The on-site option is the most extensive option and is designed to create a high-powered strategic plan for forward thinking contractors. This option gathers together all the key company employees to develop a strategic plan that is both comprehensive and defensible from competitors.

This new program consists of a two-day seminar/workshop. While some companies manage to complete the process in less than two days, it's important to allow sufficient time for the participants to adequately discuss the issues in order to insure broad buy-in to the final plan. Therefore, it's better to allocate sufficient time and not place arbitrary time restraints on the process. This is not the place to cut corners, but it's equally important not to allow the process to bog down in trivial discussions. For this reason, an outside facilitator is suggested.

The seminar portion explains why you need a strategic plan and its fundamental concepts. The workshop aspect of the program walks attendees through the process of actually creating their strategic plan. During the program the company will develop its mission and vision statements, its objectives, its strategies and establish its priorities. While this process is extensive it is presented in an easy to follow format.

The Program

Each participant will receive a copy of the book Strategic Planning for Contractors (a $149 retail value). This book will provide a valuable resource as the company moves forward in the strategic planning process. Further, each attendee receives a seminar workbook that contains copies of all the presentation slides as well as additional worksheet for all the exercises.

The seminar and workshop portions of the program will be interwoven. The seminar will provide sufficient information and necessary background on the strategic planning process. But the heart of the program is in the workshop where the company actual goes through the process of creating its strategic plan . Garrison Associates will act as the facilitator in this process. It's essential that your companies develops its strategic plan and not have a consultant develop it, because the later will create little buy-in or added value. Instead, Garrison Associates facilitates the process of you developing your unique strategic plan. There is a big difference between facilitating the process and imposing the strategic decisions.

The key to creating a dynamic strategic plan is the establishment of 90-day action priorities. As part of this program the company will establish a process to monitor that priorities during the 90-day period. However, at the end of each 90-day period, the company should step back and review the progress of the entire strategic plan and confirm its direction. This step should be a separate meeting dedicated to this single purpose. This process should take about a half-day, but some of the initial meetings may take as long as a full day as you learn the process. The benefit of an outside facilitator is that this process can be speeded up, especially during the first few meetings.

Summary of Service Provided

• Two-Day Seminar/Workshop.
• Copy of Strategic Planning for Contractors for each session attendee.
• Session workbook for each session attendee (program slides and additional worksheets).
• Facilitation of the three quarterly reviews during the first year.
• Retainer for phone and e-mail consultation and possible extra meetings, if necessary.

Investment

The investment is based on the benefits received by the program. The larger the company the more complex the planning process, but the greater the return for the effort. Highly focused companies in the construction industry can experience at least a 1 percent higher fee than comparable companies. An average increase of 1 percent in fee on projects will result in a significant increase in profit for most contractors and in many cases result in almost a doubling of the company net profit.

To simplify the process, we offer a flat fee, which includes travel expenses for scheduled events. If additional meeting are required the only cost is the additional travel expenses. Our fees are very economical compared to the value delivered. To learn more about your company's required investment to tap this resource, call Ted Garrison now.

Scheduling An Event

Please contact Ted Garrison to learn how you can schedule a strategic planning program for your company. His contact information is:

Ted Garrison
800-861-0874
StrategicPlanning@TedGarrison.com

Or, you can submit the following online form to request additional information, and Ted will respond as promptly as possible:

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