About Dr. Terrence L. Farrier

Dr. Terrence L. Farrier is an organizational strategist, business management consultant, systems management facilitator, author, and retired Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated and Personal Business Services (CPBS), where he assists small and mid-sized enterprises in adopting long-term systems management frameworks.

With 33 years of military service and more than three decades of private-sector consulting experience, Dr. Farrier bridges high-level executive policy, IT infrastructure, and daily frontline execution to eliminate enterprise friction and achieve sustained operational health.

Core Mission and Strategic Philosophy

Dr. Farrier acts as an organizer, facilitator, and enterprise systems integrator. Rather than encouraging organizations to rely on short-term analytical fixes or out-of-the-box consulting trends, his work focuses on training executive and middle management to build statically determinate operating structures.

Through his Change and Continuous Improvement Management (CCIM) framework, Dr. Farrier addresses common organizational failures caused by isolated management techniques. His approach ensures that strategic leadership policy, cross-functional processes, and daily operational habits work in total synchronization.

Academic History and Research Background

Dr. Farrier holds advanced degrees across management decision sciences, strategic studies, business administration, and marketing. His academic foundation informs his systems-integration methodology and doctoral research.

Academic Degrees:

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Applied Management Decision Sciences

Walden University (2017)

Master of Strategic Studies (MSS)

U.S. Army War College (2005)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Regis University (2001)

Bachelor of Science / Business Administration (BS/BA)

Human Resources and Marketing Management

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (1989)

Military Service and Defense Operations

Dr. Farrier completed a distinguished 33-year career in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel (LTC). His military service included defense logistics, enterprise transitions, joint command advisory support, and tactical IT administration across global theaters.

His overseas and command experience included serving as a Transition Officer for Logistics Battalions and Brigades in Europe, Personnel Support and Enterprise Transition Officer with the U.S. Joint Forces Command Command Advisor Group, Commander of a Contracts Supervision Unit with Eighth U.S. Army in Korea, and Tactical IT Systems Administrator with II Marine Expeditionary Force Forward in Regional Command C-3 Operations. He also contributed to military research and strategy groups supporting the U.S. Army Reserve.

Executive Leadership at CPBS and Consulting Career

Since January 1, 1992, Dr. Farrier has served as President and CEO of Consolidated and Personal Business Services (CPBS), providing strategic management consulting to small and mid-sized enterprises across commercial sectors. He is also the founder of The Lamb's Plan, Inc.

His consulting work focuses on practical operational solutions that reduce departmental friction, align sales pipelines with operational capacity, connect frontline KPIs to profitability, and establish procedural continuity through leadership transitions.

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The Monograph: Professionalizing Strategic Systems Management

Dr. Farrier’s flagship monograph, Professionalizing Strategic Systems Management for Business and Organizational Success: Introducing the CCIM Three-Leg Stool, presents the CCIM Three-Leg Stool as a practical model for enterprise stability. The framework connects strategic policy and executive intent, integrated operational systems and workflows, and frontline execution procedures and workforce culture, supported by communication and integrated marketing alignment, with net profitability and mission success as the foundation.

First published by AuthorHouse in 2021, the expanded second edition was published by Citiofbooks, Inc. in 2025, followed by a German translation in December 2025. The work has been published across multiple editions and continues to serve as a central framework for Dr. Farrier’s approach to strategic systems management.

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