Clarity Partners

Name

Clarity Partners

Legal name

Clarity Partners, LLC

Website

https://claritypartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Workplace & Collaboration Consulting (BPAHAEAH), Integration, API & Middleware Consulting (BPAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Government technology consulting
• Public sector consulting
• Enterprise application development
• Web design development
• Cloud migration services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Management consulting engagements covering business process reengineering, strategic planning, and organizational improvement for government agencies. Typically project-based or retainer engagements.
2. Technology Consulting and Implementation: Technology implementation services including website design and development, application development, cloud services, ERP/CRM system implementations, and IT infrastructure modernization. Sold as professional services on project basis.
3. Trial Consulting: Trial consulting services offered as part of the firm's three core consulting practices.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Clarity Partners is a Chicago-based management and technology consulting firm providing application development, cloud services, content services, enterprise performance management, management consulting, and web design and development to government agencies and nonprofit organizations. The firm delivers custom software, responsive website design, enterprise content management implementations, ERP/CRM modernization, and business intelligence solutions on platforms such as Drupal, WordPress, Oracle E-Business Suite, and AWS/Amazon GovCloud. Engagements are project-based and sold as professional services, with deep specialization in modernizing public-sector technology systems and constituent-facing digital services.

Product overview

Clarity Partners is a Chicago-based management and technology consulting firm offering six core service areas: Application Development, Cloud Services, Content Services, Enterprise Performance Management, Management Consulting, and Web Design & Development. The firm specializes in delivering comprehensive solutions to complex public sector and non-profit challenges, with expertise in modernizing government systems, building responsive websites on platforms like Drupal and WordPress, implementing enterprise content management solutions, and providing business intelligence and performance management tools. Rather than a unified software product, Clarity operates as a services-based consulting firm where each service offering addresses distinct client needs—from custom application development to digital transformation projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Application Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Cook County website receives average of 5,000 visitors daily; Cook County Use Tax System processes ~$200M annually; Cook County DOR collects and processes over $425 million per year through centralized office
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hyland (creator of OnBase)coreTechnology or Integration · 6 October 2017Clarity Partners and Hyland partnered to offer the complete OnBase ECM solution to Clarity's clients. Clarity is an authorized OnBase solution provider with certified installers and WorkView engineers, offering full end-to-end ECM implementation to eliminate paper, streamline business processes, and consolidate workflows and documents. Hyland has been named one of Fortune's Best Companies to Work For.
• Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 July 2017Clarity Managing Partner David Namkung, a CMU alumnus, hosted a welcome event for CMU incoming Chicago-area freshman class at Clarity's office. CMU hosts 'On the Road' welcome receptions across cities to connect first-year students with alumni and university staff. Event strengthened university-corporate connection and talent pipeline.
• Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2017Clarity hosted a civic-themed hack night for over 30 IIT students, jointly organized with IIT's ACM student chapter. Challenges included web development, data analysis, and DevOps problems. Clarity employees served as mentors and judges. Event provided real-world experience for students and connected Clarity with emerging tech talent.
• IBMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 23 November 2015IBM engaged Clarity Partners to partner on Cook County's Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) initiative to replace the County's legacy system with Oracle E-Business Suite software. Clarity delivers implementation services and application managed services for Oracle E-Business Suite Financials, Human Capital Management, Hyperion Planning, and Business Intelligence modules. Partnership spans IBM's broader government technology consulting practice.
• Revenue Solutions, Inc. (RSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2015RSI partnered with Clarity to improve tax processing and collections for Cook County. Clarity develops interfaces and converts data, and serves as business analysts and project coordinators alongside RSI's team to reengineer business processes for the Cook County Department of Revenue.
• Adapt Telephony Services, LLCcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 4 February 2014Clarity and Adapt partnered as prime contractor to deliver a new IVR system for Cook County. Clarity provides business analysis, test plan design and execution, training, deployment management, and post-implementation support. Adapt provides Interactive Intelligence CIC as the premise-based IVR platform. The consolidation replaced five separate IVR systems handling approximately 4 million calls per year.
• Adsystech, Inc.coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 7 December 2013City of Chicago contracted Clarity with Adsystech as prime contractor to implement Enterprise Case Management (ECM) for Human Service departments. Clarity gathered requirements, performed gap analysis, designed and configured the application, and led training and rollout for 150 program managers across delegate agencies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Slalom Consulting: Slalom is a major US management and technology consulting firm with a public-sector practice spanning digital transformation, application development, and cloud services. Comparable to Clarity Partners in offering cross-functional consulting and custom application delivery, but materially larger in scale and geographic reach.
• West Monroe Partners: West Monroe is a national management and technology consulting firm with strong digital, cloud, and customer-experience practices serving both commercial and public-sector clients. Overlaps with Clarity on enterprise application development, cloud services, and management consulting, though West Monroe operates across multiple industries and geographies.
• CDW Government (CDW-G): CDW-G is the public-sector division of CDW, a major US IT solutions provider serving government, education, and healthcare clients with hardware, software, and services including cloud migration and digital workplace modernization. Overlaps with Clarity on government digital transformation, though CDW-G operates at much greater scale and offers a broader hardware/software reseller model.
• Plante Moran (Plante & Moran, PLLC): Plante Moran is a major US accounting and business consulting firm with a technology consulting practice serving government, education, and nonprofit clients. Comparable to Clarity on management consulting, ERP implementation, and technology advisory services for public-sector clients, but with a far broader service portfolio and national footprint.
• MAXIMUS: MAXIMUS is a large public-sector services and technology firm providing consulting, systems integration, and operational support to government health and human services agencies. Comparable to Clarity on government IT consulting and case-management implementations, though MAXIMUS operates at much larger scale with national delivery capability.
• CGI Federal: CGI Federal is the US public-sector arm of CGI Group, providing IT consulting, systems integration, and managed services to federal, state, and local government clients. Comparable to Clarity on application development, cloud services, and enterprise modernization for government, though CGI Federal operates at materially greater scale and serves larger jurisdictions.

Direct peers

• Unison Technologies (Unison Technologies, Inc.): Unison Technologies is a Chicago-area management and technology consulting firm focused on public-sector and government clients, offering services in application development, web development, and IT modernization. Closely comparable to Clarity Partners in size, geographic focus, and government client mix.
• BerryDunn: BerryDunn is a national accounting and consulting firm with a substantial government consulting practice providing IT strategy, system implementation, and management consulting to state and local government clients. Direct comparable to Clarity in mission (public-sector technology and management consulting) and service mix.

Regional players

• Reverb Advisors: Regional Midwest management consulting and IT services firm serving government and nonprofit clients with digital transformation, application development, and strategy work. Comparable in scope to Clarity's public-sector offerings, though typically smaller and serving a different state footprint.

Others

• Acquia (Drupal services partner ecosystem): Acquia is the enterprise Drupal platform provider whose Site Factory product Clarity uses to deliver multi-site government web platforms (Cook County, Chicago Board of Elections). While not a consulting peer itself, Acquia's partner ecosystem includes firms like Clarity; agencies such as Mediacurrent and Palantir.net serve as closer service-delivery competitors on Drupal-based government websites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clarity-partners-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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