Feature Focus – StrategyBlocks V5.3 Release There are several exciting new features in the November release of StrategyBlocks! External Dashboards Dashboard Grid Metric Block Face Update Small Metric Network Block New Filter Control External Dashboards Last month we discussed the drive toward true strategic transparency and we have been actively discussing with our customers what [...]
Roadmap to Achieving Strategic Adaptation The strategic planning trend Toward the end of 2020 we analyzed some StrategyBlocks usage trends which gave us a glimpse into the frequency of strategic planning cycles. There was a strong indicator that the cycle of strategic renewal was gathering pace. That means the way we map out the course [...]
Five Reasons to Improve Strategy Execution Now A couple of years ago we shared a brief article on the benefits of strategic planning. We highlighted only a few examples, particularly as it helps internally with company organization and communication. Still today, one of the first questions we are asked is “why should our company have [...]
Feature Focus - Enhancements to Multi Chart Features Following the release of the custom dashboard multi chart, we have had some great feedback from customers enabling us to add some extra features and functionality. New Pie Chart (see above!) Everyone seems to love a pie chart, so a couple of options have been added to [...]
Transforming City Government, One Data-Driven Decision at a Time City governments across the US have been under a spotlight in recent years, credited with groundbreaking initiatives and managing through unforeseen upheaval in everything from natural disasters to a global pandemic. Sometimes at odds with, or even forgotten by, federal government officials, cities have forged ahead, [...]
Navigating Outcome Delivery Plans: The New UK Reporting System In an effort to improve planning and spending, the British government recently instituted regulations around strategy reporting. The goal, according to the Public Accounts Committee, is to better define how planning and performance information is central to not only ensuring funding, but to proving out the [...]
The Do’s and Don'ts of Strategic Planning for Local Governments Strategy planning is not just for corporations. At StrategyBlocks, we work with a wide number of municipal and county governments across the US to help organize, visualize and execute on their strategic plans for their communities. Often, these entities don’t have dedicated individuals with a [...]
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 [...]
City Governments: Tips to Secure and Better Managing Grant Funding In March of this year, United States President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), a sweeping stimulus package that offered aid not just to individuals and corporations, but also $360 billion to state and local governments. While this money has [...]
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 [...]
