All Projects
Since 1985, Civic Consulting Alliance has completed hundreds of projects benefiting our region. In addition to our current program areas, we have also worked on projects focusing on healthcare, the environment, transportation, housing and workforce development. As our clients’ priorities evolve, so does our work.
Historical Projects,
Since 2005
2020
| COVID-19 Benchmarking & Research | Platform: Special Projects Client: Chicago Office of the Mayor Partners Boston Consulting Group |
| Comprehensive Violence Reduction Framework and 2020 Implementation | Platform: Public Safety and Criminal Justice Client: Chicago Office of the Mayor + City of Chicago |
2019
| Mission and Strategy Bureau of Economic Development | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County, Cook Department of Economic Development |
| Universal Pre-K: Phase 2 | Platform: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partners: Deloitte |
| South Suburban Economic Development | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County Board of Commissioners - Office of the President, Cook County - Bureau of Economic Development Partners: Denzin Soltanzadeh, Mayer Brown, R.W. Ventures |
| Cook County Assessor's Office Leadership Group Effectiveness | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County Assessor Partners:Spectacular at Work |
| West Side United Goals and Metrics Phase II - Dashboard | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: West Side United Partners: Boston Consulting Group |
| West Side United Small Business Grant Pool | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: West Side United Partners: CIBC |
| Key Summer Violence Prevention Coordination | Platform: Public Safety and Criminal Justice Client: Mayor's Office of Public Safety Partners: Crowe |
| Universal Pre-K Enrollment Collaborative | Platform: Education Client: Chicago Office of the Mayor |
| Universal Pre-K Phase 1 | Platform: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partners: Deloitte |
| Key Messages and Communications Vehicles | Platform: Internal Client: Civic Consulting Alliance Partners: Zeno Group |
| Recruiting Senior Talent | Platform: Special Projects Client: Chicago Office of the Mayor Partners: Anjana Dalal |
| Salesforce Buildout for Development | Platform: Internal Client: Civic Consulting Alliance Partners: West Monroe Partners |
| Civic Leadership Learning Lab, West Side United | Platform: Civic Leadership Client: Civic Consulting Alliance |
| West Side United Development of Education Strategy | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: West Side United Partners: CIBC |
| West Side United Healthy Food Strategy | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: West Side United Partners: Bain & Company |
| State's Attorney of Cook County Supervisor Development | Platform: Public Safety and Criminal Justice Client: State's Attorney of Cook County |
| West Side United Procurement Strategy | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: West Side United Partners: PwC |
| Consent Decree Implementation | Platform: Public Safety and Criminal Justice Client: Civilian Office of Police Accountability |
| Emerald South Executive Director Search | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative Partners: Lantern Partners |
| Gubernatorial Transition | Platform: Special Projects Client: Civic Consulting Alliance Partner: Advance Illinois, Deloitte, EY, Mayer Brown LLP, McKinsey & Co. |
| Cook County Strategic Roadmap | Platform: Special Projects Client: Cook County Board of Commissioners - Office of the President Partner: Civic Consulting Alliance, Frank Beal |
2018
| West Side United Community Project Implementation | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: West Side United Partner: KPMG |
| Options Enrollment and Transition Process | Platform: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Kellogg School of Management |
| CHIPACE Accelerating Entrepreneurship in High Need Communities | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Civic Consulting Alliance Partner: Kellogg School of Management, Parker Dewey |
| State's Attorney Leadership Development | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Cook County State's Attorney Partner: Deloitte, Zeno Group |
| Violence Reduction Working Group | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Chicago Mayor's Office |
| Wilmette Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Working Group | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Village of Wilmette Partner: The Smart Cube |
| Civic Leadership Network Analysis | Platform: Civic Leadership |
| CS4All Phase II | Platform: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools |
| Chicago Police Department Financial Management | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Chicago Police Department Partner: CIBC |
| CTA Strategy Review | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| COPA Chief Administrator Hiring Process | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Chicago Office of the Mayor, Illinois Justice Project Partner: Lantern Partners |
| Options Schools Portfolio | Platform: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Deloitte |
| Training Academy Staffing Assessment | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Chicago Police Department Partner: West Monroe Partners |
