Research
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Evaluation
Research & Evaluation
For decades, organizations from around the United States and internationally have relied on DRCG to efficiently design, execute, and disseminate results from research and evaluation to enable them to address their toughest challenges. DRCG offers a full suite of innovative and flexible methodologies and has expertise in applying these methods to match their specific needs and audiences. Several evaluation methods can be utilized, including input measurement, output performance measurement, impact assessment, service quality assessment, process evaluation, benchmarking, quantitative methods, qualitative methods, cost analysis, and organizational effectiveness, to name a few.
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Academic Research
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Business Research
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Presentations and Reports
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Data Collection and Analysis
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Focus Groups
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Surveys: Satisfaction, Consumer, Etc.
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Program Research
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Program
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Evaluation
Academic Research
Our team of dedicated academic consultants, statisticians, qualitative research experts, and analysts can offer you the support you require. Our academic consulting is truly client-focused and based on each researcher’s goals for his or her study. This personalized approach guarantees that you will have one individual working with you throughout the process so that you can feel confident that our assistance will be tailored to your specific needs and preferences at every stage. We provide the most comprehensive qualitative research support available and work regularly with several major research institutions.
Regardless of the scale and complexity of your quantitative or qualitative research, or if you have a mixed-methods approach, we have a talented team of experts who can provide comprehensive assistance to you. Whether you are surveying the general population, nationally representative samples, or a targeted demographic, we will help you conduct academic studies quickly and affordably.
Business Research
At DRCG, we help a variety of audiences, including sponsors, donors, client groups, administrators, staff for nonprofit, for-profit organizations, and other relevant constituencies services solve business challenges. Our conclusions and recommendations always center on a strong foundation of business data, and our consultants not only understand technology markets but are also experts in companies that move and shape those markets. DRCG research services are a lens into the ongoing business economics driving today’s companies and markets. And when you need more, our tailored services team is available to answer questions for your specific business needs. You receive the benefits of DRCG’s custom capabilities coupled with the subject matter expertise of our experienced staff.
DRCG focuses on business start-ups and development, which sets us apart. You'll receive analysis and insights contextualized for your specific business, as well as deliverables built on a foundation of fundamental business operations and principles, data-driven decisions, and solutions that are supported by rigor and expertise.
Program Research
We work collaboratively with our clients to deliver deep sector knowledge, an impartial view on the best way forward, and develop plans that are rooted in practice, not theory. This also includes research that is focused on identifying best, promising, and emerging practices. Our corporate model means we can work on a wide variety of projects, whereby matching our specialists to your specific project. However, many of our projects fit in one of the following areas:
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Interim Leadership
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Market Entry Strategy
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Digital Transformation
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Operational Advisory
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Commercial Strategy
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Business Development
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Acquisition Targeting and Evaluation
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Quantitative and Qualitative Research
Program Evaluation
At Diversity Research and Consulting Group, we have the expertise to help you evaluate your government, nonprofit, or for-profit company’s program for process, performance, and impact. Whether you want to determine how best to measure outputs and outcomes or if you need to identify the reasons for current levels of performance and impact, our team can design your evaluation to pinpoint what will best help your program and your organization exceed expectations.
Our program evaluation consultants have extensive experience designing and implementing both formative (process) and summative (outcome) evaluations at the program and organization levels, for nonprofit, for-profit companies, or government agencies within or outside the US. We can also help you determine the extent to which an evaluation of your program or organization is feasible or necessary. Our program evaluation support includes any or all of the following aspects of your upcoming or ongoing evaluation:
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Logic Modeling
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Feasibility Study
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Evaluation Analytics
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Evaluation Design
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Health Impact Assessment
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Mixed-Treatment Comparisons
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Asset Mapping and Needs Assessment.
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Literature Reviews, Internet Searches, and Meta-Analysis
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Qualitative and Quantitative Data Analysis and Interpretation
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Focus Groups, Key Informant Interviews, and Survey Research
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Cost-Effectiveness, Comparative Effectiveness, and Decision Analysis
Data Collection & Analysis
Diversity Research and Consulting Group provides professional data collection services. We have trained professionals who are experts in developing valid and reliable data collection tools. Deciding on the correct data collection method is critical to gathering accurate information to address your research/evaluation questions. Because asking the correct questions is a critical part of your data collection, we will work with you to develop the appropriate questions to ensure you are receiving the information you need. Well-constructed questions will give you reliable data that you can use to drive decisions and solutions. Diversity Research and Consulting Group assesses, analyzes, and deploys solutions for sustainable growth and strategic development. Big data does not have to be mystifying. We help you manage and analyze data to uncover trends and find new opportunities to improve your bottom line. Our services include, but are not limited to:
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Data Analytics
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Report Building
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Database Management
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Focuss Groups
The main goal of a focus group is to gather opinions and statistics to predict trends, improve products, or develop new ones. It is yet another way for you to get answers to questions you have. If you are seeking customer feedback on new ideas, conceptual services, product innovations, or want to brainstorm with a small audience, then focus groups are highly effective. Our skilled facilitators have completed over 80 sessions with 7-8 people or set up dyads and triads within a particular segmented group. Exploring concepts and ideas with diverse audiences, we have led groups with:
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Patients
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Program Participants
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Healthcare Professionals
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Targeted Consumer Groups
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Insurance Agents
Presentations
Unlike a report, a presentation carries the speaker's personality better and allows immediate interaction between all the participants. You can know your data inside and out, and you could have a firm grasp on the information, but no matter how prepared or well-researched you are, a poorly prepared presentation, including bad slides, can ruin great content. Not to mention, a poorly designed presentation can be costly to your organization. Conversely, a well-designed presentation yields significant advantages. We can help you translate your findings and recommendations into compelling visuals and charts, thereby giving you more time to concentrate on your core competency.
Reports
In addition to presentations, DCRG writes persuasive reports for our clients across various market sectors. In the world of business and wherever government is involved, sooner or later, you will need professional-quality reports. These might take the form of one or more of the following:
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Case Studies
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White Papers
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Special Reports
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Annual Reports
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Position Papers
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Business Plans
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Marketing Plans
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Progress Reports
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Feasibility Reports
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If you need any of these reports to be written, our report writers can help. You provide the data (or we can supply it) and the points you want to make, and we will provide the writing to help you communicate those points effectively and professionally.
Survays
There are many reasons why surveys are important. Surveys help researchers and companies find solutions, evoke discussions, and make decisions. They can also help to get to the bottom of the really important stuff, like what our clients really think about our services. Or is this the best location for our new site? When it comes to finding the answers to questions like these, we can assist you. Here are the most common types that are conducted via interviews, focus groups, panel sampling, telephone or mail-in surveys, kiosk, and online surveying:
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Market Research
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Training Evaluation Survey
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Lead Generation
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Job Satisfaction
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Brand Awareness
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Needs Assessment
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Employee Satisfaction
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Event Evaluation Survey
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Training Evaluation Survey