Kelly Allan Associates

What Kelly Allan Associates does

Kelly Allan Associates, Ltd. is a privately held management consulting firm headquartered at 1142 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, founded in 1996 by Kelly Allan. The firm provides consulting services in management, operations, sales, marketing, and human resources, all grounded in W. Edwards Deming's System of Profound Knowledge and the Deming Management Method. Beyond conventional quality/Six Sigma tooling, the practice covers approximately 80% of Deming's teachings, addressing organizational transformation, statistical analysis, and Deming-based survey design, with explicit focus on removing harmful incentive structures and commission-based compensation.

The firm operates a direct, sales-led B2B engagement model with custom solutions and undisclosed pricing, gated by a 15-minute fit evaluation. It serves enterprise and mid-market clients across manufacturing (Toyota, Boeing, ABB, Eastman Chemical), aerospace/defense (Air Force One), airlines (Southwest Airlines), healthcare/pharma (Abbott, Amgen), insurance (Nationwide Insurance), technology/education (Pluralsight), and the United States Government, with case studies including nine successful organizational turnarounds. Kelly Allan personally anchors credibility through Chairman and Senior Facilitator roles at The W. Edwards Deming Institute.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees with no publicly disclosed pricing or financial details; supplemental revenue and brand reach come from international speaking engagements (Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Portugal), thought leadership publishing (Forbes, New York Times), and Deming Institute seminars. The firm has no disclosed headcount, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, no technology platform, no app, and no parent company, indicating a small, principal-led practice operating independently.

Name

Kelly Allan Associates

Legal name

Kelly Allan Associates, Ltd.

Website

https://kellyallan.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kelly Allan Associates is a Columbus, Ohio-based management consulting firm founded in 1996 that applies W. Edwards Deming's Management Method to enterprise and mid-market clients across manufacturing, aerospace, healthcare, government, insurance, and other industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Human Resources Consulting Services (541612)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Change Management & Transformation Consulting (BPAHAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Operations & Process Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAB), Organization Design & Operating Model Consulting (BPAHAGAB)

Keywords

• Management consulting services
• Deming management method
• Organizational transformation consulting
• Operations improvement consulting
• Quality management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: Professional consulting services grounded in Deming's teachings for management, operations, sales, marketing, and HR consulting. Includes assisting organizations in their journey of the Deming Management Method.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kelly Allan Associates is a management, operations, sales, marketing, and HR consulting firm that helps organizations adopt the Deming Management Method (W. Edwards Deming's System of Profound Knowledge). Engagements span statistical analysis, survey design, culture change, and full-spectrum organizational transformation covering approximately 80% of Deming's methods beyond quality and technical tools. The firm serves enterprises, mid-market companies, and government agencies seeking improved profits, job creation, and greater joy in work.

Product overview

Kelly Allan Associates is a consulting firm offering professional services grounded in Dr. W. Edwards Deming's Management Method. Their service offerings include Management Consulting, Operations Consulting, Sales & Marketing Consulting, Human Resources Consulting, Statistical Analysis, and Quality Improvement. They also provide speaking engagements and seminars on Deming's principles. The company assists clients in adopting the Deming Management Method to increase profits, create jobs, and improve workplace satisfaction. They work with organizations across various industries including manufacturing (Toyota, Boeing, ABB, Eastman Chemical), airlines (Southwest Airlines), government (U.S. Air Force, United States Government), healthcare (Abbott, Amgen), and technology sectors. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and is led by Kelly Allan as Chairman of the Advisory Council of The W. Edwards Deming Institute.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Management Consulting (Deming Management Method) Full-spectrum Deming Management Method adoption engagements covering management, operations, sales, marketing, HR, and organizational transformation, targeting enterprises and government agencies seeking to increase profits, create jobs, and improve workplace joy.
• Operations Consulting Deming-based operations consulting aimed at improving production, quality, and process performance within manufacturing, service, and government organizations.
• Sales & Marketing Consulting Deming-based sales and marketing consulting focused on improving sales processes, customer satisfaction, and market outcomes through systems thinking.
• Human Resources Consulting Deming-based HR consulting covering simplified HR practices, evaluation systems, and people-related process improvements aligned with systems thinking.
• Statistical Analysis Services Conduct statistical analyses for organizational improvement using Deming's methodology, providing accuracy and precision in performance measurement.
• Deming-based Survey Design Create customer and employee surveys using Deming's Model to capture feedback and guide improvements.
• Speaking Engagements & Seminars Custom Deming-themed keynotes, conference talks, and 2.5-day seminars delivered domestically and internationally to enterprise audiences and conferences.

Quantifiable outcome

• 9 successful organizational turnarounds
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The W. Edwards Deming InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKelly Allan serves as Chairman of the Advisory Council of The W. Edwards Deming Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on spreading understanding of Deming's System of Profound Knowledge. He is also a Senior Facilitator of Deming Institute's 2.5-day seminars. The institute is a key platform for content distribution and thought leadership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global general management consulting firm whose organizational and operational transformation practices compete with Kelly Allan for the same C-suite transformation budgets, albeit at a vastly larger scale and broader methodology set.
• Bain & Company: Top-tier strategy and operations consultancy that delivers organizational and performance transformation work overlapping with Kelly Allan's Deming-based management engagement scope at Fortune 500 clients.
• Boston Consulting Group: Global management consultancy whose operations and people & organization practices directly overlap with Kelly Allan's management, operations, and HR transformation offerings.

Direct peers

• Korn Ferry (Senn Delaney): Culture and organizational transformation practice within Korn Ferry that competes with Kelly Allan on enterprise culture change and management system redesign mandates.
• Palladium: Strategy execution and management consulting firm whose Balanced Scorecard and 'execution premium' practices compete for the same enterprise transformation wallet as Kelly Allan's Deming Method engagements.
• Gallup: Research-driven management consulting and survey firm that overlaps with Kelly Allan's survey design, statistical analysis, and engagement-improvement consulting capabilities for enterprise clients.
• TBM Consulting Group: Operations and lean management consultancy whose Deming-influenced methodology and Toyota-aligned operational excellence work directly overlaps with Kelly Allan's operations and quality improvement practice.
• FranklinCovey: Methodology-led management and leadership consulting firm that, like Kelly Allan, monetizes a founder-attributed body of work (Covey's '7 Habits') through seminars, enterprise consulting, and educational content.

Others

• Lean Enterprise Institute: Non-profit that shares intellectual lineage with Deming's thinking and competes for enterprise attention in the operational excellence space, useful as a peer reference for the broader quality management ecosystem.
• The W. Edwards Deming Institute: 501(c)(3) non-profit ecosystem partner, not a direct competitor, but the central authority for the Deming body of knowledge on which Kelly Allan's entire consulting franchise is built.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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