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Future Concepts
The ability to visualize the future and help organizations' teams strategize to meet it has never been more critical for today and tomorrow's business success. TFI provides future vision to leadership groups and assists teams to develop their future vision and strategy.
Strategic Planning
To be a leader in the new environment, an organization must have a future-facing strategic planning process. Plans must recognize future convergence, while building on the past.
Technology Management
The dynamics of technology advancement require a flexible and organized approach to managing technology for business success and survivability. TFI's proven system uses technology terrain maps, roadmaps, and development plans, to support the organization's vision and strategic direction.
Market Studies
Market studies of potential markets for an emerging technology are essential before committing major engineering resources. TFI's techniques for structuring and evaluating during the early conceptualization stage helps organizations pinpoint "first applications" with the greatest early payoff and strategic value.
Technology Forecasting
For over two decades, TFI has been one of the world's premier practitioners in technology forecasting. We use more than 90 different techniques that allow us to customize forecasting projects to your specific needs and preferences.
Strategic Market Research
Strategic market research aims at helping you profit in the long term by taking advantage of fundamental shifts in technologies, markets, and customer needs and desires.
Roadmaps
Roadmapping enables organizations to evaluate their critical assets, define the relationships between these assets, and determine the requirements needed to meet future market demands. TFI has extensive experience in helping organizations in developing and profiting from roadmaps.
Technology Transfer/Technology Commercialization
The new world is forcing major transformations across the breadth of industry. TFI has worked closely on several projects to address transformations in R&D processes, technology transfer, and knowledge management and future awareness processes. TFI played an integral part in the design and creation of In-Q-Tel, the Central Intelligence Agency's venture capital firm.
Technology/Business Assessments
TFI has assessed proposals, technologies, portfolios, and plans in a number of areas including telecom services, research portfolios, technical transfer plans in the federal government space, and acquisition assistance.
Technology Terrain Maps
Terrain mapping is one of the major crosscutting analysis activities in a project. TFI uses information from a variety of sources to help organizations better understand the overall technology environment.
Transformation/Innovation Development
TFI has the experience, expertise, and partnerships to bring innovative solutions to bear on the critical challenges facing organizations. With a strong forecasting foundation, unique solutions, and a forward-looking vision, TFI helps clients stay on target and achieve their initiatives.