The work of the Partida Group thrives as a result of its network of experienced researchers and independent consultants.  The Partida Group partners with researchers to look at health policy and practice problems, and with independent consultants who contribute subject expertise and experience.  

Organizational Structure

1. Centralized management. Use centralized project management and quality monitoring capacity to meet client timelines and prepare deliverables using teams that work virtually across distance.
2. Virtual working environment. Develop communication technology to support project teams working across distance.
3. Project-specific teams. Offer clients the best and brightest project teams and enable collaboration and joint marketing by forming partnerships with minority independent consultants and researchers and developing on-going business relationships.
4. Sharing What We Learn. Within copyright laws and with client approval, develop a resource website to share literature, reports, project deliverables and other information gathered in the course of completing projects to support work by others in the field.

Technical Capabilities and Characteristics

The Partida Group offers proven leadership, a combination of experienced personnel and strong operating resources such as centralized business infrastructure and project management, and communication support. These capabilities include state-of-the-art computing and communication technology, library and research capabilities, and project oriented financial and accounting systems to enable collaboration and exchange on projects and on knowledge building pursuits.

The core staff of TPG is comprised of experienced consulting staff, many of whom worked together in a publicly traded, for-profit firm with multiple offices and bicoastal teams. This working environment forces attention on project management and disciplined processes of working together with the support of computing and communication technology. TPG will use this experience to create a centralized unit of project support staff, which will include a research analyst, clerical support and experienced project managers to support the work of project teams. Each team will have support staff assigned and undergoing training for working and communicating in a team environment.

Commitment to Quality. TPG teams will be staffed with the best and brightest consultants and researchers. The products produced will reflect the talent and experience of the senior members of the teams. To insure consistency and product quality, all reports and deliverables will undergo peer review for content by appropriate TPG staff and partners and editorial review for presentation and readability by an experienced editor/writer. The cost of this service will be included in project budgets.

State-of-the-Art Computing Capabilities and Communication Technology. A state-of-the-art automation environment underpins all of the work we do. Our system will have two main components, a Local Area Network (LAN) and the availability of super minicomputers. Each environment has different capabilities, but will enable staff to communicate and share resources through an Ethernet network running on products such as Novell Netware, Microsoft NT Advanced Server, TCP/IP, Netware for Macintosh and Unix, and a Microsoft Outlook Server.

Library and Research Services. Access to a fully functional library and current subscriptions to general and technical journals, as well as specialized materials in the areas of public health policy, health care, managed competition, long-term care, and medical technology and research will be needed. TPG will contract or arrange for access to federal publications and reports, such as the Federal Register, GAO reports, and the NCHS Monthly Vital Statistics report. Over time TPG will establish accounts with on-line systems such as DIALOG (over 400 multi-searchable databases); Grateful Med (National Library of Medicine) and access to DATASTAR, ORBIT, LEXIS/NEXIS, WESTLAW/Dow Jones, DataTimes, and Dun & Bradstreet Business Information Reports.