Services Provided by SPR Associates
Over the past 25+ years, SPR has provided a wide range of consulting services to private and public sector clients.
Some have involved coordinating the efforts of diverse agencies and organizations, while others have been national in scope or multi-year projects.
SPR's capabilities cover a broad range of services, including
consultation, research and planning, and the capacity to assemble and manage
multi-disciplinary teams which are essential for many of today's most
challenging research and consulting assignments. Services include:
- Evaluation Research:
preparation of evaluation designs, establishment
of evaluation systems, conduct of needs assessments, evaluations and
comprehensive audits; and measurement of results;
- Surveys (on-line, telephone, and multi-method):
national and provincial surveys, in both
official languages;
- Policy and Basic Research:
literature reviews, international reviews,
demographic studies, exploratory studies, preparation of policy papers, and
Delphi studies;
- Management Studies and Strategic Reviews:
organizational and
management reviews, assessment of mission statements, assessments of
organizational culture, studies of specific systems and operations; and
planning studies;
- Database Development and Analysis:
statistical data analysis capability,
and experience in development and
utilization of a variety of database systems to improve the use of
existing information; and
- Qualitative Research (in-depth interviews, case studies and focus
groups):
creation of a circle of understanding through extensive, in-depth and probing
data collection.