A planning process designed to help you realize your business goals.

STRATEGIC PLANNING

The key to strategy is a verb, not a noun. It’s about the planning, not the plan.

Every business and team needs regular planning to achieve its goals, yet many leaders don’t have a process for it. Even when a plan is made, it’s rarely revisited. Without practices to track progress and make intentional changes, you can’t be confident you’ll get where you want to go.

NoCo has developed this vetted approach to strategic business planning. We provide you with an easy format and thoughtful approaches that enable you to kick off a new business year with a clear path and a framework for pivots.

If you are ready to do strategic planning for your company or team for the first time — or you’ve tried and struggled in the past — we have the program for you.

MAKE YOUR PLAN

  • What is strategic planning & why does it matter?

  • Create impactful goals, identify problems, set objectives, and measure results

  • Document and map out your plan

  • Stay accountable and responsive to changing conditions with quarterly check-ins

BOLSTER YOUR PLAN

  • Collaborate with peers & stakeholders

  • Break down & prioritize the work

  • Outline roles and responsibilities with your team

  • Mitigate risks and remove obstacles along the way

  • Bring everything together and share the plan to rally and inspire the team

WHAT YOU’LL GET

Playbook

A system for planning, with prompts and best practices.

  • Guides to make and bolster your plan

  • Two 90-minute trainings

  • Annotated examples

Templates

Frameworks to create and track your strategic plan.

  • Strategic plan template

  • Quarterly review template

  • Yearly calendar and check-in prompts

Coaching

Sessions with personalized guidance to help you plan.

  • Sessions with personalized guidance

  • One 2-hour planning work session

  • Two 1-hour coaching sessions

CASE STUDY

Revitalizing Strategic Direction

Client:

Jolby, an independent design studio that delivers world-class brand and illustration systems.

Engagement:

After a shift in leadership, Jolby had us work with them to sharpen their brand positioning, build financial intelligence, and assist in business planning and operations. By analyzing books, team design, and pitch materials, we were able to find opportunities for solidifying the business as they moved into their next chapter.

An analysis of their accounts and delivery methods also led to an org chart that could support them into the future, as well as a career ladder to serve as an inspiring north star of excellence for all roles. We delivered a roadmap for implementation and supported leaders through the rollout and hiring.

Insight:

To make progress, make a plan.

To run a healthy team and studio, you need to make a yearly business plan. Setting objectives and defining key results is a critical part of this—but first you need to understand what you’re trying to measure and assess, and why.

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