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We Want to See Your Strategy Work as Much as You Do!

In October of 2006, Andrew S. Townley founded Archistry after many years of witnessing lackluster leadership and being part of dysfunctional organizations in the US, Canada and Europe. His original idea was simple: there must be a better way to ensure organizational effectiveness and success.

Since then, Archistry has tirelessly worked to absorb the best commercial and academic ideas on leadership, strategy, business execution, risk management, corporate governance, compliance, information technology and information security with one goal in mind: to make you and your organization more successful.

Over the years, these ideas have been refined and distilled into a unique set of tools and techniques designed to take the guesswork out of how to take a goal from inception to implementation, wherever in the world you happen to be.

We recognize that the ultimate challenge of business isn’t becoming an expert in any particular area. The real challenge is understanding how to ensure everything required to realize your business goals is done the right way, in the right order and in the right place–every time, no matter what happens.

Our Mission

Archistry’s mission is to provide you and your organization the tools and knowledge you need to execute your strategy with the confidence of knowing you’re doing the right things at the right time across all levels of your organization and with the safety of knowing you have cost-effective controls in place required to manage the risks of achieving your objectives in a structured, transparent and monitored way.

It’s About You, Not About Us

If you want to find and follow “best practices,” frankly, you’re in the wrong place.

If you want to challenge yourself and your way of seeing the world around you so you can seize the opportunities others miss or those they dismiss as “too hard,” then we’re happy you found us. You’re exactly the kind of person Archistry was founded to help.

You aren’t happy with “best practices” or the status quo. You’re sure you, your people and your organization can do better, achieve more and make a difference in today’s world.

Why Archistry is the right partner for you

It’s about experience. Archistry has some of the most talented and qualified expertise in weaving the intermediate dots into the tapestry of your ultimate business vision. We’re constantly expanding and enhancing our team so that we can identify and anticipate your most pressing future problems and have answers for you when you need them, not after months of research.

It’s about vision. We know that if you don’t see the world the right way, you’re never going to solve the right problems. We’ve lived this experience ourselves, and we know you have too. Vision comes from the top, and once everyone sees the same view of the world, everyone can understand where you want to go and what role they play in getting you there.

Our approach is simple:

Our content provides information, commentary, research and knowledge you can immediately put to use and make a difference in your organization, on your own and at your own pace.

Our training teaches you new ways to think about your organization and how to integrate your existing frameworks and methodologies into a unified execution system tailored specifically to your own culture and objectives.

Our consulting assists and mentors you as you adopt and implement our approach and tools to ensure you’re on the path to exceptional organizational performance.

Our technology provides the glue that connects all the different tools and information you use every day to present it the way you see it, not the way whoever built it wanted you to see it.

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Andrew is a highly skilled and experienced information systems architect and consultant, which in my view is a rare thing. He is innovative in his thinking and merits the title of 'thought leader' in his specialist domains of knowledge—in particular the management of risk. Andrew has embraced SABSA as a framework and, in doing so, has been a significant contributor to extending the SABSA body of knowledge."

— John Sherwood, Chief SABSA Architect

"Fabulous person to work with. Very engaging and insightful. Extremely good technical knowledge with ability to relate concepts together and overcome differing opinions. Makes things work."

— Kevin Howe-Patterson, Chief Architect, Nortel - Wireless Data Services

"Andrew was able to bring clarity and great depth of knowledge to the table. His breadth of thinking and understanding of the business and technical issues along with a clear and effective communication style were of great benefit in moving the process forward towards a successful conclusion."

— Doug Reynolds, Product Manager, MobileAware

"Andrew is a fabulous consultant and presenter that you simply enjoy listening to, as he manages to develop highly sophisticated subjects in very understandable way. His experience is actually surprising and his thoughts leave you without considerable arguments for any doubts in the subjects he covers."

— Biljana Cerin, Director, Information Security and Compliance

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