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How to Write A Strategic Planning RFP - A step by step guide

Strategic Planning and Management Insights

Why its better to have a facilitator than a consultant approach when developing your own aligned strategy + the risk of getting a subject matter expert who is not an expert in aligned strategy development or facilitation Other considerations - time, budget, location, travel, etc.

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How To Help Ensure Strategy Scorecards Don’t Fail You

Steve Shu Consulting

Falling short on involving a broad part of the organization in the assessment & strategy development process. Common traps that can occur before the scorecard are: Failing to craft the problem statement properly. Pursuing too narrow activities to solve the problem statement. Using the wrong tools for the job.

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Experience Strategy For Consultants: How To Create Transformation For Your Clients With Dave Norton: Podcast #295

Consulting Success

Dave Norton, the visionary founder of Stone Mantel, reveals his insights on customer experience strategy to gain a competitive edge in your consulting business. He also sheds light on developing IP to contribute growth to your practice.

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What I’ve Learned From Buyers of Management Consulting Services

Steve Shu Consulting

Some argue that using consultants for strategy development intimate incompetence by management (example here ). But I’ve learned something entrepreneurial from a number of buyers that deeply understand how to use consultants and how to lead: Many smart buyers of management consulting services focus on making forward progress.

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Your Complete Guide to Subcontracting as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

strategy development, market research, transformation initiatives). Here's how to tap into this market: Find the Right Firms Start with internet searches that combine your area of expertise and location (e.g., Based on their input, heres a list of agencies and platforms for you to consider.

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Big Ideas, Bad Results: Avoiding Strategic Uselessness

Tom Spencer

In these cases, strategies become what I call ‘strategically useless’ brilliant in theory but ineffective in practice. Lets explore why this happens and how to avoid it. Three Reasons Why Strategies Become Useless 1. Without alignment across stakeholders, even the best ideas can stall.

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Best 13 Software for Managing Your Strategic Portfolio in 2025: Trending Tools for Smarter Business Decisions

Epicflow

This makes strategic portfolio management an indispensable tool for organizations striving to streamline their portfolio management processes, ensure alignment of their initiatives with the business strategy, and achieve their business goals more effectively. How to Choose the Right Strategic Portfolio Management Software?

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