What is a strategy?

In our strategy (long-term plan), we outline how and at what pace we will achieve our vision and strategic goals. This is specifically focused on the long-term development (3 to 5 years) of your organization. In other words, the strategy is the route your organization chooses to reach its goals. 

We do this by setting milestones and deadlines for all values from your organization's Business Model and incorporating these into the long-term plan (the strategy). It is crucial that the operational processes understand and clearly document what the strategy means for their part of the organization. This includes areas like Finance, Marketing and Sales, ICT, HR, Procurement, and Core Processes.

Our mission and core values then serve as a guide to ensure that in our daily actions, we continually contribute to achieving the milestones and vision of our company.

Set small, short-term goals that contribute to the larger objective. This makes the overall plan more manageable and allows you to see progress, which is motivating for your team. It helps maintain the right focus and make goal-oriented decisions—choosing what to do and what not to do. This way, you maximize your organization’s potential and improve performance.

Concretely, this means deriving short-term goals and plans, from the long-term goals and associated plans. We divide the years into quarters, the quarters into months, and the months into weeks.

The long-term plan enables your organization to develop and establish a long-term strategy, providing a clear direction to achieve its goals. By creating a long-term plan, organizations can efficiently plan and allocate resources such as finances, personnel, and technology over a longer period.

Moreover, the long-term plan helps your organization identify and anticipate potential long-term risks and threats, making it more resilient to unexpected events. It offers stability and continuity, even in a changing environment, by providing a roadmap for long-term growth and development.

A long-term plan also allows your organization to regularly monitor and evaluate its progress against set goals, enabling timely adjustments when necessary.

In summary, a long-term plan helps your organization translate its vision into concrete actions and work in a structured manner towards its long-term goals.

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