Established in 1992 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, we serve clients throughout the United States.

We provide services to state and local government agencies, universities and colleges, school districts, non-profit agencies, small businesses, community coalitions, faith-based organizations, and test publishing companies.

Our specialty areas include:

• research (design, sampling, analyses, reporting, and project management);
  
  
• program evaluation (bottom-up outcome assessment, empowerment evaluations, getting to outcomes strategies (GTO), develop or review of logic models, statistically derived benchmarks for progress, examination of aggregate growth curves and dosage effects, feasibility studies, and performance standards reviews);
  
  
• survey development (phone, mail, or on-line survey applications);
  
  
• data analysis (simple to advanced, statistical modeling [e.g. SEM, HLM, Growth Curve Modeling], power analysis, case-study time-series analysis, reliability/validity studies);
  
  
• technical assistance (strategic planning, risk analysis, data dashboards, management information systems [MIS], needs assessments, training managers for grant leadership positions, report templates for funders, 360 assessments, voice of the client/customer (VOC) feedback systems, cost benefit analysis)
  
  
  
  

We form partnerships with clients so that they can make more informed decisions. We produce reports, enhance
products, or document program outcomes that have effects long after the contract is finished.

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