We provide a wide range of planning services to assist clients in navigating issues ranging from strategy development to operations and organizational change. Our work has helped organizations overcome difficult transitions as well as discover and capitalize on new opportunities. For a plan to be successful it must be more than words upon a page, instead it should be a living document that guides the organization and supports being able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.

At Elevate Consulting we know what it takes to be successful with this. Our commitment is to work with our clients to develop facilitation processes that make complex and often sensitive group sessions meaningful and painless. Each engagement is treated as unique. Each facilitation process uses proven techniques and tools that are customized to allow participants to voice their opinions and ideas while at the same time achieving session objectives. Our approach emphasizes results while having some fun.

We recognize communications, stakeholder engagement and consultation can be complex. Yet they are essential tools for building and sustaining successful projects, initiatives, and organizations. Communications at its root is the art of translating abstract concepts and ideas into recognizable symbols and imagery. To do this effectively we are strategic, ensuring that the resulting products are accessible and resonate with the intended audience to produce the desired results. We are skilled at effectively managing the human relationships required to help organizations succeed.

One of Elevate’s core services is evaluation and review. This includes undertaking program evaluations and project reviews for clients in the public and private sectors, as well as non-profit organizations. We have been involved in doing program evaluations of large federal and provincial programs, as well as due diligence and quality assurance reviews of multi-million dollar initiatives. Our approach is based on engaging individuals honestly and developing data collection processes that are reliable in order to deliver recommendations that are honest, unbiased, sensitive and evidence-based to the interests they affect.

Organizations today are faced with balancing operational pressures with strategic priorities. Elevate can help by providing experience and knowledge in all stages of business and technology projects. Our project and organizational services ensure clients have the tools needed for growth and change such as business cases, charters, organizational frameworks, governance frameworks, success reviews, fairness monitoring, project management practices and standards.

At Elevate we understand what it takes to deliver on business expectations. Successful completion of initiatives and projects take focused, dedicated effort with the right plan, people, and leadership. Through delivering small, medium, and large scale projects on behalf of and in support of project sponsors and business owners, we have gained a depth of experience in what is needed to support our clients in being successful. As values add, we have a number of tools and techniques (i.e. multi-media, graphics design, desktop publishing, research, on-line surveys and e-learning) and use them to support our core services.