Consulting Workday

$2,000.00 $1,500.00

You are buying a one-day engagement with the President (Jeffrey Cohen) delivered over a full day.

We operate at both the strategic and tactical level depending on client need. This includes business strategy, business problem decomposition, mathematical and data design, algorithm design, tactical business optimization problem, Information Technology, and use of quantum and classical solvers. 

We will work diligently and in a focused matter on one of your agenda items (e.g., business strategy question, client challenge, IT department plan, or optimization effort). Please specify your requirements.

Typically, this would be conducted onsite with your team (either in your offices or in a remote facility). However, due to Covid 19, we can deliver this service remotely via video conference.

This standard offering comes packaged with:

• travel time to your client location
• Deliverable: a Management Report with three sections: 1) Topics discussed, 2) Agreements and decisions, & 3) Consultant recommendations.

You may buy multiple days to fund a project. We work an 8-hour day, or longer if requested.

Actual travel expenses, supplies, computer hardware and software, and other materials that we must purchase to deliver this service are billed separately, as incurred, plus 8% administrative and financing markup.

Notes:

The President, Jeffrey Cohen, has been a management consultant for ~ 30 years, with experience as a Global Consulting Partner at IBM, Consulting Partner at HPe, Managing Vice President, N.A. Professional Services at Siemens, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, and Senior Manager, Consulting at KPMG.

We believe management consulting is pursuing "the art of the possible"

• We offer traditional IT management consulting services.
• We offer quantum computing consulting, including the development of a quantum computing strategy and corporate initiative.
• We offer IT outsourcing and vendor management consulting
• We offer to code and run your business problem on our discrete mathematical models & quantum annealing computers from D-Wave Systems Inc.
• We work on helping you to structure and solve a business analysis problem.
• We offer to help you understand the quantum computing ecosystem (hardware, software and services). 
• We work with two suppliers who offer quantum security, or secure communication hardware and services. We can facilitate a discussion on quantum-related security.
• We offer to help you identify and propose a quantum computing use case.
• We offer financial analysis of stock portfolios based on our Chicago Quantum Net Score and Chicago Quantum Ratio.
• We ALWAYS work confidentially, diligently, free of conflict of interest. We bring our best thinking and insights.

We believe that a strategy discussion is also a training and enablement session. This is about visualizing the art of the possible in regards to advanced computing infrastructure. We will come prepared to apply what we collectively know about your industry, your challenges, and the state of the union of the technology to drive towards a conclusion that makes sense.

Most of us have spent our professional lives structuring and solving problems with pencil and paper (we still do), and using classical or traditional means. We may end up doing that, or we might find and define problems that are solved better with quantum computers.

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Strategy Workshop

$5,000.00

You are buying a two and a half day engagement with the President (Jeffrey Cohen) or a firm associate.


We operate at both the strategic and tactical level depending on client need. This includes business strategy, business problem decomposition, mathematical and data design, algorithm design, tactical business optimization problem, Information Technology, and use of quantum and classical solvers. 


We will work diligently and in a focused matter on one of your agenda items (e.g., business strategy question, client challenge, IT department plan, or optimization effort). Please specify your requirements.


Typically, this would be conducted onsite with your team (either in your offices or in a remote facility). However, due to Covid 19, we can deliver this service remotely via video conference.


This standard offering comes packaged with:

 

• travel time to your client location
• up to 8 hours of facilitated workshops
• Deliverable: a Management Report with three sections: 1) Topics discussed, 2) Agreements and decisions, & 3) Consultant recommendations.

Actual travel expenses, supplies, computer hardware and software, and other materials that we must purchase to deliver this service are billed separately, as incurred, plus 8% administrative and financing markup.


Notes:


The President, Jeffrey Cohen, has been a management consultant for ~ 30 years, with experience as a Global Consulting Partner at IBM, Consulting Partner at HPe, Managing Vice President, N.A. Professional Services at Siemens, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, and Senior Manager, Consulting at KPMG.


We believe management consulting is pursuing "the art of the possible"

• We offer traditional IT management consulting services.
• We offer quantum computing consulting
• We offer IT outsourcing and vendor management consulting
• We offer to code and run your business problem on our discrete mathematical models & quantum annealing computers from D-Wave Systems Inc.
• We offer to help you understand the quantum computing ecosystem (hardware, software and services). 
• We offer to help you identify and propose a quantum computing use case.
• We offer financial analysis of stock portfolios based on our Chicago Quantum Net Score and Chicago Quantum Ratio.
• We ALWAYS work confidentially, diligently, free of conflict of interest. We bring our best thinking and insights.

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Consulting Session

$250.00 $200.00

You are buying a full hour of collaborative work on your topic or agenda. You create the objective and we work on it together. Alternatively, you provide the assignment and I/we can work independently.

We can work together to build an analytical model, to code solvers and algorithms, or to better understand your business problem so we can use data analytics to bring you greater insight.

You may buy multiple hours to fund a project.

