Leadership/Communication
In order to combat rising expenses, the executive committee considered switching each office from which model to another?
Revenue to Profit Model
In which two of the three major economic sectors (not industries) does ACS lack dedicated practices?
Primary (raw materials) and Tertiary (service)
What is the average number of partners per office?
3 to 6
While the partners needed to discuss it further, what did they feel was the appropriate action regarding the billing issue and whether to repay a portion of the money?
Repay a portion of the money
When a partner at the Boston office won a bid for a library cataloging Boston office won a bid for a library cataloging system, even-though it was seen as an industry shift, what did the three founding partners agree on?
Stick to manufacturing projects only
What were the backgrounds / experience for the 3 executive committee members?
Big 3 Manufacturer, MIT with 8 years in high-tech, Harvard MBA
What cultural shift is ACS aiming to instill to align with its strategic vision?
A culture of accountability and financial discipline
What unified system had the Executive Committee tried installing and are now wanting to revisit implementing?
Prospecting monitoring system
What was the reason for wanting to more closely monitor the expenses in the Philadelphia office?
It was a revenue center, not a profit center so employees weren’t incentivized to keep costs down.
Which continent were the founding partners thinking of expanding to next?
Europe