Strategy that adapts as the context moves

Evidence-based strategy from programme entry to exit, with the rigour to adapt when the operating environment changes.

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What's included

How we can help

In fragile settings, a strategy is only useful if it can change. We build strategies on evidence, and we build in the points where they should be reviewed and adapted.

  • Programme and portfolio strategy

    Clear priorities and choices for a single programme or a whole portfolio.

  • Theory of change

    A realistic account of how change will happen, and the assumptions it depends on.

  • Scenario planning

    Plausible futures for your operating context, and how the programme should respond to each.

  • Adaptive management

    Decision points, triggers and review cycles that let a programme change course deliberately.

  • Entry and exit strategy

    Planning for how a programme starts, scales, hands over or closes.

  • Strategy facilitation

    Workshops that bring teams, partners and donors to shared decisions.

When to bring us in

Situations we're asked about

  • You're designing a new programme or preparing a business case.
  • A review shows the programme's assumptions no longer hold.
  • You're bringing several projects together into one portfolio.
  • You need to plan a transition, handover or exit.

What you receive

Work you can put to use

  • Strategy documents

    Concise strategies with clear priorities and trade-offs.

  • Theories of change

    Diagrams and narratives your team can use and test.

  • Scenarios and risks

    Scenario analysis with the actions each one calls for.

  • Workshops

    Facilitated sessions that end in decisions, not only discussion.

Where we deliver this work

  • SomaliaOffice in Mogadishu
  • SudanThrough local partners
  • South SudanThrough local partners
  • United KingdomOffice in London
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