Strategic Planning

Often, many people in the Company want to control the Strategy, because they know intuitively that he who controls the Strategy controls the Company. It's actually good that people want to be involved with the Strategy, but you need a way to move beyond political struggles and turf wars. Strategic Planning is the tool to elevate your process, and Scenario Planning is the activity that gets (literally) everyone in your Company involved with appropriate participation.

Strategic Planning is the process of (a) setting Goals for your Company and having every functional department draft plans that specify Objectives, Strategies and Tactics in suport of those Company Goals, (b) identifying the handoffs and potential conflicts between the functional departments, and (c) iterating the various department plans to resolve conflicts and ensure smooth handoffs or responsibilities between the departments.

MJEnterprise will help your Company set up your Strategic Planning process and channel the natural tensions between departments and personalities into a comprehensive plan.

SCENARIO PLANNING

Scenario Planning is the overarching layer of the Strategic Planning process where the biggest uncertainties in the market are identified and alternative potential plans are drafted. No one can be perfectly certain how markets will evolve or how competitors will react, but it is usually possible to identify the pivotal issues well before the outcomes are known.

Why not have a plan for whatever the market outcome might be? Scenario Planning is the process of formally drafting a plan of action for each of the possible Scenarios your Company may face. The idea is not to have the perfect plan for each scenario, but rather, to be prepared to act fast once the market changes, becasue you have thought through the issues and Scenarios that your Company will face in advance of the outcomes.

MJEnterprise will help your Company identify the pivotal uncertainties in your market(s) and help you prepare the Scenarios and Plans to be best prepared to react quickly.