Sustainable strategies for the 21st Century. Prepare for the Cloud. Realize your benefits. Grow new markets. Capture opportunities.

Welcome to Newport Consulting Group.  Our principals and staff maintain over 250 years of combined experience in the management and consultation of established Fortune 500 enterprises, high-growth Inc. 5000 companies, top-25 public sector agencies, and not for profit and charity (NFPC) groups. 

We invite you to learn about our heritage, our services, and our value to our clients.  Let us show you how you can start a new tomorrow today.

Sustainable Growth for C21 Companies

Sustainability means more than reporting against a triple bottom-line.  It means taking a strategic look at long-term viability and growth for stakeholders, employees and customers of your company using a value-based stewardship model we find promotes 21st Century or "C21" growth.  Learn more about our model for C21 growth by reading our white paper collection issue free for download in our White Papers section.

Is your organization prepared for the Cloud? You have less time to get ready than you think you do.

Technology is changing in the area of cloud versus on-premises and mobile computing. With mobile applications running through the conventional design - build - test - deploy process in days and weeks instead of months and years, often times technology is not the "long pole in the tent." Our Cloud Operations Readiness service helps you prepare your organization in advance of technology deployment, allow your employees greater engagement by trying new things, and preparing for new ways of doing business in the cloud and with mobile applications.

Social Business Strategies for Growth

Join Newport Consulting principal Liz Garnand and managing principal William Newman for a series of Social Business Webinars "Maximizing your Voice in the Social Media Space" sponsored by the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC) Academy. All three webinars are now available on-demand at the IMC Academy marketplace, course number AL212.  Visit our services page to learn more about how we help organizations position their value in the market.

Newport Consulting Group is a Silver Level Solution Partner with Constant Contact, specializing in developing integrated email marketing and strategic marketing communications services. You can register with our partner network for free and receive periodic incentives and discounts on Constant Contact services. Try Constant Contact free for 60 days.

Webcasts and Podcasts

August 9, 2012 - Webinar Archive: Enterprise Risk Management - Align to Your Goals and Actions listen to the SAP Inside Track replay from SAP Community Network webcast files

January 27, 2012 - Audio Archive: Leveraging Your Supply Chain for Competitive Advantage listen to the recording sponsored by Sustainable Business Forum, DuPont Sustainable Solutions.

October 22, 2011 - TEDxFlint presentation: "Flint: A Personal Model for Sustainability" by managing principal William Newman. Watch on YouTube.

October 20, 2011 - IT Transformation Plans with Mobile Strategy More Likely to get Funding listen to the podcast with managing principal William Newman.

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Recent News and Selected Articles

Managing Principal William Newman and Senior Manager Jenny Zink lead a 3-part Social Biz webinar series sponsored by the Institute of Management Consultants Academy Jan 17, 24 and Feb 7, 2013
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January 10, 2013 - SAP's Historic Announcement: will it Mean the End of Batch Computing read the SCN Blog

December 3, 2012 - Increase Data Visualization in Mobile Applications Read the SAP Experts Article (login required)

November 21, 2012 - Listen to Managing Principal William Newman on SAP Radio's Coffee Break with Game Changers All About the UI: Technology without the Gory Details

October 5, 2012 - New SAP EPM OnDemand Brings More Mobility to Mobile Apps read the article series and analyst review by William Newman on TechTarget's searchSAP.com

October 3, 2012 - 3-Part eBook by Cindy Jennings on the Economics and Sustainable Growth of Natural Food Additives read the eBook

September 30, 2012 - Can Cloud Computing Make Manufacturing Compliance Easier by Liz Garnand? read the article

September 21, 2012 - Three Part Interview with William Newman on Social Biz Outsourcing for Dig-it-All read the interview series

August 28, 2012 - Going Mobile with SAP Supplier Relationship Management read the article

August 20, 2012 - Manage Supply Chain Risks with SAP Supply Chain Performance Management 2.0 read the article (login required)

August 16, 2012 - Enterprise Risk Management: RM10 Integrations Offers New Ways to Tackle Old Problems read the SCN post by William Newman

June 12, 2012 - Exclusive 5-part series: A Framework for Social Business Media for Sustainability programs read the article series

May 14, 2012 - Newport Consulting Announces formation of new Cloud Operations Readiness Service read the press release

April 30, 2012 - Establish Requirements Before Choosing Between Cloud and On-premises ERP read the article series on TechTarget's searchManufacturingERP.com

April 25, 2012 - Companies Turning to Enterprise Social Business for Collaboration, Integration read the article

April 18, 2012 - Increase Enterprise Risk Management Performance with SAP BusinessObjects Risk Management 10.0 read the article (login required)

March 26, 2012 - Cloud HR Software, Time to Rip Out that Legacy System? read the article

January 31, 2012 - Right Product Compliance Software Crucial for Green Manufacturing read the article

December 22, 2011 New White Paper by principal Liz Garnand: Conflict Minerals - How Manufacturers Can Stay Ahead of Unformulated but Inevitable Regulations read it

December 21, 2011 New White Paper by principal Liz Garnand: Meeting the Automotive Challenge of Creating Sustainability in a Complex Supply Chain read it

November 7, 2011 - Strategy Management iPad app Offers Balanced Scorecard Access Anywhere read the article on searchSAP.com

October 5, 2011 - Mobile Computing Offers Inroads to Executives, Profit Models for SAP Customers read the article on searchSAP.com by principal Jesse Jacoby and managing principal William Newman

October 4, 2011 - How SAP Solutions Can Make Audit Management Processes More Cost-Effective read the article on GRC Expert (login required)

July 14, 2011 - eBook by Newport Consulting managing principal William Newman: Best Practices for Managing a Sustainabile Supply Chain read the eBook Series

December 12, 2010 - Sustainable Procurement as Part of a Supplier Management Approach get the article

August 15, 2010 - Managing Principal William Newman reviews Global Trade Compliance models get the article