Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc. Helping leaders orchestrate business successes Colleen Burke, President Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc.

© 2011 Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 Houston  Privately held management consulting firm founded to help companies improve business performance  Texas-based…globally focused Who Is Ascentrics?  Integrates five critical components: strategy, process & technology, people, organization structure, measurement  Focuses on implementing projects and organizational efforts in such a way that benefits are realized & sustained

© 2011 Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Why Companies Call Us Ascentrics’ growth spurred by Fortune 100 companies’ facing issues such as:  Need to fully realize and sustain program / project benefits  Need for “up-skilling” to improve organizational capability  Need for enterprise system implementation to deliver targeted value  Repeated organization structure changes; organizational ineffectiveness  Need for multiple functions to work together to improve decision quality and effectiveness  Need to improve supply chain performance

© 2011 Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3 Ascentrics’ framework for aligning organizational components around strategy to create sustainable step-change improvement Balanced System – views the organization/project as a system with five key components, and ensures all components are appropriately addressed for success Scalable – adjustable for the size / complexity of the problem Customized – tailored to address client’s specific situation Acceleration Methodologies & Tools – framework supported by unique and proprietary techniques for obtaining results in an accelerated timeframe Framework Benefits: Framework Sustainable step- change improvement 2. Process & Technology 1. Strategy 4. People 3. Structure 5. Measurement

© 2011 Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 4 Each of our methodologies has a well defined process for achieving accelerated results Methodologies Driver-Result Mapping CUSTOMERS HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPLIER & PARTNER OPERATIONS & PRODUCT/SERVICE QUALITY FINANCIAL & MARKET INTERNAL OPERATIONS RESULTS OF ALL RESULTS *Organizations have capabilities, people have competencies. Examples of organization capabilities: a) ability to build to order, b) ability to quickly assimilate information, c) ability to deploy/re-deploy people Examples of three of our methodologies/tools Superior Parity Deficient Performance Criticality Surplus Aligned Gap Capability* Assessment Needed to Win Needed to Play Organization Mindset Alignment** 1. IDENTIFY Key Organization Mindset Issues 3. BUILD on Your Organization’s Mindset’s Strengths 5. ALIGN Processes to Support New Organization Mindset 4. DEPLOY Your Organization’s Mindset Carriers 2. ASSESS Your Organization’s Present Mindset Change Agent/ Org. Leadership Start **E.H. Schein, Organizational Capability and Leadership, Jossey-Bass

© 2011 Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5 Services Our services address specific company issues, while applying proven methodologies to deliver accelerated results Framework Components

© 2011 Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 6 Why Clients Choose Us  Proven Approach A proven performance improvement framework for obtaining results in an accelerated timeframe  Strategy AND Implementation Focused Help clients ensure success from strategy through implementation, successfully transferring tools to internal staff for sustainable results  Seasoned and Specialized Consultants Provide skilled consultants with an average of 15+ years experience, plus a large network of consultants with specialized skills  Collaborative Approach Work closely with clients to create a solution that has the buy-in and the understanding of the organization  Value Our passion is quickly transferring ideas and techniques to companies, resulting in rapid achievement of substantial business benefits at a cost- effective price Why Ascentrics?

© 2011 Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7 For additional information, please contact: Colleen Burke President, Ascentrics Consulting Group, Inc Houston Office (phone/voic ) (fax) State of Texas HUB

Helping leaders orchestrate business successes