One plan
6 workstreams · 3 vendors · aligned
6 workstreams · 3 vendors · aligned
HOW WE LEAD
One enterprise view
We maintain one view across departments, systems, vendors, dependencies, and decisions as the work moves forward.
Execution as a Service®
What should technology make possible?
Connect Centric — Execution as a Service®: Members getting what they need.
Founded
2009
woman-owned
ISO 9001 · 27001
WHO WE WORK WITH
The organizations behind the people doing the work that matters.
Advancing research. Funding discovery. Serving professions. Connecting members.
Scientific & professional societies
Health & research institutions
Foundations & grant-making organizations
Membership organizations
WHAT EXECUTION REQUIRES
The right leadership.
The right expertise.
At the right time.
Sometimes you need someone to lead the whole initiative. Sometimes you need specialized technical expertise to get one critical part right.
We bring what the outcome requires.
How we lead.
Decision ready
Options framed · tradeoffs clear
Options framed · tradeoffs clear
HOW WE LEAD
Decision-ready leadership
Leadership doesn't need more status reporting. It needs clear choices. We frame the issue, the options, the tradeoffs, and what needs to happen next.
Owner assigned
Nothing falls between scopes
Nothing falls between scopes
HOW WE LEAD
Clear ownership
We establish decision rights, governance, accountability, and one integrated plan. If something falls between two scopes, we make sure it gets owned.
Adoption on track
People aligned through delivery
People aligned through delivery
HOW WE LEAD
Organizational alignment
Technology does not succeed on technical delivery alone. We build the stakeholder checkpoints, adoption plans, and decision structure needed to keep people aligned throughout execution.
EXECUTION AS A SERVICE®
You define the outcome.
We lead the execution.
Lead. Your teams and vendors, one outcome.
Strengthen. We add the expertise you're missing.
Provide. We bring the complete team.
Delivery capabilities.
- Platforms & ApplicationsFix the systems staff and members depend on, whether that means improving what you have or replacing what no longer works.
- Cloud, Data & AnalyticsGet your data into shape so people can trust the numbers and stop piecing answers together by hand.
- Integration & APIsConnect the systems that need to share information so staff are not re-entering the same data in multiple places.
- AI Search VisibilitySee whether AI tools are finding your association and representing its expertise correctly when people ask about your field.
- Automation & Practical AITake repetitive work off staff and use AI where it has a clear job to do.
- Change, Training & AdoptionGet people using the technology you invested in instead of falling back to spreadsheets, side processes, and workarounds.
THE FACTS
15
person firm, senior-led
2009
founded
Woman-
Owned
small business
ISO
9001 · 27001
quality & security certified
Registered mark
Execution as a Service®
Headquarters
Akron, Ohio
RECENT WORK
Scientific Society
One identity experience across a complex application portfolio.
The organization had dozens of legacy authentication paths across its applications. We led the work to move those experiences to one identity layer while protecting continuity across the application portfolio.
Research Foundation
Moving a grants platform from repeated planning into execution.
The initiative had been planned twice without reaching implementation. We restructured the work and delivered the platform in four milestones. Review cycles no longer depend on one person's spreadsheet.
300+
successful initiatives delivered
12+
avg. years of team member experience
More detail on request.
Talk to usOUR TEAM
The team behind Execution as a Service®
Our team works inside client environments every day — leading workstreams, resolving dependencies, working across vendors, and helping organizations make the decisions that keep execution moving.
We call them Qnnectors because the work requires three kinds of intelligence at the same time.
IQ
Intelligence Quotient
They understand the problem well enough to challenge assumptions, spot dependencies, and know what happens downstream when a plan changes.
EQ
Emotional Quotient
They understand the people involved — who needs to make the decision, who needs to support it, and where resistance may appear before it affects delivery.
TQ
Technical Quotient
They understand technology well enough to separate real platform capability from a roadmap promise — and to know when something you already own can solve the problem.
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What does Connect Centric do?
We lead the execution of complex technology-enabled initiatives. That can mean coordinating your existing teams and vendors, adding missing expertise, or providing the full multidisciplinary team needed to deliver the outcome.
How is this different from a PMO or staffing firm?
A PMO typically provides project governance, standards, reporting, and coordination. We take direct responsibility for moving an organizational outcome forward — including the technical, operational, vendor, decision, and adoption work required to deliver it. And unlike a staffing firm, our model is built around ownership of the outcome, not filling seats.
What is Execution as a Service®?
Execution as a Service® is our delivery model for organizations that know what they need to achieve but need experienced leadership and delivery capacity to make it happen. You define the outcome. We design and lead the execution.
Who do you work with?
Scientific and professional societies, health and research institutions, foundations, and membership organizations. If technology not working has real consequences for your members, researchers, or grantees — that's our category.
When should we call?
Call us when an important initiative keeps moving but never seems to finish; when multiple departments or vendors have to work together; when your internal team is spending too much time coordinating everyone else; when leadership cannot get a clear picture of risk, dependencies, and decisions; or when a technology initiative has stalled and needs to be recovered.
Where are you located?
Connect Centric is headquartered in Akron, Ohio and works with organizations and teams across the United States.
How long have you been in business?
Connect Centric was founded in 2009.
Are you certified?
Yes. Connect Centric is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified and is a Woman-Owned Small Business.