TOP Consulting

What TOP Consulting does

TOP Consulting, Inc. is a privately held professional IT consulting firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area (Dublin/Upper Arlington). The firm sells time-and-materials consulting services rather than licensed software, with a portfolio organized around six service lines: IT Strategy & Roadmaps, Program & Project Management, Informatica Data Services, ERP Implementation, Organizational Change Management (based on Prosci methodology), and Analysts & Developers. Its core technical capabilities center on Informatica platform implementations (IICS, MDM, IDQ, EDC, Axon, Data Archive) where TOP holds Silver Partner status, Agile and traditional project management methodologies, and ERP platforms including Workday, Infor, PeopleSoft, Oracle, and Epic. The firm also provides application development in JAVA, PeopleSoft, Workday, O365 SharePoint, Adobe Experience Manager, and Epic integrations.

The company serves healthcare as its primary vertical, with additional engagements in retail, pharmaceutical, and quick service restaurant (QSR) industries. Named engagements include a Fortune 100 healthcare system (application retirement producing $3.4M+ in licensing savings), a Columbus-area hospital system (18-month, ~100-person Workday and Epic RCM program), a major global retailer (3-year PeopleSoft upgrade and Adobe Experience Manager rollout), and a Central Ohio QSR chain (Infor ERP selection and implementation). The firm employs 11-50 people and operates under a founder/management-owned structure with no disclosed external funding.

Revenue is generated through direct enterprise consulting engagements acquired via consultative field sales, referrals, and partnerships, with no self-serve or product-led motion. TOP Consulting is led by CEO Chih Lee, who joined in 2006 and previously built the firm's healthcare vertical and Informatica partnership, and holds an MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) certification that supports access to supplier diversity programs.

Name

TOP Consulting

Legal name

TOP Consulting, Inc.

Website

https://topconsultinginc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TOP Consulting is a privately held US IT consulting firm (founded 1997, Columbus OH, 11-50 employees) delivering strategy, program management, Informatica data, ERP, and OCM services primarily to healthcare, retail, pharmaceutical, and QSR clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting (BPAHACAA), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Informatica data management
• ERP implementation services
• Program project management
• Organizational change management

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

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. Professional IT Consulting Services: TOP Consulting generates revenue by placing experienced consultants (program managers, project managers, business analysts, developers, Informatica specialists) on client engagements. Revenue is driven by consultant time and materials billed to clients, with engagements spanning IT strategy roadmaps, ERP implementations, data/cloud migrations, and organizational change management. The firm acts as the employer of record for its consultants deployed at client sites.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TOP Consulting is a professional IT consulting services firm that places experienced consultants (program managers, project managers, business analysts, developers, and Informatica specialists) on client engagements. Core offerings include IT Strategy & Roadmaps, Program & Project Management, Informatica data integration/governance services, ERP implementation, Organizational Change Management, and Analysts & Developers support across healthcare, retail, pharmaceutical, and QSR industries. Revenue is generated through time-and-materials billing as the employer of record for deployed consultants.

