Decision Processes

We help clients create the conditions for sound decisions. The ability to make good strategic choices again and again is itself a form of competitive advantage.  

We pay special attention to the character and quality of information going to senior leaders, and to the human and organizational factors that shape how big decisions are made.

Research Strategy

Good decisions begin with good information and the people who produce it. Whether you want to enhance an existing research staff or build a new one, we can assist any phase of the process:

• Defining roles and responsibilities

• Crafting the research agenda and sequencing of projects

• Establishing analytic culture

• Recruiting staff

• Identifying technology needs

Research Audit

Are your senior leaders getting the most out of their research, intelligence, and analytics staffs? We can evaluate the effectiveness of information processes and identify areas for improvement.

We focus on the quality of datasets, the representation of competing viewpoints in analysis, the clarity of products, and the alignment of reporting with executive needs.  

Decision Quality

Good information does no good if it’s unseen, distorted, or misread at the point of decision. We can analyze how your organization makes decisions, with an eye to exposing biases, blind spots, and flawed reasoning before rivals or reality do.  

As longtime advisors, we understand the cognitive, organizational, and cultural factors that can get in the way of effective decision making. We work with leadership teams to put processes in place that better allow them to see the whole board.