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| |  | What is strategic planning? |
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| | Strategic planning is a process by which an organisation envisions its future and develops tactics to achieve that future. Strategic planning increases an organisation’s ability to respond to the changing economic and market conditions. A well thought out strategic planning process becomes a powerful management device that: | |
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| |  | How it is different from business planning? |
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| | Business Planning - Vision is philisophical
- Focus on operational issues
- Crisis Management / “Fire-fighting”
- Reactive / Responsive
- Inward-looking
- Operational and programme level
- Decision-making in a vacuum
- Doing what is in front of you
- 1-3 year time horizon
| Strategic Planning - Vision is an achievable future state
- Focus on strategic issues
- Anticipation of changes
- Proactive / Innovative
- Outward-looking
- Institutional level
- Informed decision-making
- Doing what is important
- 3-7 year time horizon
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| |  | What are the benefits of strategic planning? |
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| | - A uniform vision and purpose that is shared among all the members of the organisation.
- Establishes and focuses on priorities.
- Creates a culture of anticipation and innovation replacing reaction and defensiveness.
- Develops communication and understanding that increases effectiveness.
- Increased level of commitment to the organisation and its goals.
- A clearly defined direction that guides and supports the goal of the company.
- A road map to future success.
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| |  | How can Strategic Solutions International help me in growing my business? |
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| | Commercial success requires more than the right product or service. Success also requires the execution of the right strategies at the right time. Writing good strategy documents is easy. Implementing good strategy is not. A Fortune magazine survey in 1999 revealed that up to 70% of prominent CEO failures were due not to bad strategy but poor strategy execution. The authors concluded that the emphasis placed on developing strategy and vision created a false belief that success was guaranteed if the “right” strategy was in place . At Strategic Solutions International, we work closely with clients in the development, execution and monitoring of their business or institutional strategies to ensure that expected outcomes are generated.
We also assist clients in developing export markets, distribution channels, and identifying overseas business partners through our network of contacts around the globe and our expertise in high level, high tech marketing. | |
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| |  | What services will I get through Strategic Solutions International? |
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| | - Strategy development and implementation.
- Customised performance measurement frameworks
- Business process analysis
- Facilitation and development of clusters and consortia
- Project management
- Marketing plans
- Market research
- International business development services in Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia
- Online marketing and website development
- Customized software solutions
- Benchmark studies
- Strategy seminars
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| |  | Do all companies need a strategic plan? |
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| Only those that want to grow and prosper should have a strategic plan. | |
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| |  | Who are the clients of Strategic Solutions International? |
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| | Our clients span a number of key sectors in Australia, New Zealand and Canada: namely IT, telecommunications, public sector, tertiary education, international professional development, investment, and the creative sector. | |
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| |  | How can I contact Strategic Solutions International? |
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| | All the business and general inquiries can be made at: | |