| Transportation Planning Phase III | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago Partner: McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group |
| University of Chicago Civic Leadership Academy | Platform: Civic Leadership Client: University of Chicago, Office of Civic Engagement Partner: LISC-Chicago, KPMG |
2017
| West Side United Total Health Collaborative: Incubation and Planning Committee | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Rush University Medical Center Partner: Root Inc. |
| Neighborhood Jobs Connection | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago Partner: Digitas |
| CPD Plan for Training and Reform | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Chicago Police Department Partner: A.T. Kearney Inc., Accenture, EY, Kellogg School of Management, The Boston Consulting Group, West Monroe Partners, LLC |
| Municipal ID | Platform: Special Projects Client: City Clerk of Chicago Partner: Kirkland & Ellis |
| CS4All (Phase 1) | Platform: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Kellogg School of Management |
| Incentive Landscape Study | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Office of the Mayor Partner: Crowe Horwath LLP |
| Develop Employee Performance Management | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Cook County State's Attorney Partner: Baker McKenzie, Deloitte |
| Deputy Public Safety Recruitment | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Office of the Inspector General Partner: Lantern Partners |
| Black Chicago Tomorrow | Platform: Community and Neighborhood Change Client: Sam Scott |
| Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Strategic Plan | Platform: Economic Vitality Client: Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Partner: Bain & Company |
| Cook County State's Attorney's Office Transition | Platform: Criminal Justice Client: Cook County State's Attorney's Office Partner: BCG, Deloitte, Mayer Brown |
| Chicago Public Library Materials Handling | Platform: Education Client: Chicago Public Library Partner: KPMG |
2016
| Rush Internal Anchor Mission | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Rush University Medical Center Partner: Bain & Co. |
| Demand Planning Model | Practice Area: Education Client: City Colleges of Chicago Partner: The Allstate Corporation |
| Chicago Public Library Cultural Assessment | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library Partner: Strategic Talent Solutions |
| Chicago Public Library Performance Management System | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library |
| Physical Bond Court Redesign | Practice Area: Criminal Justice Client: Cook County Criminal Justice Stakeholders Partner: CannonDesign, Kellogg School of Management |
| Mental Health Resource Unit | Practice Area: Criminal Justice Client: Cook County Public Defender |
| Aggregate Pricing Analysis | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Treasurer's Office Partner: The PrivateBank |
| Chicago Small Business Advantage | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Partner: Accenture |
| Forest Preserve Strategy Workshop | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Forest Preserve District of Cook County |
| Urban Farming Planning | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Safer Foundation, Urban Transformation Network Partner: Baker & McKenzie |
| Department of Family and Support Services Strategic Framework | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Department of Family and Support Services |
| Growth Zones | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Mayor's Office Partner: CBRE Chicago, Zeno Group |
| Cook County Long Range Transporation Plan | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County |
| Reduce Mental Health Population in Jail | Practice Area: Criminal Justice Client: Cook County Public Defender |
| Harris Policy Labs | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County Public Defender |
| Public Private Training Partnership | Practice Area: Criminal Justice Client: University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy |
| Illinois Higher Education Strategy | Practice Area: Education Client: Office of the Illinois Secretary of Education Partner: Oliver Wyman |
| Police Accountability Task Force | Practice Area: Criminal Justice Client: Police Accountability Task Force Partner: Mayer Brown |
| Labor Market Trajectory's Impact | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Partner: A.T. Kearney Inc. |
| Chicago Infrastructure Trust New Operational Model and Priorities | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Infrastructure Trust Partner: Ernst and Young |
| Governance Model for New Principal Quality Organization | Practice Area: Education Client: The Chicago Public Education Fund |
| Working Families Task Force | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Mayor's Office |
| LEAN Capacity | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: State of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Transportation Partner: The Duchossois Group |
| Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Restructuring | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Activity Partner: Kirkland & Ellis LLP |
| State Tax Incentives Analysis | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Activity |
2015