Product overview

TOP Consulting is a professional IT consulting firm founded in 1997, offering a portfolio of consulting service offerings rather than a unified software product. Their core services include IT Strategy & Roadmaps (strategic planning and technology alignment), Program & Project Management (agile and traditional approaches), Informatica Services (data integration and governance as an Informatica Silver Partner), ERP Implementation Services (Workday, Infor, PeopleSoft, Oracle), Organizational Change Management, and Analysts & Developers (application development and support). These services are delivered to healthcare, retail, pharmaceutical, and QSR clients as professional consulting engagements rather than licensed software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Strategy & Roadmap IT strategy and roadmap consulting services to help organizations envision, create, and execute complex IT strategy roadmaps. Services include aligning strategy with technologies, prioritizing initiatives, and designing approach and timeline for technology goals. Targeted at organizations undergoing IT transformation or seeking strategic alignment.
• Program & Project Management Agile and traditional project management services delivered by seasoned program and project managers. Services include guiding mission-critical program initiatives, managing scope and change control processes, O365 SharePoint, Nexus Agile Scaling Methodology, and delivering projects within budget and on time. For organizations executing mission-critical technology programs.
• Informatica Services Data integration, migration, and governance services delivered as an Informatica Silver Partner. Capabilities include Application Retirement, Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS), Master Data Management (MDM), Data Governance using Informatica Axon, EDC, and IDQ tools. For organizations seeking to maximize data goals and modernize data platforms.
• Organizational Change Management (OCM) OCM services that partner with organizational leaders to drive meaningful behavior change while minimizing disruption. Services include analysis and assessment, leadership support, communication and engagement, and implementation and training enablement, based on Prosci certified change management methodology. For organizations managing people-side change during technology transformations.
• ERP Implementation Services ERP consulting services with expertise across Workday, Infor, PeopleSoft, Oracle, and other platforms. Services include implementation, chart of accounts redesign, system integration, and comprehensive reporting capabilities for enterprise solutions. For organizations undergoing ERP modernization or selection.
• Analysts & Developers Application development and support services leveraging best practices with extensive industry knowledge. Services span eCommerce, ERP upgrades, payment security, supply chain projects, JAVA development, Workday integrations, and data warehouse enhancements across healthcare, retail, and QSR industries. For organizations needing experienced technical consultants to augment their development teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Decreased financial close from 21 days to 4 days through ERP reimplementation, automated integrations, and data warehouse with advanced analytics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• InformaticacoreTechnology or IntegrationTOP Consulting is an Informatica Silver Partner / Silver Service Provider, maintaining a strategic partnership to deliver Informatica data management services. The partnership was formed by CEO Chih Lee and enables TOP to provide Application Retirement, Intelligent Cloud Services (IICS), Master Data Management (MDM), and Data Governance services using the Informatica platform. TOP has 7+ years of hands-on experience leading Informatica projects across healthcare and other industries.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Point B: Point B is a mid-sized management and technology consultancy offering IT strategy, program management, ERP, and organizational change management — directly overlapping TOP's portfolio. Similar scale and cross-vertical coverage in healthcare, retail, and consumer industries.
• Slalom Consulting: Slalom is a mid-sized management and technology consulting firm with a comparable IT strategy, ERP, data, and digital transformation service portfolio, serving healthcare, retail, and consumer clients. Both firms emphasize partnership-style client engagement and boutique-scale delivery versus the global SIs.
• West Monroe Partners: West Monroe is a North American technology and management consultancy with strong healthcare vertical expertise and similar scale-to-TOP across IT strategy, ERP, data integration, and digital operations. Their practice mix and customer profile (mid-to-large healthcare and consumer enterprises) closely mirrors TOP's.
• Perficient: Perficient is a digital consultancy with comparable service offerings in ERP, data/analytics, and integration (Informatica partnerships) and a healthcare vertical specialization. Public, US-headquartered, but similar project-based consulting delivery to TOP.
• Bluewolf (an IBM Company): Bluewolf is an IBM-owned consulting firm specializing in Salesforce and digital transformation across industries. Comparable to TOP in offering boutique-style, project-based consulting with vertical depth, though focused on the Salesforce ecosystem rather than Informatica/ERP.

Broad incumbents

• CGI Group: CGI is a global IT and business consulting services firm with significant US healthcare, ERP, and data integration practices. Operates as a broad incumbent with deeper bench capacity than TOP but overlapping service offerings.
• Deloitte Consulting: Deloitte's Technology and Transformation practice covers IT strategy, ERP, analytics, and large-scale healthcare transformation, overlapping with TOP's entire service portfolio. Represents the Big Four incumbent competitor for enterprise health systems and retail clients.
• Accenture: Accenture is a global systems integrator with deep practices across the same service areas as TOP — IT strategy, ERP (Workday, Oracle, PeopleSoft), Informatica data integration, and healthcare transformation. Represents the scaled incumbent that TOP competes against on larger healthcare and enterprise engagements.

Regional players

• SC&H Group: SC&H Group is a Maryland-based management and technology consultancy with healthcare and ERP consulting practices. Comparable to TOP in size, service mix (IT strategy, ERP, data), and mid-Atlantic/Midwest enterprise client focus.
• Cornerstone Advisors: Cornerstone Advisors is a HIT-focused consultancy with deep EHR/ERP implementation expertise in healthcare systems. Comparable to TOP's healthcare vertical but with a heavier focus on the West Coast and direct EHR vendor partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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