About
Two practitioners. One focus. Full-ecosystem EPM for government contractors.
Why We Started Brant
We have spent our careers building planning systems for organizations that outgrew their spreadsheets. Between us, we have contributed to over 300 Adaptive Planning deployments and led 6 Pigment implementations.
What we kept seeing: talented finance teams stuck with planning tools that were configured by consultants who never had to use them. Models that technically worked but nobody trusted. Systems that answered the wrong questions.
Brant Advisory exists to do it differently. We build planning architecture that your team actually uses — because we build it with them, not for them.
Zaid Ward
Founding Partner
EPM practitioner and architect with deep experience across Pigment, Adaptive Planning, and enterprise planning ecosystems. Focused on designing planning solutions that connect financial architecture to organizational objectives.
Stephen
Founding Partner
Seasoned EPM consultant with extensive GovCon finance experience. Specializes in indirect rate modeling, contract waterfall planning, and building Pigment implementations that speak the language of government contracting.
How We Work
Principles, not process theater.
Architecture First
Our work begins before the first configuration decision. We make sure you are building the right thing before you build it.
Co-Build, Not Handoff
Your team builds with us, not after us. When we leave, you own the system — not just a deliverable.
Practitioners Only
Every engagement is led directly by the founding partners. No junior staff. No handoffs. The people who design the solution build the solution.
Opinionated Guidance
We have built enough planning systems to know what works and what does not. We will tell you directly — that is what you are hiring us for.
Adaptive Planning deployments contributed to
Pigment implementations led
Handoffs — we do all the work
We work with a limited number of clients at a time.
That is intentional. It means every client gets the founding partners on every deliverable.
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