Principal Enterprise Strategist
There is often a dangerous disconnect between the vision in the boardroom and the reality in the server room. Strategies die in that gap. Ben Stroup has spent over two decades mastering the disciplines required to close it.
He doesn't just manage projects; he engineers outcomes.
By weaving together the structural foresight of TOGAF Business Architecture, the operational rigor of PMP, the waste-reducing precision of Lean Six Sigma, and the adaptive speed of Agile, Ben creates a unified operating model that works.
He is the executive leader who ensures your ambition is matched by your capacity to execute.
Strategic Governance
We partner with executive leadership to replace operational ambiguity with structural discipline.
Bridge the Gap: Connect Boardroom vision to technical reality, ensuring strategy is actually deliverable.
Architect Clarity: Dismantle organizational silos and eliminate the friction that stalls execution.
De-Risk Decisions: Establish the data-driven governance required to resolve bottlenecks with confidence.
Engineer Capacity: Build the scalable operating models needed to grow without breaking the business.e, scale innovation, and unlock sustainable growth.
The Architecture of Execution
We don't guess. We govern. Our methodology follows a disciplined three-stage cycle grounded in global standards:
FRAME (Structure & Strategy): Leveraging TOGAF Business Architecture to design the future state and build the roadmap, we replace ambiguity with architectural clarity.
FOCUS (Execution & Governance): Turning strategy into action requires discipline. We apply Project Management Professional (PMP) rigor to ensure delivery aligns with fiduciary goals.
GROW (Scale & Agility): To sustain growth, we optimize capacity. We use Lean Six Sigma to eliminate operational waste and Agile/CSM to adapt to market speed.
The Velocity Advantage
Bridging the gap between executive vision and operational reality.
Strategic Decision Support: Proactive guidance to resolve roadblocks and accelerate clarity at critical inflection points.
Transformation Readiness Assessment: Evidence-based diagnostic to evaluate alignment, assess capabilities, and define a roadmap for action.
Acceleration Sprints: Targeted engagements to build momentum, deliver early wins, and reduce transformation risk.
Fractional Leadership Capacity: Embedded expertise to lead key initiatives and scale transformation without permanent overhead.
Proven Impact
Our clients have realized transformative outcomes, including:
Scaled Operational Capacity: Re-architected the sales operating model to support $28M in new revenue (up from stagnant).
Maximized Capital Efficiency: Enforced program governance on digital initiatives to deliver a 10x ROI ahead of schedule and under budget.
Systematized Market Expansion: Engineered a repeatable acquisition engine that secured 368 new high-value accounts in under 12 months.
Optimized Operating Models: Redesigned organizational structures to eliminate process friction, enhancing productivity and significantly reducing cost-to-serve.
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