We believe management consulting is pursuing "the art of the possible"

• We offer traditional IT management consulting services.
• We offer quantum computing consulting
• We offer financial analysis of stock portfolios based on our Chicago Quantum Net Score (read more in our published research). Today we pick both 'long' and 'short' portfolios.
• We run your business problem on our discrete mathematical models & quantum annealing computers from D-Wave Systems Inc.
• We ALWAYS work confidentially, diligently, free of conflict of interest, and bring our best thinking and insights.
• We are a small team of smart, analytical consultants.
• We help you understand the quantum computing ecosystem (hardware, software and services). 
• We help you describe and test out a quantum computing use case.

We operate at both the strategic and tactical level depending on client need. This includes business strategy, business problem decomposition, mathematical and data design, algorithm design, and use of quantum and classical solvers. The President has a strategic perspective from ~ 30 years of executive corporate management in IT and professional services, and also rolls up his sleeves and codes when there is a good fit with the problem and his expertise.

Absolute discretion and professionalism is assured.

What shall we work on during this hour?

Structuring a problem to solve it via hybrid classical / quantum computing methods.

5 steps: 1) Clarify the business problem, 2) Convert into mathematics or logic, 3) Gather data required to solve it, 4) Convert into code and run, and 5) Display and explain results.

This is high-value work and hard-core problem solving. Founder likely will bring in our academic team or domain experts to help (and bill for their time too).

We bill for expenses, including any required 'out of pocket' expenses and the use of our technology infrastructure and code. Of course, we will first ask you if it is ok to proceed and an estimate of the expenses to be incurred (before we begin the work).

Sourcing Advice

We serve both the IT service provider community, and clients who consume IT services to strengthen business relationships. We also help clients identify service providers and technologies in the quantum computing space. I have over a decade of experience representing clients in outsourcing arrangements, and have over a decade working for outsourcers on their client situations. No conflicts of interest, but a solid experience base to consult from.

Quantum Computing Strategy

We will facilitate a discussion of what quantum computing can do now, and the expectations over time. We can bring the focus of a theoretical physicist, a mathematician, or a seasoned business executive. In some cases, we can bring all three to the discussion (Usually requires three billable participants from Chicago Quantum).

We believe that a strategy discussion is also a training and enablement session. This is about visualizing the art of the possible in regards to advanced computing infrastructure. We will come prepared to apply what we collectively know about your industry, your challenges, and the state of the union of the technology to drive towards a conclusion that makes sense.

Most of us have spent our professional lives structuring and solving problems with pencil and paper (we still do), and using classical or traditional means. We may end up doing that, or we might find and define problems that are solved better with quantum computers.

Why pay for consulting?

Once you pay for our time, we dedicate 100% of our professional efforts and energies to achieving your objectives and working on your agenda. We work for you and serve your interests exclusively during that time.

In closing

If you would prefer to discuss this 1:1 and negotiate a scope of work and level of effort, please contact us at jeffrey@quantum-usaci.com or call 847.780.4401 (our office). We would be glad to construct a quotation and invoice for our services.

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​We custom quote projects
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Stock Market Analysis:  We will work with you to meet your custom requirements for analysis of individual stocks, industries, provide insight into monetary policy, or provide detailed discussions on our methodology for analyzing stocks.

Quantum Problem Solving and Requirements Analysis:  Better define a complex, data intensive commercial business problem, convert it into math, logic and data, see if we can get an approximate 'best' answer using an available quantum computer, quantum inspired computer, or quantum simulator.  We currently run all code on D-Wave Systems Quantum Annealing Computers.

Quantum Strategic Analysis:  Discover areas in your business, your customer's needs, or in your extended ecosystem, that would benefit from quantum problem solving techniques.  Discuss and frame potential business costs, benefits and risks.  Look into whether this type of algorithm or problem-set has been developed and could be available (from another service provider, client, or open source).  Discuss the best type of quantum system to run this problem on.  Start planning a roadmap. 

Quantum Industry Analysis: Learn about the quantum computing industry (hardware, software and networking).  Understand how others are using quantum computing for research and for profit.  Learn about Post Quantum Security and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and ways to more fully secure your most important connections.

General IT Strategy and Management Consulting:  This is the work we have performed for many years with firms like IBM, HPe, Siemens, McKinsey & Company and KPMG LLP.  Our expertise is greatest in the areas of IT Finance, IT Infrastructure, IT Program Management, and IT Cost Management.


Expert services: We provide our expertise and experience on an hourly basis.

Contact us to purchase hours, days or weeks of executive management consulting.

Notes, terms and conditions:

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4. Once we have reached an agreement, please contact us via email at jeffrey@quantum-usaci.com and we will schedule service delivery promptly. 
5. Customized consulting and professional services are available.  We request up to 2 weeks to scope, price and quote custom work.  If we need to add staff, facilities, equipment or 3rd party licenses or services, we will let you know and estimate lead times before contract execution.
6. All of your information will be kept strictly confidential, including that you work with us.
7. All prices quoted exclude expenses and taxes.  Expenses required for the delivery of services will be invoiced as incurred.​​

US Federal Government inquiries:

US Advanced Computing Infrastructure Inc.
DUNS: 117153073
CAGE: 8D6D8
Address: 1461 Beaupre CT, Highland Park, IL 60035
POC: Jeffrey Cohen
Phone: +1.312.515.7333
EMail: jeffcohenpersonal@yahoo.com, or jeffrey@quantum-usaci.com