Services & Resources

Principal Services	Strategic Service Alliances
SCP Staff	Pay Practices Database

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- Principal Services -

Total Compensation Planning

	Defining the right "mix" of fixed and variable cash and benefits for each significant employee audience in a client's organization.
	Auditing program effectiveness.
	M&A Support: due diligence, program integration.

Executive and Board Compensation

	Total rewards planning for key senior positions.
	Goal-based cash incentive plans.
	Equity participation plans including phantom plans for privately held organizations.
	Supplemental benefit plans and perquisites.

Corporate Governance

	Policy and practice reviews for compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, latest SEC regulations and stock exchange listing requirements.
	Compensation Committee charter and operating policies.

Variable Pay Plans

	Sales Compensation Plans.
	Productivity Improvement Incentives for work teams and individuals.

Goal-based bonus plans (annual, project-based) for managers, professionals and support staff.

Base Pay Administration

	Market Pricing.
	Job Measurement Systems.
	Performance Management Programs.

Organization Effectiveness

	Assessment of management structure and executive positions' roles, responsibilities and accountabilities.
	Compensation value analysis.
	Effectiveness of management styles, systems and working relationships.

HRM Policies and Practices

	Industry practice/trend data.
	Policy and Practice Handbooks.

- SCP Staff -

SCP's consulting and technical staff is comprised of

	seasoned business professionals.
	corporate as well as consulting experiences.
	strong analytical and design skills.
	tempered with a sense of the practical for today's dynamic business environment.

A founder of the firm, Tom advises clients on a broad range of strategic Human Resources Management policy and practice matters, with a strong focus on the use of compensation to communicate (reinforce) and reward achievement of organization goals and objectives.

As with all SCP consultants, he brings the benefits of extensive corporate management as well as consulting experiences to each client’s situation. Tom offers program solutions which combine the latest compensation practice trends with the client’s culture, operating style and administrative capabilities. He is particularly adept at transition management—getting the client from current condition to desired practice.

Tom has authored articles on executive compensation trends and Workforce 2000.  He is often quoted in leading financial and business publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Philadelphia Business Journal, and The Economist and Wealth magazines.

- Strategic Service Alliances -

To ensure that its clients receive the best available consulting services for their particular needs, SCP has established strategic service alliances with several other compensation and benefits management and human resource consulting firms. These alliances provide SCP clients with access to specific capabilities which enhance the outcome of our work together.

SCP serves as Project Manager when other resources are employed in a client's assignment. It is always responsible for the client's complete satisfaction with the project deliverables.

Principal alliances today include:

Charon Planning, an NFP company, Warrington, PA, specialists in both qualified and nonqualified benefit plans. They assist clients in designing broad group health & welfare plans as well as more focused nonqualified benefit plans for executives and other key contributors.

Peter R. Johnson & Company, West Chester, PA, another generalist compensation consulting practice focused, like SCP, on the middle market of employers. Johnson consultants are well experienced and share SCP's standards for quality service to clients.

The Wallace Group, LLC, Harrisburg, PA, human resource management consultants focusing on policy and practice development, advisory services for top management, supervisory effectiveness, staffing strategies, and staffing support.

NEW Clark Law Office, Lemoyne, PA, a legal resource for the full range of employment law issues, including labor relations, and regulatory compliance.

- Pay Practices Database -

SCP provides clients with access to the most current survey data and practice research for their industries and labor markets. The database is a compilation of the latest survey reports from leading commercial publishers including Watson Wyatt, Wm. Mercer, The Conference Board, and Economic Research Institute, among others.

The database also includes results of SCP's own market research and custom surveys.

Recent research projects include compensation and HR practice surveys for the national wireless communications industry, social service agencies and retirement communities in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and a national network of nonprofit fund raising agencies.