Today’s world is full of uncertainty due to evolving demographic, economic, technological, behavioral, political, and climatic factors. At EBP, we help clients compare investment strategies under different possible futures and optimize investments to provide robust and resilient benefits in any future environment.
Our services include working with our clients to:
- Identify, assess, and prioritize external and internal organizational sources of uncertainty that may affect success long-term
- Gather and synthesize the best available information on evolving factors such as demographics, economic activity, technology adoption, behavior, policy, revenue, cost, climate, and environment
- Deploy forecasting and needs assessment methods and tools to understand how uncertainty may impact resources and requirements in the future
- Test a range of investment options (or packages) to identify or confirm the optimal strategies for goal achievement
- Prioritize investments that will deliver value in multiple possible future scenarios
- Identify points of flexibility and performance tracking to support adaptation over time
EBP’s ability to communicate consequences, incorporate cutting edge research, and integrate expert, public, and business community input is a hallmark of our scenario planning work. We will work with you to marry technical methods and tools with supportive processes to deliver more robust plans.