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    • Strategic Planning in Times of Change

    The Agile Change Agent course is perfect for learning more about strategic planning in times of change. This is especially prominent in the world of uncertainty that AI is creating.

    Within my Agile Change Agent course, we talk a lot about how change is affecting organisations and how AI is such a contributing factor. Sign up for my September live virtual classroom course here to join us.

    AI and Strategic Planning for your Organisation

    There are so many people in organisations now who are turning to different generative AI tools to help them create materials for their work. At the moment, models like ChatGPT are helping with written materials, but it won’t be long before other workplace processes could be replaced. AI is changing how we work, but that’s only one element of change taking place in our organisations.

    How do we knit everything together? How do we embrace AI and plan around its capabilities? How do we create a plan that enables us to deliver and make a difference, but not try to plan everything all at once? Because actually everything keeps changing, and the rate of this change is faster than ever before – thanks to AI.

    7 Key Considerations for Strategic Planning During Times of Change

    Of course, AI isn’t the only change that will be affecting your organisation. There are always several factors that we are working around or embracing to propel our businesses forward.

    When incorporating any change within your organisation, whether initiated by you or the world around you, there are several ways to make the transition easier on both you and your team.

    1. Gain Clarity on the Change – Take the time to fully understand what the change involves. Consider how it will affect the organisation as a whole, including processes, people, and outcomes.

    2. Evaluate Readiness for Change – Evaluate how well-positioned your organisation is to embrace the change. Look at both cultural and operational readiness and consider how different teams or departments may be affected.

    3. Build in Flexibility – Develop a change plan that allows for adaptability. Techniques like scenario planning and gathering real-time insights can help you respond quickly and intelligently as conditions evolve.

    4. Communicate to Your Team with Purpose – Clearly explain the strategy, its purpose, and what it means for those involved. Open, consistent communication builds trust, encourages buy-in, and keeps everyone pulling in the same direction.

    5. Champion Curiosity and Creativity within Your Team – With change comes learning and exploration – foster an environment where curiosity is encouraged. Creating space for exploration and new thinking.

    6. Keep the Strategy Under Review – Schedule regular reviews of your strategic plan to ensure it remains relevant in a changing environment. This keeps it from becoming outdated or disconnected from real-world challenges.

    7. Involve Your Stakeholders – You can’t be successful in change if you go it alone. Bring key stakeholders into the process from the outset. Their perspectives and support can prove invaluable.

    Agile Change Agent and Strategic Planning Through Times of Change

    The Agile Change Agent course was designed to prepare and support candidates through rapidly changing environments. We need to be organised, but in a world that keeps changing, that’s hard. To be successful, we tackle things like iterative planning, we look at how we break down a change into smaller and smaller pieces to make everything more manageable, we look at prioritisation methods and benefits identification and bringing those together so that we can always decide what is the most valuable, most relevant piece of work right now.

    The Agile Change Agent is your iterative change planning course. If you would like support for strategic planning in an ever-changing world, this is the one for you.