Using the OGSM methodology for strategic planning is not rocket science. But with these top 10 OGSM tips you can vastly increase your chance of success. Create the OGSM with your team Focus on what you can influence Conduct a …
How To Conduct A Monthly OGSM Review?
A plan is only as good as its execution. And to keep up with execution of your OGSM, it’s important to conduct timely and engaging review sessions to stay on track. But with a full schedule of meetings already in …
What Are Dos And Don’ts Of OGSM?
OGSM stands for Objective, Goals, Strategies, and Measures and is a simple but sophisticated approach to strategic planning. Using OGSM allows you to define on a single page what you aim to achieve and how you are going to achieve …
How Many Initiatives Should My Strategy Have?
When using the OGSM approach to strategy, I often come across the question of how many initiatives a strategy should have. In the following, I summarize what works best in my experience. When developing the implementation plan for your strategy, …
Should Small Businesses Do Strategic Planning?
In small businesses strategic planning is often brushed aside as being too costly and time-consuming and taking too much attention away from operations. However, without a strategic plan, a business would lack the clear sense of direction it needs to …
OGSM Example: How Tony Turns His Pizza Parlor Into An Italian Restaurant
OGSM stands for Objective, Goals, Strategies and Measures and is a one-page business plan that defines ‘what’ you aim to achieve and ‘how’ you are going to achieve it. As part of a strategy process, the framework guides through setting the objective and the goals first (the what) and then defining the strategies and measures (the how).
How to Set Effective Measures to Implement Your Strategy
When using the OGSM methodology or developing any strategic plan, it is important to define strong measures that drive strategy implementation. This is how you turn your strategy into results. Measures are the M in OGSM and include key metrics …
How To Develop Strategies That Work?
Making smart strategic choices is critical for any business, particularly small businesses. But when searching online for guidance on how to develop strategies, I have been frustrated to find mostly theoretical or conceptual answers which are primarily geared towards larger …
How To Set Clear Goals For Your Strategic Plan?
During our annual planning meeting earlier this year, my team asked some really good questions about setting strategic goals and I decided to write down the answers because they vastly improved our strategic plan for this year. Here they are. …
How To Write A Great Objective For A Strategic Plan?
A great strategic plan must give clear direction to the business about where it is going and how it will get there. And this starts with a great objective statement. The objective is a written, qualitative statement describing the direction …
