Document your progress
When you do a strategic plan with Decision Associates, we also teach you how to implement your plan and document your progress. If needed, our strategic planning consultants provide coaching or support to ensure you implement your strategic plan.
Following is an overview of a typical strategic plan and our recommended implementation calendar.
Strategic Plan Overview
Strategies
Corporate level initiatives
- Drives achievement of mission and vision
- May take years to achieve
- What does each strategy mean?
- Why is each strategy critical?
Sub-Strategies
Executive and senior staff initiatives
- Establish an outcome
- Defines what needs to be cone
- May take a year or more to achieve
High-Level Actions
Senior staff and team level initiatives
- Key projects, initiatives and programs
- May take days, weeks or months to achieve
Implementation Calendar
Strategy Owner Weekly Work Meetings
Create and manage implementation of:
- Strategies
- Sub-strategies
- High level action plans
- Tasks
Strategy Owner Monthly Status Meetings
Document answers to the following questions:
- What we should have accomplished?
- What did we actually accomplish?
- Are we hitting the numbers?
- What barriers and challenges did we face?
- What new tasks or issues need addressed?
- Are we on track with long-term goals?
- What are we planning to do next month?
Strategy Committee Quarterly Meeting
Document answers to the following questions:
- What is our overall progress?
- What emerging trends need addressed?
- Are new business conditions impacting our plans?
- What adjustments do we need to make?
- Are there changes to our schedule, priorities, or resources?
- What are we planning to do next quarter?
Ownership/Board Semi-Annual Update
Document answers to the following questions:
- What is our overall progress?
- What emerging trends need addressed?
- Are new business conditions impacting our plans?
- What adjustments do we need to make?
- Are there changes to our schedule, priorities or resources?
- What are we planning to do next?
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