving, poached by other teams or other firms.

You want permanent familiarity...

with your implementation. By the time new people get up to speed and gain familiarity with your app, they’ve moved on. Meanwhile, your reputation is tied to the continuity of support.

TRADITIONAL CONSULTING FIRMS DON'T HELP

“We spent 8 months and $500K with a traditional consulting firm, and I think all we got in the end was a PowerPoint presentation. It was the most expensive PowerPoint we ever had.” - anonymous CEO

THERE'S A BETTER SOLUTION

STRAIGHT ANSWERS

INSTANT PROBLEM RESOLUTION

The consultants in front of you can solve your problem. They have authority to revise project scope, revisit what is delivered and solve issues, without "kicking it upstairs". There is no partnership model.

YOU CHOOSE CONSULTANTS

We never ASSIGN from a bench to drive billable hours for under-utilized consultants. You get OPTIONS to assemble the exact team you need from the open market of consulting professionals.

NO PROPRIETARY METHODOLOGIES

Instead of elaborate proprietary methodologies that drain time and budget, we are agile practitioners who solve your problems in the most direct way possible.

YOUR PRIORITIES

SEAMLESS TEAMS

Consultants are a seamless part of YOUR organization. There’s no silo between "external" and "internal" team members. You get open communication that improves speed and efficiency of delivery.

RE-ENGAGE ANY CONSULTANT

Re-engage consultants or extend engagements. We never "rotate" consultants off your project against your preferences. The resulting continuity preserves your accumulated institutional knowledge.

YOUR PRIORITIES ALWAYS WIN

Our consultants provide an independent perspective with no requirement to present a centralized corporate position. They are loyal to your goals and to your project success.

Keep the Knowledge You Invest in Consultants

Any Consultant You Like Joins Your Permanent Network

The next time you need the same consultant, contact him/her directly and engage under the existing vendor agreement.

Always have a team ready
for your next project.

Consultants become part of your extended, flexible workforce. No need to go through a gatekeeper.

Practice Areas Include:

Cloud Migration

Amazon AWS
Microsoft Azure

Project Management

PMO / Program Management
Agile Projects
Agile Coaching
Atlassian Jira
Microsoft SharePoint

Org Development

Workforce Agility
Educational Programs
Organizational Transformation

Database / Data Mining

Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle Database
DB2
Business Objects
Qlik Sense

HRIS / TIME / PAYROLL

Workday
ADP
Kronos
Infor Workbrain
Employee Time Clocks

Marketing & Sales

Marketing Program Mgmt
Corporate Storytelling
Brand Narrative & Re-Launch
Social Selling
Social Ads Management

App Integration

Mulesoft
Oracle
SAP
Microsoft
Custom Integrations

Mobile / Web App Dev

iOS / Android
Oracle Weblogic
IBM WebSphere
Java, .Net, SQL
PHP, JavaScript

Industrial

Supply Chain Management
Retail, Warehouse RFID
Labor Cost Reporting

Next Steps

SCHEDULE

a call to confirm the problem
and plan a solution.

SIGN

a vendor agreement
and grant credentials.

SOLVE

We deliver a successful
project to completion.

START HERE

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Flexible Workforce

Part of Our Consulting Offering Is Workforce Agility

Showing clients how to meet customer demand during spikes or growth while avoiding bleeds costs during lulls.

Thrive In Uncertainty With a Flexible Workforce

We'll walk your leadership team through a strategic shift.

Gain an Extraordinary Advantage

Trounce competition by matching workforce to workload–all the time.