Many projects fail due to the lack of understanding between the client and the vendor and/or lack of budget management (time and money). ELM Consulting focuses on consulting to insure proper specifications, proper integration or configuration needs. ELM Consulting mitigates risk by clearly defining goals and objectives while managing projects through a simple three step process of Discovery, Analysis and Delivery. Implementation of this three-step process will lead the client to a clear understanding of what information needs to be discovered and a clear explanation of how and why it will be discovered. Elm Consulting then analyzes the data through a series of tools specifically designed on a project-by-project basis, resulting in the delivery of the goals and objectives stated for that period of discovery.