| Chicago Public Library Organizational Management | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library Partner: Brian Hanessian |
| Chicago Public Schools Early College STEM Schools | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: McKinsey |
| Cook County Health and Hospital System Network and Capability Planning | Practice Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospital System Partner: Strategy&, The PrivateBank, UIC, Deloitte |
| Cook County Health and Hospital System Transformation Planning | Practice Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospital System Partner: Bain & Company |
| Cook County Outpatient Health Centers | Practice Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospital System Partner: Deloitte, KPMG |
| Cook County Outpatient Health Centers: Oak Forest Transformation | Practice Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospital System Partner: Booth School of Business |
| Employment Opportunities for Youth | Practice Area: Public Safety Client: Department of Family and Support Services |
| Malcolm X Healthcare Transformation | Practice Area: Education Client: City Colleges of Chicago |
| Thrive Chicago Data Architecture | Practice Area: Education Client: Thrive Chicago Partner: McKinsey, Deloitte, DLA Piper |
| Thrive Chicago Program Management | Practice Area: Education Client: Thrive Chicago Partner: McKinsey, Deloitte, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
| World Sport Chicago Merger Strategy | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: World Sport Chicago |
| Chicago Park District Communication Strategy | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Park District |
| Chicago Park District Foundation Strategy | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Chicago Park District Partner: Wrapports, Roland Berger, Richard Kately |
| Chicago Public Library Technology Analysis | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library Partner: The Greatest Good |
| Chicago Public Library's Partnership Strategy | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library |
| Chicago Public Schools Citywide STEM Initiatives Support | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools |
| Chicago Treasurer Transition | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Chicago Treasurer's Office Partner: Arena Partners, Bryan Cave, GCM Grosvenor, Mayer Brown |
| Cook County Pilot Model Bond Court Planning | Practice Area: Public Safety Client: Illinois Supreme Court Partner: Mayer Brown, A.T. Kearney |
| Cook County Regional Healthcare Strategy | Practice Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospital System Partner: McKinsey |
| Gubernatorial Opportunities for Illinois | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Governor's Office Partner: Accenture, Bain, Boston Consulting Group, Colliers International, Deloitte, EY, Leff Communications, McKinsey, Schiff Hardin |
| Metra Strategic Plan Implementation and Performance Management | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Metra |
| Thrive Chicago Anchor Transition Plan | Practice Area: Education Client: Thrive Chicago Partner: DLA Piper |
| University of Chicago Leadership Academy | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: University of Chicago Partner: University of Chicago, LISC |
| Chicago Park District Economic Impact Project Report | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Park District Partner: Roland Berger, Global Economics Group |
| Chicago Public Library Reduction of Hold Times | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library Partner: The Greatest Good |
| Chicago Public Schools Financial Education Plan | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: The PrivateBank, Ariel Investments |
| Chicago Treasurer Pension Negotiation Fee | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Treasurer's Office Partner: The PrivateBank |
| Choose Chicago Funding Options | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Choose Chicago Partner: Jones Day, McKinsey |
| Cook County 2018 Strategy | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County Partner: Boston Consulting Group |
| Cook County Communications Plan | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County Partner: BCN Creative, Thirdwave |
| Cook County Summer Fellows | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County Partner: Goldman Sachs |
| Malcolm X Clinical Strategy Transformation | Practice Area: Education Client: City Colleges of Chicago Partner: Oliver Wyman |
| Chicago Public Schools Design High School | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools |
| Chicago Public Schools Southside Selective Enrollment Marketing Plan | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Towers Watson |
| Illinois Chief Technology Officer Search | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Governor's Office Partner: Lantern Partners |
| Mayoral Second Term Priorities Committee | Practice Area: Special Projects Client: Mayor's Office Partner: M.A. Rood Company, Bacon Volpe Communications |
| Partnership with Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council to Support Sentencing Commission | Practice Area: Public Safety Client: Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council Partner: KPMG |
| 1000 Jobs Assessment | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: World Business Chicago Partner: Shannon Moore |
