We help organizations (Re) imagine the future
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This is where we shine
Enterprise Architecture
Our Services
At RWC Partners, we bring Real World Consulting to help you thrive in the new digital economy.
Our founding management consulting boutique was born from a shared vision: a desire to focus on creating value for our clients, not just a body to fill a gap.
As a selectively curated network of professional consultants with whom we have worked first-hand, either as partners or as clients, we believe digital transformation is (first and foremost) deeply rooted in understanding the WHY before jumping into the HOW.
So, WHAT does this mean? Transformation isn’t chasing the latest trends and disruptions, but leveraging the wisdom of the crowd, leaning in with curiosity, and harnessing an organization’s greatest asset: its people to help (RE) imagine the future.
Civil Engineering
Municipalities
Healthcare
Civil Construction
Utilities & Renewable Energy
Core Government & Public Sector
Transportation
What we do
It’s simple. Your ERP flopped. You designed a digital strategy without a blueprint. You have a strategic vision but need help sharing it with the world. Or you need to (RE) design your operations for performance. We help organizations succeed with their most important transformation.
Digital Transformation
80% of Digital Transformation fails. Why? Many organizations forget to start with understanding the business objectives. We want to increase your odds of success by helping you (Re) think of your path forward.
Digital & Technology Strategy
You need a strategy that reflects the series of choices about where to play, how to win and the capabilities required to innovate, grow and adapt to market dynamics and economic shifts. In essence, the right strategy will help your leadership and the organization (Re) imagine the future.
Project Delivery & Assurance
You chose the right technology but failed to deliver. Project Management is not a science but an ART. You need (Re) assurance that projects are led by capable project managers.
Operational Design & Leadership
Are your operations able to meet changing customer demands? Paradigm shifts in digital and technology disruptions.The exponential pace of change and market volatility requires you to build new capabilities or (Re) organize how you operate to better serve your customers and execute on your strategy to achieve business performance.
Enterprise Architecture
Investing in the right technology & data blueprint can mean the difference between avoiding escalating costs or (Re) work or worst, getting hacked.
Data & Analytics
You have invested in collecting data, but lack insights to drive actionable decisions. (Re) tool your data to become an insights driven organization.
Digital Transformation
Transformation is what we do. In fact, we started RWC Partners because 2/3 of clients come to us after their first attempt has failed. They can’t afford another big mistake. We help clients improve their odds of success.
Case Study: When the system stops serving the strategy
A member-based organization had a new strategy and old systems. Technical debt was compounding. Options were narrowing. Leadership needed a clear answer — not a safe one.
The decision isn't whether one option is better than another. It's about making the right trade-off between risk and reward — and having someone in the room who can call it clearly.
System Selection
Business Case Development
RFx & Procurement
Due Diligence (Technology)
Business Process Optimization
Project Rescue / Turn-Around
Strategy
Strategy is about making an integrated set of choices to create competitive advantage. Many digital and technology strategies have become a laundry list of projects as many organizations are stuck with monolithic technology stacks that are not flexible. The typical approach is focused on fixing the current problem rather than unlocking the future. Strategy is less about the technology than the discipline of what not to do and what to do.
Case Study: When a transformation needs a reset button
A large engineering firm was mid-flight on a $13M+ ERP transformation — and heading for the wrong destination. Fragmented systems, siloed workstreams, and a growing list of design gaps nobody wanted to own.
“Sometimes the bravest recommendation is to stop, breathe, and do it right”
Want to know who walked into a boardroom mid-program and made that call? Ask us
Enterprise Architecture / Solution Design
Digital and Technology Strategy
IT Performance Management
Innovation
Cybersecurity
IT Operations
Due Diligence (Technology)
Master Data & Interoperability
Application Rationalization
Cost-Optimization
Governance & Leadership
Businesses need to respond effectively to economic shifts and digital disruptions to compete in the new digital economy. This requires strategies to pivot. As a result, organizations today are more dependent on their people than ever before. This requires companies to unleash the potential, passion and creativity of the people across in their organization.
Case Study: Ships ahoy…no squalls…we believe
Digital disruptions and economic headwinds are a constant. The exponential pace of change is upon us, and the future is less predictable than ever. So, what technologies do we bet on? ….You don’t.
A federally funded First Nations health authority along the Alaska/BC border needed to reassess its current operating model. Here’s what we learned: Frameworks are good, but they don’t teach you this…
People and communities are at the heart of good governance.
Fractional CIO, CISO and EA
Operating Model Review
Organizational Redesign
Governance Models
Board
Executive Advisory
Project Delivery & Assurance
The fastest path from plan to progress is having the right project and portfolio model in place. It’s more than just “managing” a project. Digital transformation is a fluid endeavour – the governance, the resources, the organizational change management and the capacity to execute is more critical to the success than the technology solution. It’s having the courage to say “no” when required and the energy to “accelerate” when its opportune.
Case Study: $350M on the line. One weekend to flip the switch.
A large university was replacing its entire HR and Finance backbone with Workday. Thousands of employees. Dozens of workstreams. One cutover window. What could go wrong?
Plenty.
"The cutover isn't the end of the project — it's the moment everything you planned either pays off or doesn’t.”
Want to know who made a $300M+ cutover boring, drama-free, and on time?
Ask us. We did it twice.
Program and Project Management
Contract & Vendor Management
Project Quality Assurance
Budget Costing & Estimations
Benefits Realization
Organizational Change Management (PROSCI)
Data & Advanced Analytics
Many organizations have digitized their data from analog but can’t extract the information to drive actionable decisions. Too many businesses focused on implementing a technology platform and forgot the “I” in IT – so you’re left trying to automate and company performance is stagnate or worst, unable to substantiate strategic decisions without supporting data. AI continues to revolutionize all industries, but it means nothing if your data is fragmented, unreliable, and locked in monolithic systems.
Case Study: You can’t sell dirty data
Consulting is a bit like a rollercoaster ride – you’re not sure what’s around the bend. Sometimes a technology problem is a data problem. Sometimes telling the client what they don’t want to hear – may be the very thing that will save their business. We helped a real-estate association re-imagine their future.
Looking beyond the scope means, focusing on:
Solving the business problem
Shifting when its needed
Looking at problems more than the sum of its parts
Custom Interactive Dashboards
Data Architecture
Automated Data Collection
Data Consolidation
Real-time Performance Tracking
Data Engineering
What Impact Means to Us
There is no blueprint for success. We believe success starts with an open dialogue about the challenges our clients face. Once we understand the problem, we work to co-design the solution that will be sustained over time. Our goal is to increase your odds of success.
Think and Act
Are we solving the right problem?
and are we making progress?
IQ and EQ
What data, and knowledge are helping to shape the solution?
and when do we rely on our experience?
Technical and Strategic
Does the problem require a technical solution?
and what strategic tact do we take?
Meet the Founders
After several at one of the top global consulting firm, our founders started RWC Partners with a different philosophy — bring deep expertise, stay curious, and help organizations move forward by unlocking the potential already inside them. Our firm is built on a simple principle: we want to offer our clients more than just a resource, but help them thrive in the new digital world. Let us help you (Re)-imagine the future.
Joanne Lee
Principal Co-Founder
Abdalla Elnounou
Principal Co-Founder
Contact Us
Looking for help? We understand business problems can be complex. You’ve lost sleep over digital transformation. We’ve helped many organizations and we may be able to help yours. Send us an email with your contact information. We can start with a conversation and see where it goes. At the very least, let us help you sleep a little better.