Alpha Associates Competitors

Clarity Partners is a privately held full-service management and technology consulting firm. We were founded in Chicago, IL in 2004 on the principle of providing big firm consulting best practices with the innovation, efficiency, and personal attention typically found in smaller firms. Clarity's name represents our commitment to bring clarity and resolution to every engagement. By combining strong analytical capabilities with our proven methodologies, we deliver customized, effective solutions, consistently exceeding client expectations.

Performance Improvement Partners is a technology consulting firm built exclusively for the private equity industry. We move at the speed of private equity, to design and deliver technology-driven value creation solutions that achieve transformational results by increasing understanding, maximizing potential, and outsizing outcomes. Founded in 2003, we are a preferred technology and business transformation partner to more than 250 private equity firms. Our results-focused team of strategists, engineers, and former CIOs focus on the outcome – to design and deliver technology solutions that drive next-level value creation.

We are focused on our clients' long-term goals and vision for the future. To guarantee that, all of our engagements start with an alignment phase. During the alignment phase, we spend time with our client to define the problem and the proper application of technology to solve it, and where it fits in the strategic vision of the company going forward. The time spent during the alignment phase may or may not be billable. We want our client to feel that we are a partner and that our success is mutual. The proper solution starts with a clear understanding of our client's environment and long-term vision of our client's set goals. We realize the challenges of the software industry and strive to be productive and efficient. Studies have shown that the best programmers can be 10 times more productive than the average programmers1. We understand that and have established methodology for developing, managing, and delivering work to our clients. Our methodology includes rigid standards for coding and commenting the software we write. This allows programmers of different skill levels to perform different functions and improves productivity. The company is based on the cooperation of self-motivated consultants who have proven credentials and experience. Each consultant can work independently or cooperatively to deliver quality solutions to our clients. By carefully planning and documenting each phase of the project, our consultant is continuously looking for early warning signs. Project milestones are established and the client is heavily involved in each step of the way, from discovery to successful delivery. Active client participation is crucial to verify functional requirements are correctly implemented, start change request procedures appropriately, and review budget to make sure the project is on track. By forcing active client participation, this model has the effect of empowering our clients and consultants alike. This network of knowledge workers eliminates the big overhead incurred by traditional consulting ...