“It was the first time we agreed on our criteria, visualized how our ideas stacked up, and established real priorities.”
C. Sushak, Novartis
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Do you have more ideas
and initiatives than time
or money to do them all?
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The benefits of Priority & Focus are real!
- Save 30-40% resource time that is wasted switching between too many projects
- Speed up results 20 — 50% with a critical mass of talent focused on key priorities
- Enhance your overall return and productivity of invested resources
- Create agreement on criteria for selection and alignment on critical priorities
- Assure transparency and sense of “fair process” among stakeholders
- Clarify the purpose and objectives of each idea in an understandable framework
- Quantify the key parameters and compare the overall portfolio visually
- Document decisions and build a system for updating and dynamic management
The only thing worse than putting a good idea on the back burner is keeping everything going and getting nothing done on the great ideas …
A portfolio perspective involves information flow, discussion, debate and ultimately, decision-making across boundaries for the benefit of the enterprise.
Assessing and setting priorities improves efficiency, productivity, speed, flexibility, accomplishment of objectives and return on investment.
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Key Principles of our Proven Process for
Prioritizing Ideas, Projects and Initiatives
- Appropriate framing of each idea
- Clear objectives, value, cost and risks
- Consideration of all stakeholders
- Meaningful reliable information
- A credible and quantitative assessment
- Clear priorities, leading to action
- Alignment with objectives
- Transparency and sense of “fair process”
Read our recent article about “Clarifying Priorities” (read pdf file)
Ways to Get Started:
Executive Briefing (half day)
- Concepts and value of prioritizing ideas
- Case studies showing process and results
- Roles of decision-makers and teams
Pilot Project Facilitation
- Engagement of multiple stakeholders
- Assessment of ideas / opportunities
- Clarifying priorities and focused execution
Internal Capability Development
- Advanced workshop for practitioners
- Tools and techniques for the process
- Coaching to get up experience curve