Root Cause Research Consulting LLC
Complete Management Consulting
We help public service agencies improve and streamline management so they can focus on their mission.
Our expert consultants provide full-service management support by targeting issues at their source - while also helping to minimize the disruption that change can bring.
Our Clients
Our clients are organizations who want to make managing their mission easier.
The RCRC Team has decades of combined experience working across sectors with federal, state, and local government agencies. This includes public safety sectors such as law enforcement, fire and rescue, detention and corrections, community corrections, and courts as well as social services such as mental health and child welfare.
Our Clients’ Challenges
All organizations are unique but often face similar management challenges.
Difficulty recruiting, promoting, managing, and/or keeping enough qualified staff
Setting agency strategic goals and making clear, consistent, and measurable progress
Agency data tracking and performance measures that do not help drive decision-making
Community trust, complaint handling, and transparency challenges
Cross-agency coordination gaps that slow outcomes (e.g., between public safety, social services, and education)
Our Consultants
Our Solutions
We help agencies improve and streamline organizational management.
Our experts provide consultation, hands-on technical assistance, and evaluation to help agencies effectively support their workforce and efficiently deliver services to their communities.
Strategic Planning
Comprehensive SWOT assessments of issues (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats) informed by data, agency staff input, management best practices, and root cause analysis
Targeted and realistic action plans with specific timelines, roles, and accountability structures
Performance Measurement
Useful and actionable performance measures linked directly to requirements and strategic plans
Low-burden and accurate data tracking strategies that collect the information agencies need while cutting out unnecessary documentation
Helpful reports and dashboards that allow management to make informed decisions and track progress toward goals
Workforce Management
Job analyses that highlight critical competencies and tasks required for staff to be successful in each specific position
Hiring and promotional assessments that align with job analyses, agency requirements, and testing best practices
Compensation assessments that ensure pay structures are competitive, fair, and provide incentives for promotion
Our Consultants
Our experts care about your agency’s workforce and its mission.
We are passionate about supporting agencies who have the essential - and challenging - responsibility of managing their workforce and operations in order to provide exceptional service to their communities. Our consultants contribute insights from multiple specialties for a holistic approach.