Implementation Partners

What Implementation Partners does

Implementation Partners is a privately held boutique management consulting firm founded in 1994 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, with a secondary accounting office in Chico, California. The firm is organized as an LLC and operates with a 51–100 person core team supplemented by an extensive bench of senior associate consultants; it holds Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) certification from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Its intellectual-property anchor is the proprietary Engaged Team Performance (ETP) methodology, which fuses Lean Six Sigma process improvement with team performance and change management, supported by the Momentus web-based time study system and codified in two commercially published books ('Building Engaged Team Performance', McGraw-Hill 2010; 'The Joy of Lean', ASQ Quality Press 2016).

The firm delivers services through five practice areas: Business Strategy & Transformation, Technology Strategy & Development (including AI Strategy & Implementation), Mergers & Acquisitions (Process Diligence and Organizational Integration), Process & Performance Improvement (Lean Six Sigma, time studies, staffing models, supply chain redesign), and Client Capability Development (Lean Six Sigma certification, Agile Project Management, Rapid Improvement/Kaizen, Lean Simulation). Customer segments span Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, and general enterprise, with named enterprise engagements including Principal Financial Group, Ecova, Mercer Consumer, GuideOne Insurance, Marsh Affinity, Denver Hospital System, Van's Kitchen, and medical-device clients.

Revenue is generated through project-based consulting fees, some structured with shared-savings components tied to realized client outcomes, supplemented by training and certification delivery (on-site and online). GTM is sales-led and relationship-driven, supported by a thought-leadership distribution footprint that includes monthly newsletters, LinkedIn articles, conference speaking at ASQ, AME, LOMA, and AQI events, client-hosted results forums, and a reseller partnership with GoLeanSixSigma.com for online training content. The firm claims over $450 million in validated client financial impact across its 30+ year operating history — a client-outcomes metric rather than firm revenue.

Name

Implementation Partners

Legal name

Implementation Partners LLC

Website

https://implementationpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Implementation Partners is a privately held boutique consulting firm (founded 1994, ~51–100 staff) that sells Lean Six Sigma, transformation, M&A integration, and AI advisory engagements to enterprise clients in financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing using its proprietary Engaged Team Performance methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emerging Tech (IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR, Edge) Consulting (BPAHAEAL)

Keywords

• Lean six sigma consulting
• Process improvement services
• Organizational transformation consulting
• Lean training certification
• Engaged team performance

Headquarters

HQ city

Jamestown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements delivering process improvement, organizational transformation, and strategy services. Implementation Partners charges fees for strategic consulting engagements, with some projects structured as a portion of realized savings (shared savings model).
2. Training Services: Hands-on training workshops, certifications, and simulations in Lean Six Sigma, Engaged Team Performance, Agile Project Management, and other methodologies. Training is delivered on-site or online, often combined with coaching on actual client projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Implementation Partners is a consulting firm that delivers project-based business transformation services built around its proprietary Engaged Team Performance (ETP) methodology, which combines Lean Six Sigma process improvement with team performance and change management. Its portfolio spans business strategy and transformation, technology strategy and AI implementation, M&A process diligence and organizational integration, and Process & Performance Improvement (including time studies, staffing models, and supply chain redesign), complemented by Lean Six Sigma, Agile, Kaizen, and Lean simulation training programs.

