METHODS

 

Midwest Strategy Partners uses proven methods of consulting, research and analysis to deliver custom solutions tailored to meet the unique needs and context of each client situation.  A typical client engagement may involve several or all of the following practices:

  • Rendering opportunities measurable and concrete through fact-based analyses: MSP will work alongside a client to identify priority internal and external data to inform analyses and recommendations.
  • Bringing the best of external and internal knowledge.  MSP leverages both its professional network and the client’s internal knowledge base to identify content experts for interview or niche advisory roles.  When appropriate, MSP analyzes relevant market peers for case studies or benchmarking.   
  • Developing creative and logical business plans: a sound business plan — for a project, acquisition or growth strategy — will have creatively generated a range of alternatives, and developed the best of alternatives into a well-reasoned and internally consistent presentation.  Such a plan clearly identifies the risks and opportunities at hand, and answers the most pressing of anticipated questions and objections.
  • Engaging stakeholders: as the situation calls for, MSP will identify key internal / external stakeholders, gain their input through tailored interviews or surveys, and incorporate their perspectives and concerns in the course of other research and planning.  Such stakeholder engagement contributes to building a recommendation that may be agreeable if not enthusiastically embraced by a critical mass of an organization's key stakeholders.
  • Focusing on actionable recommendations: MSP’s services are tailored for each individual client situation, focusing on the specific audiences and end-users who will be responsible for making decisions and taking action based upon the findings of a project. 

This suite of methods combine to identify the best of available internal and external knowledge, synthesizing those into highly usable custom solutions.

 

CULTURE

 

  • Clients first: we place clients’ needs and interests ahead of our own.
  • Value-centric: MSP maintains a consistent focus of helping clients identify and realize significant opportunities to grow sustainable enterprise value.
  • Direct communication: we say what we mean, and do what we say.
  • Trusted advisors: MSP aspires to earn and keep the trust of clients and colleagues.  MSP will decline business when it sees no significant opportunity to add value to the client organization. 
  • Partnership: we work in partnership with clients to deliver actionable solutions that embody a client organization’s values and vision.
  • Relationship: we value people and relationships, and seek to grow a network of clients and experts who will be enthusiastic professional partners for years to come.