| Gathering data is time-consuming,
confusing, and methods aren't standardized - after weeks or
months, is it even what you need? |
Efficient use of time
and workforce. |
| Senior managers lose
productivity and (costly!) time. |
Streamlined data-capture
allows managers to get back to the work they need to do |
| Intrusive interviews
interrupt your business day. |
Convenient, anonymous
online 24/7 assessment system. |
| Fragmented, functionally-biased
perspectives. |
Promotes cross-functional
perspectives. |
| No direct tie to best
practices. |
Tied to proven metrics. |
| Limited input from
workforce. |
Capture input from
entire organization and from customers/clients. |
| Reports and outputs
take forever to receive. |
Receive comprehensive
reports immediately. |
| Reports are often text
laden and difficult to interpret. |
Reports are clear and
action-focused. |
| Cost of Time: weeks/months |
Cost of Time: hours/days |
| "Silo" barriers. |
Removes barriers. |
| Difficult to navigate
through functional bias and bottlenecks. |
Immediately illustrates
alignment or misalignment at the senior level and within the
organization. |
| Meetings often get
off point or focus on immediate or individual issues. |
Keeps you focused on
the big picture: organizational strategic issues and challenges. |
| Intangible business
knowledge rarely captured or retrievable for benchmarking purposes. |
All business knowledge
is captured.
Can be used for benchmarking progress over time. |
| Difficult to move from
concept to actions. |
Facilitates high-level,
focused dialogue to trigger action planning. |
| Walls covered with
flip charts and masking tape. |
Interactive action
planning software. |
Lost data.
Difficult to capture every item or nuance from planning sessions. |
All data captured and
warehoused electronically. |
| Time consuming to manually
list priorities, objectives, ownership, key milestones, and
measurement tied to ROI. |
Virtual CEO™ Validation
and Action Planning software conveniently captures all relevant
execution data. |
| Time and momentum lost
due to the time it takes to type the plan and then receive it
back. |
Print and distribute
the plan immediately. |
| Tactical deployment
may be buried by day to day demands or distractions. |
Action planning software
provides project owners with real time reminders tied to key
milestones. |
| Takeaways from planning
sessions often lost. |
All execution data
stored. |
| No discipline or structured
approach to implementing plan. |
Uniform approach to
action plan implementation. |
| Groups or divisions
often use different formats to track and report progress against
objectives. |
Standardized system
that supports a common approach and a common business language. |
