Jaques & Company

Strategic Planning

Planning and implementing strategy is like being on a whitewater-rafting trip: the boat is unwieldy, and unforeseen forces in the river make it difficult to follow the anticipated course. Not to mention that you’re moving fast, and you and your raft-mates have to make innumerable split-second decisions and adjustments. Heart-pounding stuff!

Nonetheless, strategy formation and achievement is important. In institutions, it provides focus for our work forces us to make choices, and helps us to keep an eye on intended outcomes. We can’t control everything, but we can be sharply intentional and achieve a significant shared destiny.

At Jaques & Company, we believe that effective strategy making can be accomplished in a variety of ways. It could be that your institutional situation calls for a comprehensive approach to review/affirm mission, establish a new vision, define core goals, and articulate key implementation activities. In this scenario, broad stakeholder involvement, collection of baseline and benchmark information, environmental scanning, etc. may be advantageous. Alternatively, your situation might call for a more fast-paced review of existing strategy, examination of recent internal or external change phenomena, and the need to exploit a particular, time-sensitive market opportunity. We are adept at sizing up and suggesting a methodology that will fit your circumstances, timetable, and budget.

Knowing that your institutional landscape will change over time, we can provide occasional ongoing counsel to help you assess and accommodate change while keeping appropriate focus.

A stronger institutional identity. An improved competitive position. More consistent decision-making. Enhanced stakeholder involvement. Better communication. A higher, more sustainable level of philanthropic support. Effective strategic planning can achieve these and other worthy outcomes.

We would like to discuss your planning needs and hope you will call us to set up an appointment, 978-777-2289, or info@jaquesco.com.

Team Members:

• Bill Jaques,
• President & Principal
• bill@jaquesco.com
• 978-626-1410

• Andrea C. Stewart
• Consultant
• andrea@jaquesco.com
• 978-626-1410

• Sandy Warner
• Operations Manager
• sandy@jaquesco.com
• 978-626-1410

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