How ambitious is your strategy? Is it a moonshot with big hairy audacious goals?    If the answer is yes, then what is it going to take to make it happen?

A new picture has emerged of leadership and strategy in 2024 and beyond. This article is aimed at helping CSO and PMOs to best support today's leaders in bringing strategy and its ambitious projects to life.

Of all the data to be gathered in assessing strategic initiatives, two pieces most illuminate the performance and potential of a strategic initiative or critical project.

Many senior leaders are operating a ‘don't ask – don't tell' approach to strategic priorities and projects. Those leaders the top (e.g., the CEO or the board) don't ask, while leaders in the middle (e.g. project leaders) don't tell. This two-way silence has major implications.

You have no doubt read the gloomy reports on the state of project management and the rates of failure and disappointment surrounding project delivery. But just how helpful or even realistic are they? Moreover, do they help in writing the prescription for success?

The leader asked how long it would take to fix alignment on a key business priority. The coach estimated 6 hours & 15 minutes, comprising of analytics and a workshop. After the session, team members felt re-energized and more determined, indicating a significant shift in alignment.

You want your IT Department to be seen as a ‘strategy business enabler', here is how.

Watermelon Data. is the type of misleading data that looks green on the outside (that is positive and re-affirming), but look more closely, and you will see that it is red on the inside (that is complex and challenging).

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