Game Plan for Success: Strategic Planning

The preseason is here!

Are you ready for some football – or, shall I say, strategic planning?

Indeed, it’s that season again! Football fever is everywhere, with teams heading to training camps to gear up for the new season. Coaches and general managers assess their team’s strengths, evaluate their players’ abilities and shortcomings, remediate any irregularities in their execution processes, and manage for optimal game performance. They all aim to prepare their team for peak collective performance week after week. For many, this is a sign that everything is as it should be! The scent of freshly mown football fields fills the air, commercials prompt us to buy our favorite team’s gear, and the unveiling of the season’s schedule has us marking off weekends for tailgate parties. Indeed, we all anticipate Hank Jr.’s iconic call, “Are you ready for some football?”

Leadership often finds itself in a similar position to preparing for a season, or more aptly, the upcoming year’s strategic planning.

Success in Strategic Planning

The key component of any successful organization is its people. Do they have the knowledge and tools necessary to be successful? We, too, need to assess our teams’ strengths and weaknesses in people, process, technology, and business management, remediate identified gaps within infrastructure and security, and develop a strategic roadmap to manage how we want to serve our clients’ needs.

Strategic planning is crucial for the success of any organization, and engaging a partner in this process can enhance productivity. At Pure IT, we structure our engagements around the ARM model: Assess, Remediate, and Manage. A financial institution that understands the benefits of a balanced evolution forward will be able to offer its members a better quality of service, improved agility, and increased business value. Do you have a trusted partner to help you meet your 2025 goals? Contact us at Pure IT, and we’ll help you make a finite budget feel a little more infinite.

“The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” – Vince Lombardi

As Pure IT’s Business Development Manager since 2019, Barry focuses on translating business strategies into clear objectives, empowering executives, and fostering lucrative results for credit union leadership. In his free time, Barry enjoys golf, grilling, rebuilding old cars, and spending time with family and friends. Connect with Barry here.