Blueline Associates
Rank: 15 Revenue Growth: 377%
BlueLine Associates is a process-driven Professional Services firm that transforms business challenges into growth, operational agility, and competitive advantage. "Our foundation in process gives us the vision to develop holistic forward thinking strategies across our consulting, managed services, and staffing service lines," says Rocky Silvestri. President & CEO, BlueLine Associates. "We leverage our experience, agility, and partnership model to seamlessly implement and execute solutions to elevate customer experience, increase profits, and propel organizations toward new opportunities." The firm goes to market in Process Improvement, Data & Analytics and Systems Implementation. The business world has never been so dynamic, with new opportunities and competition constantly arising, changing and growing. It's never been more important to be flexible and agile to meet the market demand and to have real world technical solutions to do so, expeditiously. Consulting caught up with Silvestri to discuss BlueLine's performance.
Consulting: What were the main factors that contributed to your firm's exceptional growth?
Silvestri: There were three main factors that contributed to our firm's exceptional growth. First, expanding our service offerings. We now offer additional consulting services in the program/project management space and staffing solutions. Second, we expanded the markets we serve to include higher education, healthcare, and pharma. Lastly, our continued success in delivering our services within our clients has driven lateral growth.
Consulting: How is this year shaping up for your firm?
Silvestri: This year will be another double digit percentage in growth. We expect to grow by a minimum of 50 percent.
Consulting: How would you describe your firm's outlook for 2018? Where do you see the most opportunities?
Silvestri: Looking ahead to 2018 we are forecasting additional growth and expansion within our current markets, and service offerings. We see the most opportunities in the healthcare market. There continues to be a need to innovate and implement new and improved solutions throughout the market.
Consulting: What would you say are your firm's biggest challenges in 2018?
Silvestri: The firm's biggest challenges will be talent acquisition and development. As the overall market grows, competition for new talent will continue to be a challenge for us. However; we've made some real changes in how we recruit, retain, and develop our people to address this as we grow.
Consulting: What does being named one of Consulting's Fastest Growing Firms mean to your firm, your employees and your clients?
Silvestri: Being mentioned on this list is a testament to our corporate strategy, culture, and mission. We continue to enable and empower our employees to delight our customers. This model has been the foundation for our current growth and the basis for our future growth.
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