Project One

What Project One does

Project One (publicly operating as Eliassen Group) is a privately held technology consulting and talent solutions firm founded in 1986 and headquartered at 55 Walkers Brook Drive, 6th Floor, Reading, Massachusetts. The firm operates through three core practice pillars: Technology Solutions (AI & Data Services, App Dev & Test Automation, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Agility, Infrastructure & Cloud, and Integration Solutions, plus Federal Services); Business Advisory Solutions (Accounting Advisory, Business Transformation, Office of the CFO, Risk & Compliance, SOX Compliance & Internal Audit, and Workiva Solutions); and Life Sciences Solutions (Quality & Regulatory, Clinical Operations & Biometrics, Supply Chain & Manufacturing, Medical Affairs, Corporate & Enterprise Operations, and Research & Development).

The firm's flagship technology offering is the AI Evolution Suite, a structured methodology for designing, building, enabling, and governing AI across applications, data, cloud, and operations, delivered through the same practices that execute client work. The company operates a practitioner-led delivery model in which consultants who shape solutions remain engaged through delivery, supported by a curated specialized talent network that has been built over nearly 40 years. Ronald Zander is identified as Owner, Founder, and CFO.

Revenue is generated through professional services engagements and specialized talent placements, sold predominantly via direct enterprise field sales into large clients across financial services, life sciences, and technology sectors. Marketing is content-driven (blog, case studies, whitepapers, webinars) and the firm cites an industry-leading, independently measured Net Promoter Score as validation. The company maintains two named sub-brands — Eliassen Group Federal and the AI Evolution Suite — and has no disclosed parent, private equity sponsor, or public listing.

Name

Project One

Legal name

Eliassen Group

Website

https://project1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Project One (Eliassen Group) is a private, 40-year-old US technology consulting and staffing firm that delivers enterprise technology, business advisory, life sciences, and federal solutions through practitioner-led engagements, anchored by its AI Evolution Suite advisory methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting and Staffing Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Architecture & Technology Roadmapping (BPAEAAAC), End-to-End Enterprise AI Platforms (MLOps & Model Lifecycle Management) (HDAEANAA), AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI)

Keywords

• Technology consulting
• IT staffing services
• AI advisory services
• Business transformation consulting
• Life sciences consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Professional Services: Professional consulting services across technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. Revenue generated through placement of specialized talent and consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Project One is a technology consulting and staffing firm that delivers measurable business outcomes through technology, advisory, and industry-specific solutions. The firm operates across three core practice areas—Technology Solutions, Business Advisory Solutions, and Life Sciences Solutions—supported by a curated network of specialized talent built over nearly 40 years. Its signature methodology, the AI Evolution Suite, structures how AI is designed, built, enabled, and governed across client applications, data, cloud, and operations.

Product overview

Eliassen Group is a consulting firm offering a portfolio of interconnected service practices organized around three core pillars: Technology Solutions, Business Advisory Solutions, and Life Sciences Solutions. The flagship AI offering is the AI Evolution Suite, a structured approach to designing, building, enabling, and governing AI. Technology Solutions encompasses AI & Data Services, App Dev & Test Automation, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Agility, Infrastructure & Cloud, and Integration Solutions sub-practices. Business Advisory Solutions includes Accounting Advisory, Business Transformation, Office of the CFO, Risk & Compliance, SOX Compliance & Internal Audit, and Workiva Solutions. Life Sciences Solutions covers Quality & Regulatory, Clinical Operations & Biometrics, Supply Chain & Manufacturing, Medical Affairs, Corporate & Enterprise Operations, and Research & Development. The Human Powered Approach underlies all offerings, combining practitioner-led execution with a curated network of specialized talent.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Eliassen Group Federal: Federal services division serving government clients.
• AI Evolution Suite

Products and services

• AI Evolution Suite

Quantifiable outcome

• Industry-leading NPS, independently measured and recognized

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Accenture: Global systems integrator with overlapping AI, cloud, and enterprise transformation practices. A broad incumbent competitor with vastly larger scale across all of Eliassen's service lines.
• TEKsystems: Large IT staffing and services firm with overlapping talent placement and technology consulting capabilities — relevant comparator for Eliassen's talent-solutions model.
• ICF International: Public consulting firm with combined federal/commercial practice spanning technology, energy, and life sciences — comparable in practice breadth and federal exposure.
• Deloitte Consulting: Big 4 advisory and consulting firm with deep overlap in Risk & Compliance, SOX, Office of the CFO, and AI advisory — directly competing for the same enterprise buyers.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Large US consulting firm with significant federal services exposure and overlapping technology, AI, and cybersecurity practices. Particularly relevant benchmark given Eliassen Group Federal.
• CGI Federal: Federal IT services arm of CGI with overlapping technology and AI implementation practices serving US government clients — relevant benchmark for Eliassen Group Federal.

Direct peers

• West Monroe Partners: Mid-sized US technology and management consulting firm serving enterprise clients across industries with multi-vertical practices — direct overlap with Eliassen's Technology Solutions and Business Advisory offerings.
• Guidehouse: Mid-to-large advisory firm serving commercial and federal clients across technology, risk, and life sciences — comparable in vertical structure and customer mix.
• Slalom: US-focused management and technology consulting firm with similar practitioner-led delivery model and comparable practices across technology, business advisory, and industry verticals. Closely matched in scale, geography, and go-to-market.
• Pariveda Solutions: Mid-sized US consulting firm focused on enterprise technology, data, and AI services with similar practitioner-led culture and enterprise client base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/project1com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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