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Strategic Planning & Implementation

Developing a strategic plan including the identification, analysis, and implementation of long-term initiatives is critical to future growth. We can advise how to maintain a sustainable competitive advantage within the marketplace.

Wired Out : The Tech Store

Fisher Professional Services (FPS) has been contracted by the OSU Office of Business Operations for three engagements in support of Wired Out, the technology store on the OSU campus.

Wired Out Case Study

OSU Licensing

Fisher Professional Services (FPS) has teamed up with OSU Trademark & Licensing (OSU T&L) to help new and existing licensees improve their business practices and market share. OSU T&L contracted with FPS to help determine various needs of licensee, make recommendations to correct these needs, and then implement the proposed solutions. Current projects include creating a detailed business plan for a Homage Clothing LLC and developing marketing, sales, and operational guides for the quickly expanding KE Specialties

Internship Development Project

Fisher Professional Services (FPS) has been contracted by the Office of Career Management at the Fisher College of Business to compile a diagnostic of their current offerings with respect to internship recruitment at Fisher. Additional potential tasks include devising strategic initiatives to streamline and enhance coordination with various Fisher Centers of Excellence and other organizations in the Fisher community. The end goal of the project would be to increase the internship opportunities for the class of 2010 and going forward. The goals of the project will be obtained by interviewing different stakeholders to capture critical information on current as well as potential opportunities, documenting the data and establishing best practices. The final deliverable for the project will be a presentation to the Office of Career Management staff.

NetJets

NetJets paired with Fisher Professional Services for the 2008 Project One engagement, a training exercise for incoming MBA students seeking to participate with Fisher Professional Services during the 2008-2009 academic years. NetJets executives assisted with the overall facilitation of background information as well as the evaluation of the individual team’s proposals.

Netjets case study

OSU:Pro

Fisher Professional Services (FPS) has been contracted by the Ohio State University Office of Academic Affairs to assist in the strategic planning for a commercialization effort related to a software product known as OSU:pro. This product was developed internally at the College of Medicine, and OSU:pro has since been implemented University-wide as a solution to assist in tracking the publications, achievements, and other activities of faculty and staff that are relevant to the Promotion and Tenure (P&T) process. FPS began this project by performing an in-depth study of the OSU:pro product and the current business processes utilized to support this application. FPS then utilized the report produced by Navigator Management Partners LLC as well as documents supplied by the client. The consultants then engaged the developers and support staff of OSU:pro through an interview process in order to gain an understanding of the current business and support model. Finally, the team of consultants also analyzed the potential market as well as potential competitors in order to understand the value proposition that OSU:pro offers. From this research, the team has worked to develop a “Roadmap to Commercialization” by outlining the following items: an initial timeline and scope for the commercialization project, software changes needed to bring this product to market, staffing requirements and a potential model needed to support external clients, key milestones along the project, a list of items that will need to be considered for commercialization, legal considerations and an estimated total cost for commercialization.