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<\/p>\nAt BlueGranite, our fundamental business strategy is simple: to build a world class consulting organization that delivers meaningful business impact for our clients through data & analytics solutions. Each of the three primary components of that strategy has gone through limited changes over the years, but they describe a consistent and fundamental guiding light for how we operate.<\/p>\n
Discussions about strategy happen at all levels, and strategy factors into many tactical discussions and lower level decisions as a crucial reference point.\u00a0 We refine and remain true to our strategy by constantly asking the question \u201cWhy does this matter?\u201d.\u00a0 We believe it\u2019s easy for companies these days to have artfully written, inspirational vision statements, strategies, ideas, and values.\u00a0 However, we ask ourselves \u2013 \u201cWhy does this matter?\u201d What does it mean in translation to day to day activities and decisions?<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ll start with world class consulting organization \u2013 it sounds good, right? But why does it matter? What steps do we take to achieve it?\u00a0 For us, it is reflected in our talent and in our culture.\u00a0 We value highly talented and diverse team members who are interested in contributing to the organization in a variety of ways, and who feel at home in a culture that is built on treating each other like responsible, professional adults. This means we reduce management overhead, encourage flexible working arrangements and hours (with a results-oriented work environment), and enable every employee to learn about all elements of the business, and to add their voices and efforts into the activities that they feel passionate about.<\/p>\n
As we recruit new team members, we make a commitment to our employees that we will bring on only the highest caliber of people and provide them the types of opportunities that are the best mix of challenging and exciting.\u00a0 We will encourage their growth and development in a variety of ways, but ultimately in a dynamic, self-directed manner that does not attempt to set and enforce narrow job descriptions or limitations on exploring strategic functions and roles across the business.\u00a0 We encourage clarity and accountability from the team and to the team, from all levels of the organization.<\/p>\n
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We combine our individual talents with our team spirit and culture, and we employ it to deliver meaningful business impact for our clients.\u00a0 We take our cultural belief of asking \u201cWhy?\u201d and use that philosophy when approaching client engagements.\u00a0 Although our team brings to bear considerable technological expertise, we decline to pursue work for the sake of work, or for the sake of technology.\u00a0 We feel obliged to ask our clients \u201cWhy does this matter? If we accomplish this task \u2013 capture this data, generate this analysis – what does it change for you and your business?\u00a0 Why would you pursue this effort?\u201d<\/p>\n
This philosophy, in turn, forces us to focus on the solutions we deliver in a way that has the best chance of realizing the potential of technology, regardless of the domain our client operates within.\u00a0 While some technology service providers may be happy to take an order and check a box (and bill the hour and earn the dollar), our team is more likely to think like an MBA and thought leader than a heads-down technician, and that means we want to understand, track, and measure the successful delivery of business value resulting from the solutions that we build.<\/p>\n
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And finally, we build our team and deliver our services to customers within the technology domain of data and analytics solutions.\u00a0 This degree of focus allows us to be more singular in purpose across the internal functions of our business \u2013 every single team member, regardless of role or background, understands the domain within which we operate and brings their own specialized talents to bear.\u00a0 This means that our marketing, human resources, and business development roles are not disconnected from the core concepts and value that our delivery team helps realize for our clients.<\/p>\n
We execute on our clients’ strategy across geographies, industries, and business departments without having to reduce the level at which we communicate \u2013 and all decisions have a better shot at being understood on their individual merits rather than the more common business tactic of comparing in terms of margin or dollars. We are increasingly focused on the primary arena of innovation for data and analytics \u2013 the cloud \u2013 where the expansion of possibilities has exploded into machine learning and artificial intelligence.\u00a0 We think you\u2019d be hard-pressed to pick a more dynamic and exciting domain!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Taken as a whole, our strategy has refined over time; the details of our culture, and the backdrop of technology in particular, have matured with us and made us a Great Place To Work.\u00a0 The primary elements have remained constant.\u00a0 Through it all, we seek to maintain transparency and accountability.\u00a0 During all-hands staff meetings and individual one-on-one check-ins, we share performance numbers, we talk about our successes, and we explore our failures so we can all learn.<\/p>\n