Discovering and formulating your organization’s mission, vision, and values plays a critical role in your strategic planning as well as in ensuring a level of understanding among employees and customers as to what your organization stands for. Mission, Vision, and Values provides a guiding light to …
Read MoreValues statements list the core principles and behaviors that guide and describe an organization’s culture. Identifying and outlining your organization’s values not only creates a benchmark for future decision-making and strategic planning, but unites your organization’s employees and …
Read MoreDeveloping a vision statement for your organization gives you a clear idea of where you are headed and what your organization will ideally look like in the future. Ideally, a vision statement should be formulated as a shorter-term objective, providing an attainable goal and a sense of purpose and …
Read MoreAn organization’s mission statement defines its purpose for existing, answering the “what”, “who”, and “how” of your organization’s purpose. A mission statement not only describes your purpose to outsiders, but serves as a guide internally for your strategy and inspires change and progress.
Read MoreObstacles are inevitable when executing a strategy, but how you choose to handle them is what can make or break your plan. Properly identifying and prioritizing obstacles, and identifying actions to clear these obstacles, is critical to successfully executing a strategy.
Read MoreLessons Learned is a method of reflecting on the process of a project. It allows you to prepare for current and future projects as well to identify process improvements (Rowe & Sikes, 2006). Identifying and analyzing the lessons and outcomes from a project not only helps …
Read MoreOur Trust Alliance Principles (TAP) Assessment allows your organization to self-assess its current level of trust based on Trust Across America’s 12 core trust principles and to create a plan to address any gaps that are identified.
Read MoreIdentifying Strategies and Initiatives is a systematic process to describe an organization’s vision and mission, evaluate strengths and opportunities, and develop strategies to achieve its goals.
Read MoreConducting a skills gap assessment helps organ-izations identify and assess gaps in the skills of its workforce, and thus informs their training and hiring programs.
Read MoreIn order to realize the expected synergies and create shareholder value, organizations must prepare themselves for the myriad of risks involved in an M&A deal - from financial risks to people risks to integration risks.
Read MoreThrough a gap analysis, organizations identify the problems that their processes should overcome and prioritize them so that the gaps that most negatively impact meeting business needs can be addressed first.
Read MoreDiffering from an employee appraisal in which managers assess the progress employees achieve on specific job goals, a 360-Degree Assessment provides a balanced view of how others view an employee’s performance and competence in various traits.
Read MoreA Project Issue Log is a method of documenting and logging issues (i.e., project situations that have already occurred and can affect project success; Piney, 2012). Issue logs provide visible verification that the situation has been heard and will be addressed properly rather than overlooked or dismissed (Love, 2002)...
Read MoreEvaluating Program Alternatives is a method of analyzing the expected effectiveness and efficiency of a program, project, or policy to aid in selecting the best option for your organization to pursue. This model allows all stakeholders to be easily involved in the process and accompanying discussions.
Read MoreGathering requirements for a new system is not as straightforward as simply asking the stakeholders what they want. Involve all the relevant stakeholders in the process, discuss the level of necessity of each requirement, and create a specific plan to confirm and ensure that the requirements are clear and validated.
Read MoreThe Creating a Job Description model allows you to articulate a comprehensive and inclusive list of the qualifications and experience you want from potential job candidates in order to attract the right people to your organization.
Read MoreProject risk management is a continuous process that begins during the planning phase and ends once the project is successfully commissioned and turned over to operations.
Read MoreIn order to realize the expected synergies and create shareholder value, organizations must prepare themselves for the myriad of risks involved in an M&A deal - from financial risks to people risks to integration risks.
Read MoreThird-Party Risk Assessment model is a transparent and collaborative model that makes it easier for the organization to identify vendors and the risks associated with each of those vendors.
Read MoreIn order to be prepared and cover all bases, it is important for your organization to develop strategic plans to address all potential risks and lessen their impact on the product launch and success.
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