P/Strada partners with an organization to: assess current talent, forecast future needs, develop leaders and effective teams, and engage and align staff to work toward clear, common goals.

P/Strada focuses on providing services in four key areas: Project Management, Organizational Development, Diversity Integration and Government Contracting. P/Strada provides service based Project Management in all the above referenced areas in addition to  Commercial/Government furniture sales and "Green Initiatives"-  Electronic/Electric Waste recycling with a zero landfill initiative and other greening initiatives. Organizational Development involves fostering organizational growth,  developing structure and processes that assist organizations and individuals in achieving higher and greater success in their current/expanding environments. We help individuals in this growth through coaching  in management, business skills, ethics, straight talk and life boat theory. Diversity Integration encompasses assisting government agencies and private companies in the achievement and reporting of minority and women owned business participation goals on projects and through the education and training of government agencies and private sectors on diversity issues.  Our Government Contracting group develops strategies for business and government organizations in regards to Emergency Management and Homeland Security issues such as planning, training and staff augmentation.

Beyond the Uniform Approach - P/Strada maximizes the advantages of global business STORY BY TIESHA MILLER Patrice Manuel took a gamble when she began P/Strada, a management consulting firm, from her home as the CEO and lone employee. But by narrowing her focus on operations that could most benefit from her specialties, a decade later she's operating a 59-employee company with its main office in Kansas City's midtown and a client list that spans the United States. "I think the first year, when you say you're a home-based business, people don't think you have skin in the game, that you're fly by night," Manuel says. "You have to be aware of that perception [and] know where the capital is and that you're going to have to be in debt to be able to grow." P/Strada helps companies maximize their leaders' talent and capabilities; its main clients are based in federal, state and local governments. The remaining 25 percent are commercial companies. The strong government representation is no coincidence. After 20 years in the Army, Manuel understands the intricacies—and downfalls—of bureaucracies. Near the end of her service, she put her background in chemistry to use as a project manager in advanced technology in a battle lab... Read the entire article which was published in the KCB magazine by clicking here.