helping healthcare it make strategy work

Headquartered in northern Virginia, WYS Strategies is a consulting firm built for one purpose: to help IT leaders close the gaps that keep strategy from becoming real‑world results.

Most IT strategies fail not because they’re poorly designed, but because the connections break—between planning and execution, intake and prioritization, governance and delivery, data and decisions, or teams and workflows. Those breaks slow work, drain capacity, and make it harder for IT to deliver the value everyone is counting on.

We help build the operating models, governance structures, technology investment patterns, and performance systems that keep those connections strong—so IT organizations can move with clarity, confidence, and momentum.

What We Believe

01

Progress should
feel simple.

Overcomplication drains capacity; simplicity creates focus and momentum.

02

Predictability is more valuable than intensity.

Lightweight rhythms, steady reviews, and repeatable operating practices outperform heroic efforts and ad hoc decisions.

03

Sustainable change is built with—not for—teams.

We design structures, templates, and processes in partnership with your team, so the work continues long after we leave.

04

The right amount of structure unlocks speed.

IT doesn’t need more process—it needs the right process sized for its culture, capacity, and reality.

05

Good design
enables strategy.

Clear, intentional design turns direction into action, making strategy understandable, usable, and easier to execute.

06

Visibility strengthens execution.

Shared intake, transparent prioritization, and outcome tracking help leaders make better decisions, faster.

What We Bring to Every Engagement

Our work is grounded in six core strengths that drive meaningful, sustainable results.

Explore Our Services

Clarity

Simplified structures and expectations.

Perspective

Experience-driven guidance that cuts through noise.

Momentum

Faster decisions and predictable delivery.

Alignment

Strategy, funding, capacity, and outcomes pointing in the same direction.

Sustainability

Operating rhythms that stick long after we leave.

Practicality

Approaches catered to your team—not a Fortune 10 model dropped on a mid-size IT shop.

Meet the team

We have over 30 years of combined experience guiding
organizations through transformative change initiatives.

Matthew Ferguson

Founding Partner

Passionate about driving excellence to achieve outstanding performance.

Jason Guthrie

Founding Partner

Helping clients survive and thrive in an era of digital disruption.