The Challenge:

In these challenging economic times are you constantly finding yourself in the position of having to accomplish more with less resources as you attempt to manage growth while trimming expenses to the bone?

Have you strategized as to how you can 'grab your share' of the economic stimulus package? How does this package relate to K-12, and particularly your products, services, or District needs. What funds are available, how are they prioritized, and is there a way that you can influence your customers utilization of these funds for your product and services.

Are you having problems navigating the ever-changing technology landscape and large publisher market messages as you attempt to establish your 21st Century instructional, back office ERP, Student Information System, State assessment and reporting system, and your school-to-community portal / technology 'blueprint' for you District and/or state.

In the era of never before levels of Local, State, and Federal accountability, is there an easier and more effective way to deliver on the vision and mission of your District through the utilization of SaaS (Software as a Service) concepts, and product and / or support services of Regional Information Centers, Service Centers, Regional Education Service Agenices, and Intermediate Units.

Are you finding yourself frustrated at having to ‘pass’ on attractive new market and funding opportunities due to lack of market research, lack of verticle Subject Matter Experts (SME's), or lack of Grant writing expertise.

The Opportunity:

The Dougherty Group LLC is a one-stop seasoned consulting source for K-12 education strategists, sales and marketing executives, technology planners / consultants / developers / implementors, project managers, procurement experts and both 'keynote' and featured speakers. We are uniquely positioned as consultants because our K-12 expertise spans both the instructional and administrative function of District operations.

With over 200+ years combined experience and a proven track record of success, our principles and partners have provided strategic sales and channel development, consulting, project management, 'Best Practice' development, and ‘keynote’ services to K-12 centric corporations and schools districts throughout the country. Our areas of expertise include:

- Market Research & Trends, and Competitive Analysis
- Sales, Channel, and New Business Development
- Operations Management
- Strategic Planning & Analysis
- Technology Planning & Solution Development
- Professional Development Services & Support
- Project / Program Management
- M&A ‘Due Diligence’ Research & Analysis

Although we specialize in the education market sector, it is quite often that both we and /or our partners find themselves assisting ‘main line’ technology companies identify and exploit promising new market and channel opportunities.

Our Mission:

Our mission is K-12 centric and focused on your need to optimize your technology investment. We achieve this by assisting you in identifying those critical barriers / challenges facing your organization, establishing ‘quantifiable’ objectives, achieving measurable results, and then optimizing the solution for future extensibility and ‘Return on Investment’. We challenge ourselves to deliver targeted and successful results that meet the needs of the 21st Century Classroom, School, District and Community … today!

Our approach is simple ... work with our clients to understand their requirements and expectations, ... and then exceed them!