Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | Alford Strategy Management Sales Presentation “I love it when a plan comes together.”

The first step in any engagement is a free one hour phone consultation to gain an understanding of the company, establish rapport with the Chairman, President or CEO and set expectations. Background Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) |

Assuming we are going forward, the next step is a “needs assessment.” This will include a day onsite meeting with the senior management team to get an understanding of the vision for the business and how well it is understood by the troops. In a larger company, we would also want to meet with Managers reporting to senior staff. A week prior to this meeting, the Chairman, President, CEO or CFO will overnight several items to ASM. These will include, but are not limited to: 5 year historical financial statements. Current budget and results year-to-date. 3 year plan, if available, and also your strategic plan, if you have one. Marketing plan how you plan to attract new business Employee handbook, if available Any other document(s) that will provide ASM a thorough background on the company, before the onsite visit. Needs Assessment Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) |

Presentation to Chairman, President or CEO (and later, all direct reports) of findings and recommendations, one to two weeks after onsite visit. This will hopefully be followed by a complete Strategic Planning Process, yielding a plan for driving the business forward, ideally in a “blue ocean” plan of action. Follow Up Meeting Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) |

We get hired for one or more of five Reasons: To increase revenues To decrease expenses To solve problems To avoid problems To develop a Strategic Plan and monitor performance against that plan on at least a quarterly basis Why does ASM get hired for a consulting engagement? Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) |

Assuming we are engaged to develop a Strategic Plan, there are ten steps to the process. The key will be good two-way communication and commitment on the part of the team members that we will be working with. Developing a Strategic Plan Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | 1.Visions Statement 2.Mission Statement 3.Communication Strategy 4.Create Strategic Planning Task Force (larger organizations) 5.Core Values 6.Goals 7.Objectives 8.Tasks 9.Implementation Strategy 10.Monitoring of Strategic Plan

Vision Statement Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | An organization’s vision statement is simply their roadmap for the future. The direction of the organization should be broad to include all areas of impact but narrow enough to clearly define a path. Daniel Burnham, who developed the plan for the city of Chicago, is famously quoted as saying, “Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably will not themselves be realized.”

An organization’s mission is a definition of whom and what they are. Often mission statements include core goals and values of the organization. Mission Statement Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) |

Communication Strategy Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | The development of a communication strategy is essential for the effective development and implementation of a strategic plan. In the communications strategy, Determine who will be involved in the planning process, How they will be involved and What is being communicated to whom on the staff

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | For larger organizations, create a Strategic Planning Task Force The development of a core team of organizational leaders is mandatory in the effective creation of a strategic plan. Each task force member should represent a key business area or department of the organization to ensure the plan has organization wide input and buy-in. The task force meets regularly with clearly defined deliverables to be presented at each meeting.​

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | Values are the organization’s fundamental beliefs in how they operate. Values can provide a guideline for management and staff for acceptable organizational behavior. Values relate to the organization’s culture. This really is about the firm’s soft skills. We can all agree that technical skills are crucial to any company, but people skills actually retain clients.​ Core Values

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | Goals are broad based strategies needed to achieve your organization’s mission. These are usually set for the next year, but need to mesh with the overall Strategic Plan.​ Goals

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | Objectives are specific, measurable, action oriented, realistic and time bound strategies that achieve the organization’s goals and vision. These are set as often as necessary, but usually monthly or at most, quarterly.​ Objectives

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | Tasks are specific actionable events that are assigned to individuals/departments to achieve. They should be specific, measurable and time bound.​ Tasks

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | Once the plan has been outlined, a tactical strategy is built that prioritizes initiatives and aligns resources. The implementation strategy pulls all the plan pieces together to ensure collectively there are no missing pieces and that the plan is feasible. Accountability measures are put in place to ensure implementation takes place. Implementation Strategy

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | During implementation of a strategic plan, it is critical to monitor the success and challenges of planning assumptions and initiatives. You must look objectively at the measurement criteria defined in your goals and objectives. It may be necessary to retool the plan and its assumptions if elements of the plan are off track.​ Monitoring of Strategic Plan

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | We act as your Business Doctor, helping keep you on track as you manage your business and strive to meet or exceed your Strategic Plan. Once again, there are several reasons why companies or entrepreneurs hire us.​ WE FUNCTION AS BUSINESS DOCTORS 1. To increase revenues 2. To lower expenses 3. To solve problems 4. To prevent problems 5. Create and monitor performance against the Strategic Plan 6. Boosting Productivity 7. Enhancing employee relations 8. Tightening organizational structure 9. Developing a “Blue Ocean” strategy for your company 10. Delineating your exit strategy

Alford Strategy Management LLC | Bruce G. Alford | 1 (847) | WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM! Our strategy planning starts with a snapshot of your business today to insure a solid foundation. It’s complete when you have a crystal clear vision for your entity in-hand, with a step-by-step action plan to get there; when-where-how. We look forward to working with you. ALFORD STRATEGY MANAGEMENT LLC has been delivering results since we opened in Our goal is to provide both a superior customer experience and tremendous value for our customers.​ Alford Strategy Management