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MeritBSC offers  a range of Strategic Planning services  tailored to meet your company's requirements and goals:

 

Business Process Review -- an operations evaluation from customer product/service delivery through to the supply chain, including administrative support functions, and the complete cash cycle.

 

Business Functional Review -- analysis of the 3 external and 6 internal business functions. This diagram illustrates these 9 critical business functions.  

 

Classic Strategic Plan -- a participative, top-down and bottom-up, organization and department strategic planning process, yielding a 3 to 5 year Strategic Plan with financial projections and major recommendations for change.

 

Strategic Review or Update -- a small group evaluation, review and update of an existing business strategy or plan, typically conducted within a month to 6 weeks.

 

Operating Plan -- also known as an Annual Plan or Budget it yields monthly financial projections for the coming year.

 

Strategic Planning Seminar -- often conducted offsite, a

1 to 3 day small group planning effort, typically focused on one dimension of overall company operations -- for example, competitive positioning, new product development, or organizational effectiveness.

 

Business Advice -- if you want practical business advice, or a quick business review, have a look at our Business Advice or Business Review services. 

Answer these 5 questions to decide which type of Strategic Planning project will work best for your company:
 

Who will be in the audience for reviewing the results of the Strategic Planning project?

  • Senior Managers
  • Broad Group of Employees
  • Board of Directors
  • Customers?  Investors?

 

What is the right time frame for your Strategic Plan?

  • 1, 3, 5 or 10 years?

 

What is the right time frame for conducting the Strategic Planning process project?

  • 1 month, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months?
  • Planning Seminar -- 1 to 3 days?

 

Where is the right place to do the planning sessions?

  • Onsite, Offsite, or a combination of both?

 

Who will be participating in doing the Strategic Plan work?

  • A small group of Senior Managers and staff
  • An independent and objective MeritBSC team
  • One on One -- just you and MeritBSC.

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See Business Evaluation for the analytical methods we use in doing Strategic Planning projects.

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