Strategy & Policy Development
Strategic planning has been defined as a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape and guide what an organisation is, what it does and why it does it. The plan must belong to your organisation and it is important that there is agreement and commitment to the strategic planning effort and the key planning steps.
As consultants we are often commissioned by organisations to facilitate the development of a strategic plan or to help develop policy based on a plan. There are many different approaches, but in general, we can help you and your team or partners to ask and answer the following questions which are a fundamental part of the strategic planning process
"What should we be doing?"
What are the most appropriate objectives for our organisation; what are the high level strategic options available to meet these objectives; what is the current strategic intent and vision of the organisation and most importantly why is the organisation in its current position. This will form the basis for a ‘Visioning Document’
“How should we do it?" Based on the strategy, the organisation will create an effective business model for its operations.
With our wealth and breadth of experience, we can help you answer the "what should we be doing?" question while starting to consider the " how should we do it?"
We have a number of tools at our disposal to aid the key areas of Strategic Analysis, Strategic Issues, Strategies and Tactics, and Decision Thinking.
The kind of projects we can help you with are:
- Strategic Action Plans
- Local development Frameworks
- Policy and Programme Development
- Economic Development Strategies
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