Total Cost of Ownership Models for Making Information Technology Buying Decisions

In this video, Brian Maouad, the Founder and CEO of Advance 2000 and Jim Gitney, Founder and CEO of Group50 Consulting discuss how to apply Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) evaluation models to help senior leaders define the true cost of ownership of various Information Technology, IT strategies and tactical decisions. We discuss how (more…)

Middle market companies—typically defined as those with annual revenues between $25 million and $1 billion—face unique challenges and opportunities. These firms, often in the manufacturing and distribution sectors, operate at a revenue level where they are too small to have expertise across all business processes and will often turn to (more…)

The so called “Liberation Day” has happened. Everyone was surprised by the size of the tariff numbers and the markets reacted negatively across the board. These tariffs, whether short term or long term will cause the manufacturing landscape in the United States and supply chains across the globe to undergo a seismic shift.  This shift is driven by (more…)

A Simple, Powerful Approach to Strategic Planning

Is your company’s strategic plan too complex, unclear, or ineffective?

Most strategic frameworks are difficult to explain, impossible to implement, and quickly forgotten. That’s where Group50® comes in. We take a simplified, results-driven approach that aligns every stakeholder—owners, board members, employees, customers, and suppliers—under a clear roadmap to success.

With Group50’s Where to Play and How to Win Strategy Framework, you’ll get a one-page, easy-to-understand strategic plan that everyone in your organization can rally behind. No jargon, no confusion—just a clear path to success.

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For the leaders of middle market companies, it can be lonely at the top. They are often surrounded by long-term employees who have helped them achieve middle market status. These employees, while very talented provide filtered input to the CEO or Founder and in many cases can only provide advice based on what they learned inside the company. As a result, (more…)