Research & Consultancy – Hano Academy

Hano Research & Consultancy Firm Organizational Profile

Hano Research & Consultancy Firm (HRC) is a multidisciplinary consultancy and research firm, which is an extension of Hano Academy. HRC specializes in providing research and consultancy services across various fields. We partner with different entities to deliver evidence-based, relevant, and valid studies that add value to their work. HRC collaborates with researchers worldwide to enhance organizational capacity and ensure professional, timely delivery of projects. Our deep understanding of the local socio-cultural, historical, political, and security environment informs our data collection, interviews, focus group discussions, and data analysis, allowing us to apply customized work strategies to any given situation.

What We Do

HRC specializes in research and consultancy. Our deep understanding of the problem-solving and policy environment allows us to quickly identify the core issues faced by our clients and draw on our insights and network to find solutions. We are committed to making a difference in the way research is managed, disseminated, and commercialized, upholding the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.

Knowledge and Networking

Research takes place in a complex ecosystem where change comes slowly and relies on consensus. HRC does not shortcut this process or ignore these challenges. Instead, we know what to look at, who to speak to, and what approach is needed to deliver meaningful results. HRC is respected by key stakeholders in academic research and scholarly communications, enabling us to make connections and source information that others cannot. Our work spans organizational and national boundaries, frequently providing independent expertise at the nexus between government, academia, and the private sector.

Research

We undertake a variety of professional research activities for the public sector, civil societies, NGOs, INGOs, CSOs, educational institutions, and the private sector. Our services include market research, fieldwork, data collection, report writing, compiling proposals, manuals, and guidelines, and conducting academic literature reviews. HRC delivers focused services to help research-active organizations manage their processes and outputs more effectively. Our extensive experience with research-intensive organizations allows us to understand our clients’ practices and priorities. We offer expertise in business process mapping and redesign, organizational structure review, systems selection and implementation, surveys, and qualitative interviews and focus groups.

Knowledge Exchange and Commercialization

Hano Research and Consultancy Firm’s other strand of activity focuses on enabling knowledge exchange, demonstrating impact, and supporting commercialization. We streamline interactions between research organizations, government, business, and not-for-profits, identifying effective practices. HRC uses its expertise in impact capture and evaluation to help organizations demonstrate and communicate the value of their research and develop commercial opportunities.

Benchmarking and Evaluation of Research Support

We help institutions evaluate the effectiveness of their research support functions, providing independent expert advice informed by our knowledge of practices across the higher education sector.

Realizing the Potential of Digital Technologies

We investigate the impact of new technologies like cloud computing and text and data mining on research communication and re-use, helping clients position themselves to reap the benefits. We utilize online workshops and conferences, mobile phone data collection, and integrated in-person interactions to gather comprehensive data and derive concrete research findings.

Evidence-Based Insights

Working closely with our clients, HRC ensures a comprehensive understanding of the existing context and evidence base relevant to any project. We build on this foundation using quantitative and qualitative methods to deliver fresh insights. HRC has conducted numerous sophisticated field and online surveys and can facilitate workshops, interviews, and focus groups both face-to-face and via videoconferencing technology. Our blend of academic rigor and commercial acumen allows us to deliver results that withstand critical scrutiny. We bring specialist expertise in data analytics and financial modeling to provide clear answers and practical solutions in an accessible and informative way.

Professional Delivery

HRC ensures that project outcomes are clearly defined from the outset and delivers polished results on time and within budget. We produce high-quality outputs in written, graphical, and video formats. If HRC is not the right fit for a project, we communicate this honestly and decline opportunities rather than compromise existing clients. We help organizations implement systems and processes that enable excellent research, work globally to improve scholarly communications, and ensure research outputs can be shared more effectively. We help organizations pinpoint the impact arising from research, develop and maintain world-leading reputations across academic disciplines, identify and realize knowledge exchange and commercialization opportunities, and advise on harnessing academic and non-academic expertise.

Consultancy

HRC works with ambitious clients who want to define the future. Organizations, the private sector, government officials, and educational institutions consult us to solve industry-defining challenges in strategy, marketing, operations, IT, digital transformation, advanced analytics, sustainability, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. Our unique approach to change management helps structure, orchestrate, and enable sustained results. We emphasize collaborative approaches, delivering integrated solutions through a curated ecosystem of leading innovators to achieve better, faster, more enduring results for clients.

Strategy and Systems

We support strategy development through our expertise in bibliometrics and the selection and implementation of Current Research Information Systems (CRIS).

Training, Facilitation, and Consultancy

We deliver training, facilitation, and consultancy for institutional managers, researchers, and research support staff on topics ranging from strategy development to team-building, financial management, and partnership development.

Our Team

The team at HRC comes from various international, regional, and national backgrounds, allowing us to offer a broad spectrum of services. We have a wide network of associates who contribute specialist expertise when required. HRC comprises experienced professionals in research, mentorship, data collection, and report writing. Our team collaborates to achieve desirable results in all undertakings. We pride ourselves on being one of the top local research and consultancy firms in Somalia, leveraging both Somali and non-Somali talent. Our reputation is built on the quality of our work and the expertise of our team.