Worthwhile strategies and strategic plans have three components

• strategic analysis
• strategic choice
• strategy implementation

Developing strategies can require a range of analytical tools and techniques, to provide sufficient, but not too much, information and insights. Strategies need to make predictions about the future, and need to be based in a well understood vision for the organization.

Since there is hardly ever just one obvious solution, choices will be necessary, choices that have to be made in with uncertainty. This can be hard, but well thought through analysis and good participation from within the organization can reduce uncertainty.

And, of course, good strategies without good implementation don't get you very far.

The Planning Edge understands the importance of each of these steps and blends listening, thinking, analytical, creative and interpersonal skills to help organizations develop plans to meet the future on their terms.