Strategy Development

At Act2 Strategists, we firmly believe that for a strategy to be embraced, it must be created by those who are involved in and committed to the organization. Let's face it, you are surrounded by smart people who are experts in your business, market, and industry. You only need a proven process and strong facilitators to help you all work together to design a viable path for your future. This all-hands approach to strategic development ensures a sense of ownership and plans that are truly actionable.

By gathering key players together to validate the organization's purpose; agree upon its situation, issues, and opportunities; and generate scenarios for the future, you:

• Create a common understanding
• Establish "buy-in"
• Provide a shared direction for the future
• Motivate and inspire key players
• Tap the organization's best creative and critical thinking

Types of Strategic Planning

Most people equate the term "strategic planning" with long-term planning, yet all planning that is intentional and considers opportunities and implications in decision-making is strategic in nature.

Effective planning considers every area of the business and integrates with any existing direction or plans. Toward that end, our philosophy and services apply to several types of organizational planning:

• Long-Range
• Business and Operations
• Sales and Marketing

Our Strategic Planning Process

In facilitating the development of your plan, we incorporate a variety of exercises, discussion techniques, and small-group interactions to ensure the process meets its goals, all individuals are engaged, and time is used effectively. This high-level facilitation ensures successful collaboration and superior outcomes.

None the less, most clients want to know, "What am I buying when I hire a planning facilitator?" You are engaging expertise in business and group facilitation and you'll walk away having made key decisions which will be viable, measurable, and documented for implementation.

Investing in Strategic Planning

Planning requires an investment of both time and money. Depending on the type of planning you need and the amount of assessment and research you need to support your efforts, the process can take three to six months. Act2 can put together an estimate to help you gauge the amount of time and money you may need to invest. Just contact us.