Our Strategy

Corporate Strategy - is concerned with the overall purpose and scope of the organisation to meet stakeholder expectations. This is a crucial level since it is heavily influenced by investors in the charity and acts to guide strategic decision-making throughout the Federation.

Individual Service Strategy - is concerned more with how a service works successfully in a particular area. It concerns strategic decisions about choice of provision, meeting needs of clients, exploiting or creating new opportunities etc.

Operational Strategy - is concerned with how each part of the organisation is structured to deliver the corporate and individual service strategic direction. Operational strategy therefore focuses on issues of resources, processes, people etc, and is incorporated in Service Business Plans.

How Strategy is Managed at the Federation

Strategic Management

In its broadest sense, strategic management is about taking "strategic decisions" - decisions that answer specific questions. In practice, a thorough strategic management process has three main components, shown below:

Strategic Analysis

Strategic analysis takes place continually within the organisation, and is informed by the work we do, the records we keep and the environment in which we operate.  Annually a major strategic event takes place at both corporate and individual service level, at which information of strategic importance is analysed to inform the strategic choice and direction of the organisation over the year/s ahead.

Strategic Choice

Every year the strategic and business plans for the Federation and its services are updated to identify, evaluate and select strategic options.  All services participate in the process under the direction and leadership of the Chief Executive.

Strategy Implementation

Often the hardest part. When a strategy has been analysed and selected, the task is then to translate it into organisational action. Everyone in the organisation plays an important role in this.