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Strategic Planning First-aid Offerings

An Affordable Way To Get Strategic Planning Help

Having a tight budget should not hold you back from getting the help your organization needs with strategic planning process and execution. Method Frameworks has helped organizations of all sizes and types make game-changing improvements to their planning process. Now, in addition to our world-class consulting services and corporate strategic planning training programs, we offer clients our Strategic Planning First-aid packages.

Our Strategic Planning First-aid offerings start as low as $2,000 and will set the stage for your internal planning efforts to begin producing the results you want.

Get Strategic Planning Help - without a long-term commitment to a consultant

Method Frameworks can help you get the absolute most out of your planning process with three irresistible strategic planning first-aid alternatives that will quickly get you on the right planning path and are designed to fit any budget. There is no software to buy, process to license or long-term commitment required.

We offer three great options, suitable for any sized organization, making our approach making it as easy as 1-2-3. Select from one of these three options and get the professional expertise your organization needs without having to fret about big consulting fees.

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 The 2-Day Planning Process Review and Report Card: $2,000

The Planning Process Report Card offers great value to companies wishing to keep their strategic planning "in-house". We will evaluate your planning process using our planning expertise, experience and knowledge of industry best practices.  Your organization will benefit by spending very little in return for a factual, non-biased report card on how effective your planning actually is, relative to its full potential.  With this information, you can introduce changes to your process at your own pace and see planning improvements begin to shape the effectiveness and outcomes of your in-house process.

Offering Summary:

  • A senior planning consultant will meet with your designated strategic planning staff, learn the salient points of your current planning process and utilize our gap-analysis tool to grade your approach against best practices in the strategic planning discipline
  • The Planning Process Report Card will be delivered through a two business day consulting engagement
  • Total consulting fees: $2,000
BenefitsExpected Outcome
Impact
   
  • Gain a factual, non-biased report card on how effective your planning actually is
  • Learn where your strategy may leave you exposed to risk or missed opportunity
  • Understand where improvement is needed that could be effecting execution of plan goals                                                    
 
  • An objective assessment of all facets of the organizational strategic planning process
  • Actionable points to introduce improvements to planning and execution
  • A grading system that can be integrated into your organization's governance office for ongoing self-assessment
 
  • With this information, you can introduce changes to your organization's planning process at your own pace and measure the delta as planning improvements begin to shape the effectiveness and outcomes of your in-house process

 

Cost: $2,000

Contact us today to learn more.

 

 The 5-Day Planning Process Review and Full Report: $3,000

The Planning Process Review and Full Report is also offered for companies wishing to keep strategic planning "in-house", but wanting to see dramatic improvements in planning effectiveness and outcomes. This option goes deeper into the details of how your organization plans, your track record of achieving plan goals and where improvements can and should be made. We will interview key planning participants, examine metrics and measurements and review execution-level components of your operational plans.  By evaluating your planning process using our planning expertise, experience and knowledge of industry best practices - your organization will benefit by spending very little in return for a factual, non-biased report that details:

  • Effectiveness of your planning process
  • What is working well
  • Problem areas identified
  • Recommendations for improvement
  • With this information, you can leverage our recommendation report and introduce changes to your process at your own pace while seeing planning improvements begin to shape the effectiveness and outcomes of your in-house process along the way

Offering Summary:

  • A senior planning consultant will meet with your designated strategic planning staff, learn the salient points of your current planning process and utilize our gap-analysis tool to grade your approach against best practices in the strategic planning discipline
  • The Planning Process Report Card will be delivered through a five business day consulting engagement
  • Total consulting fees: $3,000
BenefitsExpected Outcome
Impact
   
  • Gain a factual, non-biased report card on how effective your planning actually is
  • Learn where your strategy may leave you exposed to risk or missed opportunity
  • Understand what is working well
  • Understand where improvement is needed that could be effecting execution of plan goals
  • Gain actionable recommendations for improvement                                                   
 
  • An objective assessment of all facets of the organizational strategic planning process
  • Actionable points to introduce improvements to planning and execution
  • A grading system that can be integrated into your organization's governance office for ongoing self-assessment
 
  • With this information, you can leverage our recommendation report and introduce changes to your process at your own pace while seeing planning improvements begin to shape the effectiveness and outcomes of your in-house process along the way

 

Cost: $3,000

Contact us today to learn more.

 

 The 8-Day Planning Review, Competitive Analysis and Report: $4,000

Our 8-Day option offers the highest value for your dollar.  Few companies understand how to conduct a 5-Forces competitive analysis or would have access to the data required to complete one.  We are experts in 5-Forces analysis and have the industry data to deliver it.
The Review, Report and 5-Forces Analysis is offered for companies wishing to keep strategic planning "in-house", but wanting to see dramatic improvements in planning effectiveness and outcomes. This option goes deeper into the details of how your organization plans, your track record of achieving plan goals and where improvements can and should be made. We will interview key planning participants, examine metrics and measurements and review execution-level components of your operational plans.  By evaluating your planning process using our planning expertise, experience and knowledge of industry best practices - your organization will benefit by spending very little in return for a factual, non-biased report that details:

  • Effectiveness of your planning process
  • What is working well
  • Problem areas identified
  • Recommendations for improvement

With this information, you can leverage our recommendation report and introduce changes to your process at your own pace while seeing planning improvements begin to shape the effectiveness and outcomes of your in-house process along the way.

Offering Summary:

  • A senior planning consultant will meet with your designated strategic planning staff, learn the salient points of your current planning process and utilize our gap-analysis tool to grade your approach against best practices in the strategic planning discipline
  • Our 5-Forces competitive analysis leverages industry information on the top 10,000 industries, covering more than 95% of the $57 trillion global economy
  • The Planning Process Review Full Report will be delivered through a eight business day consulting engagement
  • Total consulting fees: $4,000
BenefitsExpected Outcome
Impact
   
  • Gain a factual, non-biased report detailing how effective your planning actually is
  • Learn where your strategy may leave you exposed to risk or missed opportunity
  • Understand what is working well and how to leverage the positive
  • Understand where improvement is needed that could be effecting execution of plan goals
  • Gain actionable recommendations for improvement
  • Using our industry competitive analysis service, you will improve your organization’s ability to respond to uncertainty, make informed strategic decisions and dominate the competition                               
 
  • An industry competitive analysis that leads to clearer vision and better strategy development
  • An objective assessment of all facets of the organizational strategic planning process
  • A road map to better strategy development and strategic outcomes to gain competitive advantage and profitable growth
  • An actionable plan to introduce improvements to planning and execution within the framework of your current planning framework
  • A grading system that can be integrated into your organization's governance office for ongoing self-assessment
 
  • Our approach gives our clients true visibility into their industry and market sectors by analyzing the threat of substitute products, the threat of established rivals, and the threat of new entrants.  Our analysis of the industry ecosystem goes further, by also examining "vertical" pressures related to the bargaining power of suppliers and the bargaining power of customers
  • With this information, you can leverage our recommendation report and introduce changes to your process at your own pace while seeing planning improvements begin to shape the effectiveness and outcomes of your in-house process along the way

 

Cost: $4,000

Contact us today to learn more.

 

Let's Discuss Your Needs

Method Frameworks is a consulting services company that employs consultants who go beyond simply providing value through strategy development and the planning to implement it.  We ensure that our client's and their internal planning group fully learn and capitalize on all the planning benefits Plan4 provides, then train them on our process and tools for ongoing plan execution - including management of conflicting priorities, keeping day-to-day decisions in line with the strategy, avoiding duplicated initiatives that lead to waste and dealing with competing demands from different business units.

Contact us today to discuss your planning needs.