Action Research and Technical Solutions, Inc (ActionRTS), founded in 1997 by Martha Lappin, PhD, provides a variety of research, organizational consulting, and business development services to public and private organizations.

Dr. Lappin is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist who has spent her career helping organizations design, implement, and evaluate initiatives aimed at improving organizational performance and expanding their business opportunities. At ActionRTS her expertise is supplemented by a cadre of highly qualified management consultants, organizational development practitioners, and technical experts in a variety of IT and engineering specialties. With a flexible and talented pool of experts and associates we can call upon as needed, we are able to staff up quickly for large projects while keeping our overhead low and our prices competitive.

Our core competencies:

Organizational assessment and analysis Action Learning and leader development Proposal support and contract staffing Business development

Based in Reston Virginia, we have both local and national clients, having served the Fairfax County government, several Virginia based non-profit organizations, the U.S. Army Research Institute, and the U.S. Army Special Forces Command. Private sector clients and partners range from research organizations to global telecommuncations companies, and have included L3 Communications, BCP International, Speakeasy, Technical and Project Engineering and M.C. Dean, among others.

* Certified Woman Owned Small Business*

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NAICS Codes: 541330, 541611, 541612, 541613, 541720, 611430

Every company can benefit from periodic assessments and analyses of internal processes, attitudes, and outcomes. With our many years of organizational assessment experience, ActionRTS can help you:

- assess unit or organizational performance
- identify training and development needs
- evaluate business process improvements
- assess employee attitudes and perceptions
- track customer satisfaction

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Action Learning’s spectacular success as a problem solving and leader development process has prompted dozens of Fortune 500 companies and hundreds of smaller organizations to implement Action Learning programs. Our Action Learning coaches can help your leaders:

- solicit and integrate multiple and diverse perspectives on problems
- consider the unintended and long-range implications of proposed actions
- ask questions that challenge assumptions and spark creativity
- stimulate, engage, and develop employees at all levels

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Companies trying to do more with less are finding that it makes a lot of sense to team up with a business development partner. As your partner, ActionRTS can help you grow your company in several ways:

- find or organize events to showcase your products/services
- identify contracting, subcontracting, grant, and partnership opportunities
- bring a systems perspective and innovative approaches to your business development efforts

Engage us to organize a special event for a flat fee; or for a reasonable hourly rate, engage an Action Learning consultant to energize your product development or marketing teams; or allow us work on a strict commission basis (you only pay for results) to see what new business opportunities we can develop for you.

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With a strong track record of proposal wins, ActionRTS can support your in-house efforts to win federal contracts or obtain funding for research and development projects. We can help you to:

- find funding for research and development, or feasibility studies
- write, edit, and review proposals, or manage the entire process
- engage/contract with technical experts in:

• information technologies
• infrastructure/civil engineering
• construction cost estimation and management
• high speed rail specifications and design

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