Research. Plan. Manage.
The Ramsay Group maintains high standards of business
operations, and a formula for quality service you can trust.

A. Research

The Ramsay Group's array of quantitative and qualitative research tools provides reliable and comprehensive data, taking guesswork out of critical decisions.

Our methods include:

• Market Research (Niche includes: Housing and Economic Development)
• Surveys (Telephone, Household, electronic)
  -   Customer Satisfaction
  -   Community Needs
• Focus Groups
• Best Practice Studies
• Feasibility Studies
• White Papers, Concept Papers
• Policy Briefs
• Policy and Regulatory Analysis

B. Strategic Planning

Our strategic planning services utilize several different strategic planning methodologies including Hoshin Kanri, SWOT Analysis, and Theory of Change models. These methods are proven in ensuring an organization's staff is clear on its collective goals, its ability to achieve those goals and methods and action steps that will be deployed to implement those goals. In short, strategic planning is a long-term disciplined effort to produce vital actions that form and direct what an organization is, what it does, and why it does it. Our service delivery includes:

• Community Housing Plans
  -   Housing Elements
  -   Consolidated Plans
  -   General Plan Amendments
  -   CAPERS
• Economic Development Plans
• Public-Private Partnerships
• Issue Advocacy
• Needs Assessment and Analysis
• Policy Analysis
• Proposal Development
• Public/Community Meetings
• Key Stakeholder Interviews
• Business Plans

C. Project Management

The Ramsay Group's management of a project or initiative is the most important element of a project's success. This service will promote efficiency and assure the implementation of a strategic plan.

Our staff can manage key components of a project or the whole program. Our collection of management services include:

• Master Planning
• Collaborative Project Coordination
• Project Public Relations and Marketing
• Fiscal Management
• Evaluations
• Funds Development
• Meeting Facilitation
• Management and Organizational Change
• Policy and Procedural Development
• Service Quality Audits