INFOURSTEPS
Exploiting Opportunity & Solving all Business Challenges
Agree a very clear idea of our clients ambition, challenge, opportunity or goal
APPLY 4D™ TO EXAM QUESTION: A 4 step rigorous, proven visual framework approach in collaboration with the team that cares about this question. A logical sequence of dimensions applied against a Business Equation™
ONE
Discover what could be done
TWO
Develop what should be done
THREE
Decide what will be done
FOUR
Deploy what we agreed we would do
Arriving at a small number of simple conclusions that the whole enterprise owns, can understand and can easily execute upon. Let’s explain...
CLEARPRIORITIES
RIGHTANSWERS
OPTIMISEDPLAN
FIRSTDISCOVER What could we do to answer the Exam Question? • The markets and customers needed - and what do they want from us • What our products and services need to be • Which channels and partners we need in order to win • How we need to tell our story & why/how • What we need to do that will distinguish us from competitors • What we are really trying to achieve
SECONDDEVELOP What should we do to answer the Exam Question? • The best possible outcome and metrics • A root cause analysis of what will stop us being successful • A shared and inspiring vision • The vital business imperatives • A focused set of strategic themes, initiatives and actions • An optimals way of operating
THIRDDECIDE What will we do to answer the Exam Question? • What will we stop doing • What we will start doing • What we will stop doing • The timelines • The implications • The dependencies
As a result of...
UNDERSTANDING
THE DYNAMICS
Calculating better outcomes from meaningful context
CLEAR EXECUTION CLEAR OWNERS CLEAR ACCOUNTABILITIES CLEAR RESPONSIBILITIES CLEAR ACTIONS
VARIABLES
DYNAMICS
DECISION
FOURDEPLOY GOVERN | PERSIST | REFRESH | SUSTAIN | EVOLVE | REVIEW
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