Working with StrategyBlocks Milestones Milestones Purpose Milestones offer a different method of capturing delivery confidence at the lowest level of the value tree (a leaf block). Rather than using the familiar Progress Slider (0-100%), delivery is described as a fixed subset of deliverables (a strategic check-list). A milestone definition can be created centrally by an [...]
4 Primary Factors that Drive Successful Strategic Execution Projects There are many factors that lead to the delivery of a successful transformational project, and it really does not matter what the technology is. The purpose of this article is to focus on what makes a successful implementation of a strategic performance management system. Based on [...]
Should Do or Need to Do? How to Spot the Difference in Your Business Strategy When trying to make decisions for your business it’s easy to get caught up on what you should do to succeed, versus what you need to do to succeed. If you’re having trouble spotting the difference, let’s be clear: the [...]
StrategyBlocks new Features Release – February New Fully Customizable Metrics Object Last year we added a new View Type for the Custom Dashboard Block Object. It provides the ability to use HTML to create your own highly customized dashboard objects, when you need to create something that is not available from the existing view types. [...]
Strategic Portfolio Management: The 4 Key Categories of Portfolios The StrategyBlocks team are giving a lot of thought to the process of categorizing strategic thinking and activity. Through discussions with customers, there seems to be a consistent challenge: “what work management programs (projects, portfolios, initiatives) should we really be focusing on and investing in … what [...]
Can Politics Make You a Better Business Leader? Politics is a messy business, filled with larger-than-life personalities who can be deeply flawed but still offer grandiose visions for how they can best lead. While the vision of political leadership is a lofty one, focused on serving the greater good, the day-to-day reality of the political [...]
The Evolution of Strategy ~ A 2020 Reboot Four years ago, Caroline from the StrategyBlocks team published a short blog discussing the Evolution of Strategy. Over the past 1541 days that blog has been read on average every 6 hours, everywhere from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and that frequency just keeps accelerating. While we can perhaps [...]
StrategyBlocks new Features Release – September Two New Dashboard Objects The Multi Chart is a new custom dashboard object that can be found in the Custom Dashboard > Dashboard Objects toolbox. It can bring a new dimension to your dashboards. There are 3 chart types available: > Line > Area - with options for stack, [...]
An Integrated Framework for Strategic Execution I do enjoy a great diagram, especially a visual framework or a methodology. I have seen many well constructed diagrammatic frameworks covering various aspects of business strategy including planning, execution, delivery, values, outcomes etc…. But they can be a bit dull and, on occasion, overly academic! I am always [...]
How 2020 Changed the Way We Lead In a new world order dominated by a global pandemic and mounting demands for social change, business leadership looks vastly different. For most companies looking ahead into 2020, strategic plans were focused on how best to foster innovation, drive revenues and gain market share. Now, however, those same [...]
