SKA facilitates strategic plans in a variety
of organizations and industries from the Mayo Clinic to small
distribution companies. Having worked in a broad range of
industries, SKA has first-hand experience with companies in
both cost-cutting or mad-growth modes, and anything in between.
From financial services to retail, high-tech to low-tech,
people- intensive to capital-intensive, we can provide the
support you need.
Our role in the strategic planning process is to:
- Ask the important questions
- Create the process for creating the plan (usually building on what was done in the past)
- Listen for the deeper code of significance under the surface discussions
- Facilitate the direction that enacts the vision and aligns
the strategies and tactics for the short-term and long-term
adventure ahead
Realities to keep
in mind when planning:
- Enterprises don't thrive or compete on the basis of products or services but on the effectiveness of their entire business models.
- Planning is about refining the current business model if it is working well, or about creating the next business model that will attract customers and value.
- Improving quality means more information is built into the design of the product and the process of the service. More information takes intellectual capital.
- The unit of value creation is the network of alliances a firm can bring to the marketplace, not the firm in isolation.
- Often an enterprise is managing its momentum. Planning shifts the game to managing its potential.
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