Chapter 1. Designing a Strategy
Where do we start to build a strategy? Let's start with a working definition. A strategy is a plan to achieve a goal. Every situation may require different strategies and different plans. However, it is possible to apply a consistent way to design a strategy. The benefit of doing so is that everyone involved learns a consistent language.
In this first chapter I will show you a five-layer strategy framework, developed by global business coaching company Shirlaws (www.shirlaws.com.au). It can be applied to any business issue that you want to understand in greater detail. The five levels are:
Context: What is the context for deploying ProVision® in your organization?
Strategy: How will you develop a fully documented strategy for the deployment?
Implementation: How will you implement the first deployment across the business?
Next Phase: How will you mentor and pre-plan the next phase?
Leverage: How will you leverage what you have learned across the organization?
Typically, organizations do not pay sufficient attention to the second level and jump straight from Level 1 (context) to Level 3 (implementation). Level 2 (strategy) requires the organization to slow down in order to speed up. As a result, they do not get the full benefits and are unable to leverage.
