A Recent Assignment

Background
In March 2016, we were engaged to work with Burundi’s largest business incubator, Burundi Business Incubator (BBIN) who needed help to build and deliver against their second, five-year strategic plan.  

Problem
Burundi is amongst the poorest countries on earth and suffers from an unclear political climate.
BBIN is identified as neither a commercial enterprise, nor a traditional charity, thus typical business models are challenged, conceptually.  

Solution
Efficient to Effective worked with the team over a two-day period to:

1. Clarify and quantify the key components of the five-year strategy plan
2. Determine the measurement process moving forward
3. Identify the Key Performance Indicators, so that all team members work exclusively on relevant tasks
4. Create a detailed reporting and meeting schedule, involving only staff members accountable for the delivery against KPIs

Conclusion
BBIN now has a clear, detailed, five-year strategic plan, with KPIs in place for all contributing staff; a meeting schedule that is no longer onerous or resource hungry; and an early warning notification should any part of the plan be underperforming.
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Stakeholders and staff in BBIN now have a clear understanding of the strategy, the tasks needed to deliver against it and how to anticipate and rectify any shortfall in performance. 
Meetings are far shorter; fewer participants are required; resource is concentrated on strategic tasks.