| Win Win Symposium | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Workforce Funder Alliance Partner: The Joyce Foundation, Women Employed |
| Oversee Public Defender's Priorities Planning and Address Gaps | Practice Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County Public Defender |
| Chicago Public Library Strategic Plan Refresh | Practice Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library |
| Procurement Reform Task Force | Practice Area: Economic Vitality Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Mayer Brown |
2014
| Chicago Park District Communication Strategy | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Park District Partner: Zeno Group |
| Chicago Public Library Hold Times Reduction | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library Partner: The Greatest Good, LLC |
| Chicago Public Library Partnership Filter | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library |
| Chicago Treasurer Transition | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Office of the Treasurer |
| City Colleges of Chicago Malcolm X Healthcare Transformation | Program Area: Education Client: City Colleges of Chicago |
| City of Chicago Loading Zone Reengineering | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Office of the Mayor |
| Cook County 2018 Strategy | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County Partner: The Boston Consulting Group |
| Cook County Fellows Recruitment 2014 | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County Partner: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Network and Capability Planning | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Partner: Deloitte, Strategy&, The PrivateBank, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Oak Forest Transformation | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Partner: University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Outpatient Health Centers Development | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Partner: Deloitte, KPMG LLP |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Uninsured Strategy | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Partner: Deloitte, KPMG LLP |
| Employment Opportunities for Youth | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Department of Family and Support Services |
| Gubernatorial Opportunities | Program Area: Special Projects Client: The Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago Partner: Schiff Hardin LLP |
| Gubernatorial Transition Management | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Governor-elect Bruce Rauner's Transition Team Partner: Accenture, Bain & Company, Colliers International, Deloitte, EY, Leff Communications, McKinsey & Company, The Boston Consulting Group |
| Lucas Museum Site Selection Taskforce | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Downtown Partners Chicago, Leff Communications, McKinsey & Company |
| Metra Strategic Plan Implementation and Performance Management | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Metra |
| Park District Foundation Strategy | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Park District Foundation Partner: Roland Berger Strategy Consultants |
| Strategic Plan for Skills for Chicagoland's Future | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Skills for Chicagoland's Future Partner: Deloitte |
| Streamline Business Environment | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: A.T. Kearney, McKinsey & Company |
| Thrive Anchor Transition Strategy and Planning | Program Area: Education Client: Mayor's Office, Thrive Chicago Partner: DLA Piper |
| Thrive Chicago Program Management | Program Area: Education Client: Mayor's Office, Thrive Chicago Partner: Deloitte, DLA Piper, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, KPMG LLP, McKinsey & Company |
| University of Chicago Leadership Academy for Government and Nonprofit Creation | Program Area: Special Projects Client: University of Chicago Partner: KPMG LLP |
2013
| University of Chicago Civic Leadership Academy | Platform: Civic Leadership Client: University of Chicago, Office of Civic Engagement Partner: LISC-Chicago, KPMG |
| Business Advisory Group for Central Loop Bus Rapid Transit | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Department of Transportation Partner: KPMG LLP |
| CARE Communication Strategy | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Partner: Zeno Group |
| Chicago Department of Transportation People Plazas | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Department of Transportation Partner: Perkins+Will |
| Chicago Public Library Performance Management | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library |
| Chicago Public Library Strategic Plan | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Library Partner: Bain and Company, The Greatest Good LLC |
| Choose Chicago Tourism Attraction Analysis | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Choose Chicago Partner: The Boston Consulting Group |
| Choose Chicago Tourism Brand Development | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Choose Chicago |
| Choose Chicago Tourism Market Strategy | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Choose Chicago Partner: McKinsey and Company, The Boston Consulting Group |