Product overview

Implementation Partners is a consulting firm offering a portfolio of strategy, transformation, and process improvement services anchored by their proprietary Engaged Team Performance (ETP) methodology. Their service offerings include Business Strategy & Transformation, Technology Strategy & Development, AI Strategy & Implementation, Mergers & Acquisitions Services, and Process & Performance Improvement. They complement consulting with training products including Lean Six Sigma certification (Yellow Belt through Master Black Belt), Agile Project Management, and Rapid Improvement/Kaizen programs. The firm has published two books on ETP and Lean culture, and operates primarily through their website with no SaaS product or API offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engaged Team Performance (ETP) A proprietary consulting methodology that combines Lean Six Sigma process streamlining with best practices in team performance and change management, integrating processes, measures, team goals, visual work, and collaborative norms to deliver organizational transformation for enterprise clients.
• Business Strategy & Transformation Strategic planning and organizational transformation services, including core business transformation, growth strategy and channel development, organizational design, and product strategy and development, aimed at helping enterprises achieve sustainable growth and adapt to market dynamics.
• Technology Strategy & Development Technology consulting including IT capability roadmap development and execution of technology solutions, aligning technology investments with business objectives for enterprise clients.
• AI Strategy & Implementation Artificial intelligence strategy development and implementation consulting to help organizations leverage AI technologies for business transformation.
• Mergers & Acquisitions Services End-to-end M&A support including process diligence, organizational integration, and post-merger transformation services for acquiring and target companies.
• Process & Performance Improvement Continuous process improvement services including Lean Six Sigma, time studies, staffing models, and supply chain redesign to optimize processes and reduce costs for enterprise clients.
• Lean Six Sigma Training & Certification Training and certification programs for Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, and Master Black Belt levels, delivered as workshops combined with real-time client project work.
• Agile Project Management Training Project management training covering traditional waterfall (PMP) and Agile methodologies, with concentrations in software design and new product development.
• Rapid Improvement & Kaizen Training in rapid process improvement event facilitation using Kaizen methodology for quick, iterative process improvements.
• Lean Simulation Experience Hands-on simulation training workshop orienting leaders and analysts to Lean approach for streamlining processes, available in 1-day, 1.5-day, and 2-day versions.
• Client Capability Development Tailored training programs and workshops for leadership development, project management, change management, and team collaboration to build internal organizational capability.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41% labor efficiency improvement with $1.2M annual savings for Principal Financial Group division
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GoLeanSixSigma.comcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorImplementation Partners is an authorized reseller and execution partner for GoLeanSixSigma.com, offering their training content and methodologies to clients. This partnership enables them to leverage established online training content while providing on-site coaching and execution support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GBMP: GBMP is a Lean enterprise consulting and training organization serving North American manufacturers and healthcare providers with Lean Six Sigma deployment, Kaizen, and continuous-improvement services. It is a comparable boutique specialist competing for similar transformation engagements.
• TBM Consulting Group: TBM Consulting Group is a specialist operational excellence and Lean Six Sigma consulting firm serving global manufacturers, distributors, and supply-chain operators. It is the closest direct peer to Implementation Partners, offering comparable Lean deployment, training, and transformation services with similar mid-market positioning.
• Palladium Group: Palladium Group is a strategy-execution consulting firm specializing in the Balanced Scorecard, performance management, and operational transformation — overlapping with Implementation Partners' ETP and organizational design offerings for enterprise clients.
• Kaufman Global: Kaufman Global is a boutique Lean and operational excellence consulting firm delivering Lean Six Sigma, supply chain, and leadership development services to manufacturers and financial services clients. It competes head-to-head with Implementation Partners for similar transformation engagements in North America.
• Kaizen Institute: Kaizen Institute is a global Lean/Kaizen consulting and training firm with operations across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, offering Lean transformation, Kaizen events, and certification programs — directly comparable to IP's Rapid Improvement and Lean Six Sigma service lines.

Broad incumbents

• Genpact: Genpact is a global professional services firm specializing in digital transformation, intelligent automation, and Lean process redesign for financial services and insurance — directly comparable to IP's process improvement and insurance engagements, but operating at much larger scale.
• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey & Company is a global management consulting leader providing organizational transformation, operations, and AI strategy advisory to Fortune-class enterprises — competing for the same C-suite transformation engagements as Implementation Partners, at a vastly larger scale.
• Accenture: Accenture is a global professional services firm offering management consulting, technology, and operations transformation at enterprise scale — overlapping with Implementation Partners on process improvement, technology strategy, and AI implementation, but at a vastly larger scale.
• Deloitte: Deloitte is a Big-4 professional services firm offering strategy, operations transformation, technology, and human capital consulting — overlapping with Implementation Partners across financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing transformation engagements at substantially greater scale.

Emerging players

• Lean Enterprise Institute: Lean Enterprise Institute is a nonprofit Lean education and research organization that publishes Lean thinking content and convenes practitioners — overlapping with IP's training/certification and thought-leadership activities, though operating as a non-profit rather than a commercial consulting firm.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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

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