Corporate Level Strategy Development and Planning Facilitation
Making the corporate "whole" worth more than the sum of its parts is the biggest challenge facing many large organizations. He works with clients to define a role for the corporate office that goes beyond allocating resources and shared functions and shape the company's direction and boundaries and identify privileged capabilities and insights. This includes identifying links among business units and the optimal scope of the firm in terms of economic of scope and scale.
Business Unit Level Strategy Development and Planning Facilitation
A powerful business unit strategy focuses on creating shareholder value by producing products and services whose value exceeds the cost of providing them; capturing value from competitors, customers, and suppliers; competing successfully against others for market share; and cooperating selectively to enlarge the potential market. Central to these decisions are the challenges of selecting how and when to compete and how and when to cooperate, he works with clients to articulate these how and when.
Growth Strategy Development
A growth strategy is a critical part of any organization – it sets the goals and priorities for all other initiatives in the program. But developing strategy for growth is not the same as setting strategy in a low-growth environment. It presents a unique set of challenges that managers have to tackle in what is often unfamiliar territory. To effectively deal with these challenges, they need know what viable options are available. He works with clients to anticipate different scenarios of these futures.
What is Strategy?
Effective strategy development requires a holistic look at a company's aspirations, market realities, testing and refining corporate objectives. It helps companies decide where to focus, where to compete and how to allocate resources. Strategic planning serves as a starting point for such related work as growth planning, portfolio strategy and M&A strategy. Surprisingly, companies often fail to take a long-term view in strategic planning; mistakenly believing it does not necessarily lead to higher returns. Idris helps clients incorporate a long-term perspective into their strategies, while focusing on the biggest issues and challenges that they currently face and collectively decide on the best way to get results.
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