Many college or school consortia use strategic planning as a tool to identify new avenues for collaboration. Some of these plans are aimed at addressing immediate issues while others are aimed at longer-term goals such as integrated programming or shared infrastructures.

Cambridge Concord Associates works closely with these groups, helping them orchestrate effective planning discussions that will lead to well-thought out and realistic plans that each member is committed to supporting.

CCA also supports ad-hoc collaborative efforts and multiple organization partnerships that require planning and/or governance design