| Choose Chicago Tourism Project Management | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Choose Chicago |
| City of Chicago Capital Construction Cost Effectiveness | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP |
| City Technology Plan with Focus on Job Creation | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Digitas, KPMG LLP, Studio V Design, The PrivateBank |
| City-County Institutionalize Collaboration | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago, Cook County |
| Citywide STEM Strategy | Program Area: Education Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Bain and Company, McKinsey and Company |
| Commercial Buildings Initiative Expansion Strategy | Program Area: Environment Client: Mayor's Office Partner: West Monroe Partners |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Communications Plan | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Cost of Care Methodology | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Partner: Global Economics Group |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Health Demands of Region Analysis | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Partner: Navigant Consulting, Target GIS |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Patient experience design toolkit | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Partner: Cannon Design |
| Cook County Health and Hospitals System Transformation Planning and Management Office | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospitals System Partner: Bain and Company |
| Cook County New Revenue Opportunities Legal Analysis | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County Partner: Mayer Brown, Perkins Coie LLP |
| Cook County Risk Management Program Development | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County Partner: Northern Trust Corporation |
| Cook County Tax Audit Process Advisory | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County Partner: Northern Trust Corporation |
| County Chief Information Officer Search | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County Partner: Lantern Partners |
| Criminal Justice Data Exchange | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County Partner: DLA Piper |
| Cultural Tourism Positioning Strategy | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Choose Chicago Partner: Kellogg School of Management |
| Data Science Initiative: Optimize food inspections with predictive analytics | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Mayor's Office Department of Innovation and Technology Partner: Allstate Insurance Company |
| Data Science Initiative: Predict severity of weather events to pre-position emergency resources | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Mayor's Office Department of Innovation and Technology Partner: Allstate Insurance Company, McKinsey and Company |
| Data Science Initiative: Predict which retailers are more likely to sell unstamped cigarettes | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Mayor's Office Department of Innovation and Technology Partner: McKinsey and Company, The Greatest Good LLC |
| Early College STEM Schools Project Management | Program Area: Education Client: Mayor's Office, Chicago Public Schools Partner: McKinsey and Company |
| Illinois Shared Learning Environment | Program Area: Education Client: Illinois State Board of Education Partner: BMO Financial Group, DLA Piper, Integralis Inc |
| Maximizing Chicago Park District's Economic Value | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Park District Partner: Global Economics Group, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants |
| Mayor's Office Public Safety Action Committee Development | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Allstate Insurance Company |
| Mayor's Office Sister Agency Back Office Consolidation | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago, Chicago Office of Budget and Management |
| Mayor's Office Tourism Governance Support | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Mayor's Office Partner: The PrivateBank |
| Park District Programming Strategy | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Park District Partner: Hall and Partners |
| Retrofit Chicago Branding Strategy | Program Area: Environment Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Downtown Partners Chicago |
| School Technology Support | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools |
| World Business Chicago Tourism Committee Management | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: World Business Chicago |
| World Business Chicago Workforce Development Committee Management | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: World Business Chicago Partner: Devry University |
2012
| Absence Management RFP | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County |
| Bus Rapid Transit Long Range Plan | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Department of Transportation Partner: The Boston Consulting Group |
| Bus Rapid Transit Station Renderings | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Kevin Pound Design |
| CARE Dashboard Prototype | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor Emanuel Partner: Allstate Insurance Company, EY |
| CARE Project Management Office | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle and Mayor Emanuel Partner: Allstate Insurance Company |
