Strategic Planning & Organization Strategies

Strategic Planning is the means to achieve long-term success for your firm. A well thought out plan that is executable and believed in will be the "change catalyst" needed to push an organization forward. Companies who have an effective, executable plan will always have the advantage over companies who don’t.

Our systematic approach to the planning process will assist you in developing your goals and then establishing a plan on how to reach your long-range goals.   We help you capture opportunities and address critical issues in a proactive manner.  An overview of our process used in assisting firms develop Strategic Planning & Organization Strategies is as follows:

• Discuss with the leaders of the business the approaches that will be used in developing the strategic plan, the timing of the work, and the results that should be anticipated.
• Gain an understanding of the business and its operating and management systems by reviewing and analyzing company information.
• Examine individual key employees’ thoughts and ideas regarding company strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Also examine where they fit in.
• Work with the leaders to pre-plan the anticipated strategic planning results.
• Conduct a strategic planning retreat: establish short-term strategic initiatives and long-range goals.
• Draft ideas from the planning retreat, get additional input and ideas, continue to build commitment.
• Finalize the strategic plan and organization strategies, set the plan in motion, confirm checkpoints and how to monitor the plan.
• Follow-up and update the plans and strategies.

From the above process, a viable strategic plan and organizational strategies are developed that uniquely suit your firm.   A/E Consulting Services works with firms of all sizes from startup firms to firms in the $250,000,000 range in developing their strategies.