Keyser Business Brokers
Whether your dreams include owning a business, retiring from one, or simply helping a business grow to its maximum potential Keyser Business Brokers' are here to be your relentless client champion during the business buying and selling process. Using a collaborative team approach, we ensure that every client receives the best marketing strategies available for expediting business sales and purchases. We also have extensive business evaluations expertise in in which we assess the value of a business and help you gain the upper hand.
CASE STUDY
Strategic Alignment Leading to
$1.2M Savings, 18% Under Budget
Green Dot Public Schools is a high-performing charter school operator in Los Angeles serving ~10,000 students from historically underserved communities. Keyser was initially engaged to manage a major capital project supporting the relocation of a school into an upgraded facility and was subsequently brought in to stabilize and recover two underperforming projects at another active campus.
- Great educators with strong academic outcomes (90%+ college acceptance)
- Initial engagement expanded due to performance and trust
- Multiple projects across active campuses with students and staff
Key Challenges
- Insufficient scope of work and incomplete permitted plans
- Inaccurate budgets and prior cost overruns (16.6% over budget)
- Poor contractor and subcontractor performance
- Lack of accountability across project stakeholders
- Ineffective communication and coordination
- Complexity of managing projects on an active school campus
The SOLUTION & BENEFIT
- Established a disciplined project management process, codifying plans and scope of work while eliminating unnecessary costs
- Held all parties accountable to execution standards and improved communication across stakeholders
- Stabilized project schedules and reestablished budget control
- Identified over $1.2M in savings from legacy projects
- Delivered new project approximately 18% under budget