| Chicago New Americans Plan | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Office of the Mayor Partner: AT Kearney, Downtown Partners Chicago |
| Chicago Public Schools Chief Transformation Officer Search | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Nick Pierce and Associates, Inc. |
| Chicago Public Schools Controller Search | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Lantern Partners |
| Chicago Public Schools Facility Consolidation and Real Estate Strategy | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Cannon Design, CBRE Group, Inc |
| Chicago Public Schools/City Colleges of Chicago Early College Collaboration | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools and The City Colleges of Chicago Partner: Bain and Company |
| Chicago: Green Meeting Destination | Program Area: Environment Client: Mayor's Office Partner: The Joyce Foundation |
| Chief of Staff Search | Program Area: Education Client: City Colleges of Chicago Partner: Lantern Partners |
| City and County to Enforce Cigarette Tax Jointly | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago, Cook County |
| City Colleges of Chicago Reinvention Review | Program Area: Education Client: City Colleges of Chicago Partner: University of Illinois at Chicago |
| City of Chicago Ethics Training Videos | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Mayor's Office Partner: University of Illinois at Chicago |
| City of Chicago Sister City Strategy | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Mayer Brown, McKinsey and Company |
| City, County Save $33 Million in Collaboration | Program Area: Special Projects Client: City of Chicago, Cook County Partner: Accenture, Alvarez and Marsal, IBM Corporation, Mayer Brown, Schiff Hardin LLP |
| Community Antiviolence and Restoration Effort | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County, City of Chicago Partner: Allstate Insurance Company, Bain and Company, Burrell Communications, DLA Piper, EY, IBM Corporation, McDonald's Corporation, N'DIGO, Perkins Coie LLP, Trotter Consulting Group LLC, University of Chicago Crime Lab, Xerox Corporation, Zeno Group |
| Community Antiviolence and Restoration Effort Communications Plan | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Zeno Group |
| Community leadership councils | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Mayor's Office and Cook County President's Office Partner: Allstate Insurance Company, Frank Gihan |
| Cook County Energy Savings | Program Area: Environment Client: Cook County Partner: ComEd |
| Cook County Judicial System Mapping | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County Justice Advisory Council and the Mayor's Office Partner: IBM Corporation, Perkins Coie LLP |
| CPS Labor Negotiations | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Bain and Company |
| CPS Office of School Improvement Benchmarking | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools |
| Economic Analysis Enables Health System to Plan for Better Patient Outcomes | Program Area: Healthcare Client: Cook County Health and Hospital System Partner: Global Economics Group |
| Environmental Defense Fund Climate Corps Fellow at Chicago Public Schools | Program Area: Environment Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: Environmental Defense Fund |
| Ethics Reform Report Released | Program Area: Special Projects Client: City of Chicago Partner: Jones Day |
| Growing Chicago Tourism | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: Griffin Strategic Advisors LLC, Jones Day |
| Inter-Agency Data Sharing | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County President's Office and Mayor's Office Partner: DLA Piper, McDonald's Corporation, Xerox Corporation |
| Mayor's Office Community Energy Fact Base Update | Program Area: Environment Client: Office of the Mayor Partner: Accenture, Elevate Energy |
| Mayor's Office Interactive Map of Community Energy Use | Program Area: Environment Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Datascope Analystics, IDEO |
| National forum features Chicago Youth Violence Prevention Plan | Program Area: Public Safety Client: City of Chicago, Cook County Partner: Allstate Insurance Company, Bain and Company, Burrell Communications, DLA Piper, EY, Frank Gihan, IBM Corporation, McDonald's Corporation, McKinsey and Company, N'DIGO, Perkins Coie LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, Trotter Consulting Group LLC, University of Chicago Crime Lab |
| One Summer Chicago 2012 | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Burrell Communications, University of Chicago Crime Lab |
| Performance Management Dashboards for Chicago Department of Transportation | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Department of Transportation Partner: The Greatest Good, LLC |
| Red Line Branding | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Downtown Partners Chicago |
| Shedd Aquarium Master Energy Roadmap | Program Area: Environment Client: Mayor's Office, Shedd Aquarium Partner: West Monroe Partners |
| Smart Grid Strategy | Program Area: Environment Client: Department of Environment Partner: PRTM |
| Sustainability Roadmap | Program Area: Environment Client: Mayor's Office Partner: Studio V Design, The Shaw Group Inc. |
2011
| Accelerating Building Energy Efficiency Retrofits | Program Area: Envrionment Client: City of Chicago Partner: Accenture |
