Our experts work collaboratively with clients to frame the right questions.  We then develop metrics that provide answers and guide action.  Based on over 40 years of field experience and assignments with hundreds of organizations, Abt Associates has refined an approach that stimulates new insights, creative thinking, and practical solutions.

Our skills in strategy, planning, and policy have benefited people and organizations worldwide:

• Abt Associates' work for U.S. government organization such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made measurable impacts on policy issues, including Medicare eligibility requirements, reimbursement, and scope of services.  Our work led to coverage of influenza vaccinations for seniors, for example.
• Our strategic planning assignments include portfolio assessments, capital investment strategies, and comprehensive master plans for neighborhood revitalization.  We have contributed to more than a dozen successful applications for HOPE VI (U.S. Housing and Urban Development) funding for affordable housing projects.

• In Central and Southern Asia, Abt Associates has endeavored to improve agriculture, health, and environmental programs over the last decade.  Policy studies in Kazakhstan, for example, have provided the basis for market-oriented change in the agricultural economy.

• We help corporations devise and implement strategies for market positioning of products and services.  For instance, a leading technology provider called on Abt Associates to develop a plan for improving market share for its E-business software that involved analysis of distribution channels and customer decision-making.

Whether we are evaluating strategies for education reform, planning large-scale immunization programs, or developing policies for increasing food production, our expert staff works toward measurable results and clear benefits based on a thorough understanding of client goals.