Strategy

Major and rapid changes – also affecting public sector organizations – place even greater demands on a clear strategy and effective strategy implementation that ensures direction, responsiveness, and decisiveness among leaders and employees.

Successful public organizations continuously maintain a solid understanding of their strategic position and room for maneuver. Clarity in strategic foundations and effective implementation provide shared direction, agility in the face of change, and daily decisiveness among leaders and staff.

Our core concept and methods for strategy development and implementation are based on our understanding of the specific political, legal, and regulatory frameworks governing public organizations. We support and advise our clients on:

• Strategic analysis that maps the strategic landscape and identifies possible courses of action
• Development of the organization’s strategic foundation – vision, mission, and values – as well as concrete strategies
• Implementation of the strategic foundation and strategies

Key Principles

Our approach to strategy development and implementation is guided by the following principles:

• The analytical framework and development process are designed in close dialogue with the client
• A hypothesis- and potential-driven analysis design: the analysis focuses on areas with the greatest expected impact, avoiding exhaustive and unnecessarily resource-intensive reviews
• The organization’s leadership and key employees are continuously involved in the strategic work
• We challenge the organization’s assumptions and choices – while ensuring that our recommendations are actionable and firmly rooted in the organization
• We draw on our international network’s experience and insights into public sector and corporate strategies when relevant

Our consultants have worked closely with clients to shape strategic direction and implement concrete strategies for municipal administrations and institutions, ministries, and government agencies.