| Bus Tracker for Business | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Natural Resources Defense Council |
| Chicago Climate Action Plan: Economic Value Framework | Program Area: Envrionment Client: Chicago Department of Environment Partner: West Monroe Partners |
| Chicago Climate Action Plan: Transportation Committee | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Department of Environment Partner: ComEd, Metropolitan Planning Council, Natural Resources Defense Council, The Boston Consulting Group, U.S. Equities Realty |
| City Colleges of Chicago Reinvention | Program Area: Education Client: City Colleges of Chicago Partner: Accenture, Bain & Company, CDW, CI Beyond People, KPMG LLP, Lantern Partners, McKinsey & Company, Monitor Group, The Boston Consulting Group, Towers Watson |
| Commute Options Program | Program Area: Envrionment Client: Chicago Department of Environment Partner: Compass X Strategy, Metropolitan Planning Council, The Boeing Company, The Boston Consulting Group |
| Cook County Desk Audit | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County Partner: McGladrey |
| Cook County Performance Management | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County Partner: Downtown Partners Chicago, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Boston Consulting Group |
| County Purchasing: Rapid Cost Reduction | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County Partner: Abbott Laboratories |
| Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Program Audit | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Partner: Kellogg School of Management |
| Green Ribbon Committee | Program Area: Envrionment Client: City of Chicago |
| Joint Committee on City-County Collaboration | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County, City of Chicago Partner: Accenture, Alvarez & Marsal, Mayer Brown, Schiff Hardin LLP |
| Mayoral Transition Plan | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Mayor's Office Partner: A.T. Kearney, Accenture, Alvarez & Marsal, Bain & Company, Deloitte, KPMG LLP, L.E.K. Consulting, Mayer Brown, McGladrey, McKinsey & Company, Metropolitan Planning Council, The Joyce Foundation, The Lucas Group |
| Michael Reese Site Development Project | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Office of the Mayor Partner: Cadence Consulting Group, LLC |
| Reimbursement Policy Review | Program Area: Special Projects Client: City of Chicago Partner: Navigant Consulting, Sidley Austin LLP |
| School Support Centers | Program Area: Education Client: Chicago Public Schools |
| Strong Blocks Wrap-Around Strategy | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Cook County, City of Chicago Partner: Allstate Insurance Company, Bain & Company, Burrell Communications, DLA Piper, EY, IBM Corporation, McDonald's Corporation, McKinsey & Company, N'DIGO, Perkins Cole LLP, Sidley Austin LLP, Trotter Consulting Group LLP, University of Chicago Crime Lab, Xerox Corporation |
| Tax Increment Financing Reform | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: Harvard Business School, Ice Miller LLP, Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan |
| Taxi Code Modernization | Program Area: Transportation Client: Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Partner: Environmental Impact Initiative, Inc., Michael Baker Corporation |
| The Economic Impact and Job Potentials for the Chicago Climate Action Plan | Program Area: Environment Client: Chicago Department of Environment Partner: The Boston Consulting Group |
| United Airlines Corporate Relocation Study | Program Area: Transportation Client: Fleishman-Hillard Inc., The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy |
| Workforce Merger | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Cook County, City of Chicago Partner: Mayer Brown |
2010
| After School Matters: Strategic Plan, Performance Evaluation, and Retention Improvement | Program Area: Education Client: After Schools Matters Partner: Deloitte, The Boston Consulting Group |
| Convention Pass | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Natural Resources Defense Council, The Boston Consulting Group |
| CPS Energy Efficiency | Program Area: Environment Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: IBM Corporation |
| CTA Supply Chain | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: D2C Ventures, Governmental Solutions, LLC |
| Ecodriving | Program Area: Environment Client: Chicago Department of Environment Partner: Edelman, Ford Motor Company |
| Transforming County Government | Program Area: Special Projects Client: Cook County Partner: Abbott Laboratories, Accenture, Axiom Consulting Partners, CDW, ComEd, McGladrey, PeopleScout, SNR Denton, The Chicago Community Trust, TrueWorks, U.S. Equities Realty |
2009
| Chicago Career Tech (CCT) | Program Area: Workforce Client: City of Chicago Partner: Huron Consulting Group, Mayer Brown |
| Chicago Climate Action Plan: Lead-by-Example | Program Area: Environment Client: City of Chicago Partner: A.T. Kearney |
| Chicago Conservation Campus | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Chicago Park District |
| Chicago Recovery Partnership | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: Kellogg School of Management, KPMG LLP, L.E.K. Consulting, Mayer Brown, The Chicago Community Trust, University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| Chicago Workforce Investment Council (CWIC) | Program Area: Workforce Client: City of Chicago Partner: Edelman, Leo Burnett, Mayer Brown |
