Prairie Quest Consulting (PQC) is an award-winning professional services firm with an impressive track record of public and private sector contracts. With a wealth of expertise and experience, PQC provides innovative, cost-effective solutions in project management, acquisition management, advisory and assistance services, business process analysis, and technology services.
Early history
Prairie Quest began with an “ah-ha” moment. While working for a customer rebuilding after a failed merger integration, founder Stacey Smith realized that system integrators often focus on short-term wins or milestones but overlook what stands the test of time.
Consequently, in 2004, after 20+ years of working for Lockheed, Rockwell, Northrop, and as an independent consultant for government agencies, Stacey founded Prairie Quest Consulting. It was an entrepreneurial endeavor based on her experience, knowledge, and eight core values that distinguish Prairie Quest even today. These include honesty, respect, integrity, good citizenship, balanced work setting, responsibility, quality, and accountability.
Expanding to meet customer needs
In the early days, Prairie Quest focused on project management and systems integration. But while attending to our business customers’ needs during high-tech system projects and assisting business analysts and business-driven project managers, we discovered that we were offering a new breed of business solutions to our customers. These solutions focused on people and processes and streamlined customers’ business through lean processing and technology.
Since then, Prairie Quest analysts and technology specialists have contributed to the success of high-profile customers like the Army, Navy, IBM, Raytheon, State of Indiana, and many more. We’re excited about our future and remain committed to listening to customers’ needs and providing services to meet them. It’s our passion and goal. It’s what we do best: bringing customers and solutions together.
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