Total Strategy, LLC exists to help companies and the public sector move beyond strategic planning into strategic management. This means helping organizations with more than just a five-year plan; it is challenging, guiding and supporting them through transformation. We believe in more than drive-by consulting; we travel the whole road with our clients.

Total Strategy was originally formed to address management hurdles seen in the public and non-profit sectors. The unique set of challenges faced by US Federal agencies as they enforce statute, provide national security and translate US law into citizen-centered services are difficult to manage at the day-to-day level, even harder at the strategic level; however, Total Strategy maintains that difficulty is another word for opportunity – not just to plan, but to strategically manage. That means transforming in the right places, at the right times for the right reasons. Strategic management includes an action-oriented set of achievable, measurable and transformative initiatives; more than the proverbial gap between requirements definition and program implementation, Strategic management is a remedy to a fundamental break-down in the management endeavor: failing to continually transform the enterprise to stay competitive and relevant.

Given the dynamic pace of global change, Federal managers are now forced to produce transformational change amidst declining resources or risk leaving the organization, and the country, unprepared for the demands it will certainly face in the coming decade. Globalization, national security, e-commerce, demographic changes are just a few of the tectonic-sized external forces buffeting the Federal government manager every day. At the same time, internal drivers such as resource shortages, contracting complexities, multiple lines of authority, intransigent workforce policies and the constant pulse of politics add to the depth of the issues facing agency leaders.

Total Strategy was formed originally to help government managers transform their domains, one initiative at a time. By presenting timely analytics, program support, change management, trusted consultation, practical ideas and innovative solutions Total Strategy works to help Federal managers succeed.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, as Total Strategy looks beyond the public sector it is clear that the private sector is no more immune to the law of organizational inertia than the Federal government. Transformation takes tremendous energy, resource and focus. Yet the global nature of the competitive market dictates that private companies transform themselves more often and more quickly than ever before. Businesses have long understood that productivity and efficiency are cornerstones of profitability. But in order to remain relevant and competitive tomorrow, businesses must be equipped for agility today. Thus, Total Strategy brings its unique approach to the private marketplace, as well. Business can benefit from a Total Strategy approach to strategically managing their future.