| Culture and Economic Development | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: Bain & Company |
| Chicago Workforce Investment Council Dashboard Creation | Program Area: Workforce Client: City of Chicago Partner: Bain & Company, Steans Family Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation |
| Energy Efficient Buildings | Program Area: Environment Client: City of Chicago |
| Graduate Chicago | Program Area: Education Client: Graduate Chicago |
| Grid Tree Trimming | Program Area: Environment Client: City of Chicago Partner: Monitor Group |
| Police District Efficiency | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Chicago Police Department Partner: A.T. Kearney |
| Police HQ Efficiency | Program Area: Public Safety Client: Chicago Police Department Partner: McKinsey & Company |
| Taxpayer Action Board | Program Area: Special Projects Client: State of Illinois Partner: KPMG LLP, The Lucas Group |
2008
| Bus Bunching | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Bain & Company, Kellogg School of Management, University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| Career Academies | Program Area: Workforce, Education Client: Chicago Public Schools Partner: A.T. Kearney, Deloitte, Pepper Construction, Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill |
| Chicago LEADS (Leading Economic Advancement, Development, and Sustainability | Program Area: Environment Client: City of Chicago Partner: Huron Consulting Group, The Chicago Community Trust, The Joyce Foundation |
| Chicago LEADS Nursing Pilot | Program Area: Healthcare Client: City of Chicago Partner: Bain & Company, Deloitte |
| CTA Market Demand Study | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Kellogg School of Management |
| CTA Operational Turnaround Strategy | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: McKinsey & Company |
| CTA Technology Functional Review | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Alvarez & Marsal |
| Rail Reliability | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Bain & Company |
2007
| 21st Century Commission on Scope and Structure of City Government | Program Area: Special Projects Client: City of Chicago Partner: Deloitte, KPMG LLP, Lloyd Consulting, Inc., O-H Community Partners |
| Bus Cleanliness | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Strategy& |
| Bus Maintenance | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: McKinsey & Company |
| CTA Customer Communications | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: IDEO |
| CTA Performance Management | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: |
| Environment Scorecard | Program Area: Environment Client: City of Chicago Partner: |
| Evaluating Options for Navy Pier | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Partner: A.T. Kearney, Kellogg School of Management, Scott Balice Strategies |
| Green Business Strategy | Program Area: Environment Client: City of Chicago Partner: Bain & Company, Mercer Consulting |
| Rail of the Future | Program Area: Transportation Client: Chicago Transit Authority Partner: Deloitte |
| Taxi Inspection Performance Management | Program Area: Transportation Client: City of Chicago Partner: ComEd |
| Zero Waste Strategy | Program Area: Environment Client: City of Chicago Partner: The Boston Consulting Group |
2006
| Career and Technical Education | Program Area: Education Client: Career and Technical Education Partner: A.T. Kearney, Deloitte, Mercer Consulting |
| Community College Symposium and Steering Committee | Program Area: Education Client: City Colleges Partner: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Lumina Foundation, Spencer Foundation, The Boston Consulting Group, The Chicago Community Trust, The Joyce Foundation |
| Department of Buildings Turnaround Plan | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: Bain & Company, The Boston Consulting Group |
| Department of Revenue Performance Management | Program Area: Special Projects Client: City of Chicago Partner: KPMG LLP, University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
| Expediting New Community Initiatives | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: |
| Performance Management Business Advisory Council | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: McKinsey & Company |
| Performance Management for Department of Environment | Program Area: Environment Client: City of Chicago Partner: Deloitte |
| Real Estate Optimization | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: City of Chicago Partner: Kellogg School of Management, Mercer Consulting, Northern Trust, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP |
| Troubled Buildings Initiative | Program Area: Public Safety Client: City of Chicago Partner: University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
2005
| Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) | Program Area: Economic Vitality Client: Regional Planning Board Partner: EWK International, Mayer Brown, McKinsey & Company, Mercer Consulting, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago |
| Chicago Performance Management | Program Area: Special Projects Client: City of Chicago Partner: A.T. Kearney, Bain & Company, Deloitte |