Strategic Planning

We conduct specialized workshops that will help your organization develop practical, coherent plans for the future that everyone can embrace.

We also review any plans you are working on internally so you can complete the process and start moving forward.

Ownership

Using our proprietary methods, we guide your team through a series of steps that lead to positive change and a strong sense of ownership for everything in the plan. Each project is tailored to your group’s unique needs and situation. A full report with specific recommendations is provided at the end.

Stuck? Losing Momentum?

Did you embark on your own internal strategic planning journey and feel it is just taking too long? Is your leadership team losing interest and momentum?

Let us review your strategic plan. Sometimes all that's needed to complete the plan is to have a clear picture of what successful plans look like. Sometimes it's adding just another planning step. And sometimes it may mean starting from scratch with someone experienced in guiding organizations through the planning process effectively - so you don't lose any more time, money, and goodwill.

Beyond the “Forgotten Plan” Syndrome

Too many organizations invest time and money in the planning process, but never implement the plan in an effective way. Many office bookshelves are full of planning “binders” that gather dust instead of propelling the organization forward.

At Dams & Associates, we’ll help you develop strategic plans that people will feel motivated to use, not just for a few weeks but continuously until the goals are achieved.

Your plan will be supported by a strong foundation of trust, ownership, and personal commitment developed during our workshops and retreats. (A retreat may be on-site or off-site at your discretion.)

New Viewpoints

"Consultants can give you an entirely new viewpoint, collect information you cannot get, interpret it in ways you would not have thought of, and develop a plan of action that might be invaluable and prevent serious mistakes." ("Are Management Consultants Worth Their Hire?," Business Forum, Fall 1998)

"Creating a discussion forum led by consultants from the outside opened up various points of view in an extremely energetic fashion. . . on issues that have never been discussed. . . . Why aren't they discussed? Because our day-to-day problems always occupy the greater part of our effort and time." ("Helping a Company Come of Age," Management Review, November 1988).

Stakeholder Perception

When it is mission-critical to understand the perception key stakeholders have of your organization, we function as unbiased outsiders and objectively determine and document these perceptions. We accomplish this through confidential interviews, focus groups, and comprehensive environmental scans.

"Lanier's CEO calls consultants' work 'truth serum.' Not only does the consultant add objectivity, but the right firm can help a CEO get at the truth from employees who otherwise would 'just tell you what they think you want to hear.'" ("The Consultant Quandary," American Management Association, October 1995).

Recent Strategic Planning Projects