Strategy and Strategic Planning

Strategy is difficult. A book search on Amazon would reveal well over 400,000 hits on the topic. There is actually no theory on strategy! There are many schools of thought,views,opinions and certain tools and processes but no definitive menu towards great performance. Success has never been so fragile as witnessed by the decreasing shelf life of strategies and of executive tenure. Furthermore strategic discussions are not the sole preserve of large multinational profit making businesses.Public sector bodies,charities, and other not for profit organisations have to compete just as much.

We have run in company programmes and conducted various consultancy assignments for a variety of organisations.The following is a list to typical activities/topics:

Strategy:definitions in the modern context
Best practice examples
Is strategic thinking different for small businesses?
Role of the Board and Directors
Why executives screw up
The process:A framework
Strategy audit
Environmental analysis
Industry analysis
SWOT and capability matching
Key Success Factors analysis
Competitor analysis
Generating strategic options:tools and processes
Risk analysis
Crafting strategy
Shareholder value
Making strategy work
The business plan
Aligning Key Success Factors to Key Performance Indicators
Culture and Values
Implementation
Corporate failures
Turnaround strategies