Strategy Development

Preparing the Plan

Customer Value Proposition

To provide client organisations with a focused strategic planning process designed to enhance overall performance and improve capability of delivery in a rapidly changing business environment.

Outcomes

• Better understanding of business perspectives
• Comprehensive & flexible strategic management process
• Corporate plan focused on key stakeholder objectives
• Established Objectives with Key Performance Indicators

Does your organisation have a structured strategic planning process which helps the organisation compete more effectively? Many organisations have planning processes in place, but do not focus specifically on how well existing structures, processes and measures support the delivery of key objectives. The Centre for Competitiveness have developed an integrated approach to determining strategic plans against the backdrop of a rapidly changing business environment.

Defining Strategic Direction

• Identifying strategic objectives/goals
• Gaining consensus
• Creating strategic alignment

Developing Key Themes

• Defining key perspectives
• Creating strategic architecture
• Understanding cause and effect relationships

Establishing Measures & Targets

• Defining key measurements
• Setting targets
• Assigning responsibilities

Communicating Strategy

• Translating the Corporate Objectives
• Building a business-unit focus
• Prioritising initiatives
  

Planning for Implementation

• Building a high level plan
• Aligning budgets & resources
• Establishing feedback & learning process

Measuring Success

• Monitoring / reporting on progress
• Reviewing the objectives
• Gaining employee buy-in

Tools

• Cognitive Modelling
• Gap Analysis products
• Balanced Scorecard
• SME Strategy Toolkit
• EFQM Framework
  

For further information on Strategy Development please contact Michael O'Neill
Tel:0870 240 6668
Fax: 028 9046 8361
EMail:michael.oneill@cforc.org