written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message kaiser associates international type private industry consulting founded 1981 headquarters washington d.c. usa number of employees 150 120 consultants website www.kaiserassociates.com kaiser associates is a boutique strategy consulting firm based in washington dc and london with offices in sao paulo cape town toronto kuala lumpur and seattle . the firm was founded in 1981 as a spin off from strategic planning associates now oliver wyman by michael kaiser currently president of the john f. kennedy center for the performing arts in washington dc . the firm is noted for its benchmarking competitive analysis voice of customer commercial diligence work supporting investment decisions and other externally driven strategic development work developed in the 1980s through extensive work with ibm and general motors and codified in a number of books including developing industry strategies a practical guide of industry analysis 1983 and understanding the competition a practical guide of competitive analysis 1981 and beating the competition a practical guide to benchmarking . 1 the firm s stated mission is focused on fact driven consulting to drive value creation . citation needed kaiser is most frequently defined by its fact based approach citation needed through which it helps clients incorporate externally driven analysis into its decision making . citation needed kaiser s notoriety for benchmarking citation needed was continued through the late 1980s and early 1990s under robert bob fifer a graduate of harvard business school whose primary focus was on helping corporate ceos improve profits through novel methods . his insights were detailed in his book double your profits in six months or less 1995 and the enlightened ceo how to succeed at the toughest job in business 2007 . fifer s departure from the firm marked a transition away from a focus on benchmarking and movement towards more traditional strategic consulting including a wider array of strategic development and organizational management work competing with other traditional management consulting firms . kaiser s consulting work has garnered press coverage citation needed on topics such as defining innovation metrics and impact on markets its economic development practice and its work developing onboarding and new hire orientation programs for major corporations . kaiser associates senior vice president mark stein and vice president lilith christiansen authored successful onboarding strategies to unlock hidden value within your organization published by mcgraw hill in july 2010 . mark stein and lilith christiansen also published materials on the topic at the onboarding margin website . references edit beating the competition a practical guide to benchmarking . washington dc kaiser associates . 1988 . p. 176 . isbn 978 1 56365 018 5 . first1 missing last1 in authors list help external links edit official web site business week article closing the gap on innovation metrics business week article don t look to new ideas for growth business week article metrics madness retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kaiser associates & oldid 719972835 categories companies established in 1981international management consulting firmsprivately held companies based in washington d.c.hidden categories cs1 errors missing author or editorarticles with a promotional tone from may 2015all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 may 2016 at 22 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view