Welcome to UpStreme Decision Making Redefined Others Talk. We Deliver!

We are an Applied Complexity Management Consultancy.

For over 20 years we've solved complex projects and helped our clients evolve to a new framework for thriving in our ever emerging Global and Complex world.


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True consulting isn't just delivering a tool or report, but injecting change into our Client organizations that delivers both immediate and long-term value.

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Actionable Solutions!

Complexity is the natural state of the new global economy. No industry, regardless of size or reach, is immune from its effects.

Management needs a new way of quickly categorizing the disorder they see inside and outside of their organization and markets, and then dealing with each type in the most appropriate way (no, there is not a "one size fits all" to problem solving).

The list below is a framework to start a conversation that will focus on your situation and expected outcome, and from there we can articulate the approach that will get us moving together.

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Organizations must use different approaches based on the complexity of the challenge.


Managing in the
Complex World!

Management teams rarely stop to think about how they problem solve, let alone recognize the value of classifying and acting in an internally agreed-upon manner consistent with the challenge.

UpStreme can do so with a "bottom up" approach (by working with you on specific projects), or "top down" through Complexity workshops for Management & teams.

Forecasting & Planning

The complex global economy has defied and/or obliterated many of the rules and math used for traditional analytical forecasting. Given the number of external influences and the pace of change, the "unkind game" of your market, hitting a precise metric 15 months in the future is highly unlikely. Forecasting in complexity requires a new approach and mindset, which can be implemented in tandem with your existing models allowing for evolutionary change.

vCISO

CyberSecurity MUST NOT be viewed as an IT problem! Yet many organizations are engaging certified technicians to address a highly volatile (and risky) organizational exposure. UpStreme provides an executive and cross-industry perspective while this role matures within your organization (and the profession). We define and manage the governance, actions, reporting, and response mechanisms from the Board to the delivery team - essential for security and success.

Management Redefined

Management Teams live in a more fluid world than their operational teams. Governance & organizational structure provide lanes. The skills and talent of the Management team enable the organization's success. Management problems are not solved like Operational problems - emerging technologies or expertise is called upon to provide examples and guidance.

BCP & Crisis Response

Our 20+ years of Crisis work has taught us invaluable lessons on the importance of zero-stakes planning, continuous readiness improvement through risk awareness, as well as the conditioning & training of Management in "crisis response" mode. Problem Solving in this mode does NOT come naturally to many, and a cohesive readiness across the organization is key to Resilience.

Project Rescue

NO ONE wants to say they need a project rescue. When was the last time your firm terminated a project? How many projects achieve expected benefit and value? We can save troubled projects AND turn your delivery teams (and Management Team) into a successful engine through better problem solving at both the delivery and management level!

Operational Refinement

In the operational world, your team is operating within internal policies, procedures, and a wide variety of constraints - all designed to control actions in order to achieve predictable and valuable outcomes. Lasting and impactful operational challenges are best addressed proactively through the relentless focus on valued outcomes and benefits, and a different perspective on delivery and management interaction.

Independent Validation

THE very best problem solving engine utilizes a balance of strategic and tactical resources tuned for the challenge type. The use of external resources or experts can create competing viewpoints and actions (sometimes even contractually driven). Having an unbiased outside-in perspective can prove to be invaluable for all parties on large-scale efforts and the ongoing oversight of evolving organizations.


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Through the years we've had the great honor to work with these teams to accomplish remarkable results.

Here are some of our most frequently asked questions, along with some UpStreme Trivia

  • What Industries do you serve?
    Our experiences span the retail, finance, energy, aerospace, telcomm, hospitality, franchise, and maritime sectors. We work with small startups to very large organizations (some of which were in the start-up stage when we met them). We have experience with large-scale family-run, privately held organizations. Our customers are both global to community based firms. We do work for numerous government agencies (though we never 'prime' that work - typically brought in as a sub below the prime).
  • Who do you typically report to on Client projects?
    We typically report directly to someone on the C-Team (from an accountability perspective) - most often Operations, Risk, Strategy, sometimes the CEO directly, and less often Finance or IT. Having said that, we're known for our ability to work across all layers of an organization acting as "translators" to unravel and solve challenging issues.
  • Why do you not have any partners nor sell/promote any products?
    We purposely avoid partnerships, reseller agreements, and joint ventures so that our Customers can be certain our advice and guidance is not motivated by any other purpose than helping them achieve their objectives.
  • Do you do projects or are you strictly 'Time & Materials' (T&M)?
    We typically work with our customers to define a goal and timeline for the effort within a Statement of Work (SOW) - which then leads to the appropriate form of billing. Most of our projects result in fixed price/duration contracts. There are instances where pure T&M is appropriate.
  • Why so many Credit Unions?
    We have found working with Credit Unions to be a very rewarding experience. Their mission (as non-profit institutions) and their drive to implement change to the benefit of their Members make them quite unique - and we know our contribution to their effort benefits their Members, as well!



UpStreme Inc.
1055 Westlakes Dr. Suite 300
Berwyn, PA 19312
484.323.6290