MONO’s leadership team agreed the company needed a new direction, but not on what it should be. Planning cycles kept producing long lists rather than choices.

The Opportunity

A short, structured strategy sprint could surface the real trade-offs and give the team a direction they had built together.

Our Strategy

We ran a ten-week sprint: fact base, options, choices. Each option was tested against market evidence and the company’s real capabilities.

Implementation

The final strategy was translated into five priorities, each with an owner, a budget and a twelve-month milestone plan.

Results

The board approved the strategy unanimously and the organization now plans against five priorities instead of thirty.

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We finally stopped debating and started deciding.

Robert Hayes

CEO, MONO

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