Strategic Planning & Facilitation
Strategy should drive long-term success & organizational health.
Whether you’re a for-profit business or a not-for-profit organization, you need a strategy to thrive in today’s market. A strategy creates one solid path so that your team is working as a cohesive engine to achieve common goals. However, strategic planning can sometimes feel overwhelming, leaving leaders wondering where to even begin. ODS takes the guesswork and stress out of strategic planning, engaging your leadership in new and exciting ways to create a strategy that will help you take your organization to the next level.
Creating a Strategy
At ODS, we know the difference between creating a strategy that drives results versus one that looks pretty sitting on a bookshelf. That is why working with our team of knowledgeable business strategists is critical to the development and implementation of an effective strategy. Our plans are manageable, and we will help you seamlessly move into implementation. Key stakeholders, such as the board and staff, will be included throughout the process to secure buy-in. Without buy-in, successful implementation can be much more difficult.
ODS uses many quality strategic planning tools customized to each client’s needs in order to create an effective plan that is manageable and easily implemented.
Common Planning Activities
Development of Vision, Mission, Values
Tactical and Operational Planning
Marketing Plan Development
Focus Group Facilitation
Hard Question Exercises
Stakeholder Analysis
Northwest Indiana Experts
ODS is Northwest Indiana’s most sought after expert in team facilitation and focus group organization and analysis. Our team is also known for its leadership on projects that require strong project management tools, moving projects to completion, assisting with group problem solving, and aiding in both change management and conflict resolution.
If you find yourself saying any of the following, ODS is right for you!
"Strategic Planning is a top priority, but previous plans have been overwhelming or too complicated to implement."
"Our organization is undergoing major change, and we need a process that includes all members of our organization."
"Our board members are not engaged, and we seem to need to reignite our fire."
"We are an organization that is great at ‘doing.’ We need to spend the time on planning and learn how to incorporate measurable objectives as well."
“"ODS did a wonderful job organizing and leading our strategic planning process. They gave direction where it was needed and took input and made it an action plan. We appreciated your support and coaching throughout the process."
— Mary Idstein, CPA, CFO Porter-Starke Services, Inc. School Board President, Valparaiso Community Schools Valparaiso, IN