Shapecast

Strategy design & execution

We help ambitious leadership teams to design and execute their strategy faster and more transparently.

We analyse your growth opportunities, then create a clear blueprint for your organisation that align outcomes to execution. Our approach is designed to measurably build capability in your organisation so you don't have to outsource your strategy delivery.

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The challenge of strategy design and execution

For many ambitious leadership teams, the strategic ambition is well understood and clear.

The challenge comes during the strategy execution phase from a mixture of ineffective strategy design and implementation processes or poor organisational maturity. Research from McKinsey 67% of well-formulated strategies fail due to poor execution.

Failed strategy execution results in $2Bn is wasted every day globally (Project Management Institute).

Common strategy design and execution challenges include:

Lack of timely insight

Many leadership teams struggle with accessing timely and accurate data to monitor progress effectively.

This can result in cost overruns, delayed decisions, misaligned priorities, and missed opportunities.

Misaligned delivery

Strategy execution often fails when there's a disconnect between strategic goals and the actions taken by different teams within the organisation.

Data plays a crucial role in aligning objectives, creating accountability, and ensuring that everyone is working towards common outcomes.

Inability to adapt

Rapid market changes require agile decision-making.

Some may feel they lack the integrated data capability to pivot their strategies efficiently. This results in slow decisions, cost overruns and significant delays in reaching objectives and growth.

Building strategy design and execution capability

Whether you are at the early stages of planning your strategy or you are already executing a complex portfolio of change, we can provide specialist advice, processes, tooling, methods and experience to identify how and where to optimise and create alignment and focus.

This ensures greater clarity and efficiency which measurably accelerates the time to achieve objectives.

Strategy Execution Handbook

Free strategy execution guide

Download our free step-by-step guide eBook to help design, plan and implement your strategy and accelerate the time to deliver your objectives.

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We create perfect alignment from the work your organisation does to its desired goals. This creates real focus on what matters and removes wasted spend.

The key to our success is providing data-driven tools enabling you to understand the strategy in real-time and to make high impact decisions.

We focus on building capability in your organisation so you can continue to succeed in the long term.

Strategy Design & Execution Services

DESIGN

Strategy Execution Design

Using our proven structured services which help analyse growth opportunities, build a blueprint from growth and then turn outcomes in to execution. We then focus on reducing wasted spend on non-strategic initiatives.

EXECUTE

Strategy Management Office

Our Strategy Management Office is a fully managed service which supporting the strategy execution lifecycle. It helps you to design, plan and accelerate the delivery of your strategy.

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MANAGEStrategyWorks

StrategyWorks is our industry-leading strategy execution software and methodology that enables you to accelerate the time to achieve your objectives and delivery performance goals.

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We have a strong track record across a wide range leading brands and industries

Selected Customer Stories

Christie's client story

How we helped Christie's to redesign their strategy and to regain their top position in their market.


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Blue Cross Shapecast Story

How we helped BlueCross develop, design and execute their strategy so they can provide real impact for pets and their owners.


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British Medical Association Client Story

How we helped the British Medical Association build a new strategy and approach to modernise the organisation for its members.


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John Lewis Design

How we helped John Lewis to reinvent their their online digital and data systems.


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Shapecast Automotive Client Story

How we helped a leading global automotive firm to transform how they use data and automation to drive growth.


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Strategy Execution Handbook

Free Strategy Execution Guide

Download your free Strategy Execution Guide which includes a complete method for planning, designing and executing your strategy.

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Are you ready to transform your strategic performance?

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