Strategy Services:
Stress-test Your Strategy for Resilience
….. of strategies fail due to inadequate risk assessment.
….. of leading companies conduct regular strategic stress tests.
….. of executives harbour doubts about their strategy's resilience.
Reduce your risk with Xenergie StratGuard™
The StratGuard™ Approach
StratGuard™ is an integrated strategy assessment process combining stakeholder views, risk assessment, opportunity identification, external threats and action planning. Held as an intensive 2 day event it is compact enough for executive teams whilst having the rigour and methodology to provide comprehensive strategic insights.
The approach uses a unique combination of analytical techniques:
Destructive analysis ("How to kill our business")
Vulnerability assessment ("Where are our weaknesses")
Creative ideation ("How might we excel")
Strategic planning ("What shall we execute")
CEOs and C-suite teams seeking to fortify their strategic position.
Organisations facing rapid market evolution requiring strategic agility.
Companies preparing for new strategic cycles or planning horizon shifts.
Post-M&A entities or businesses with new leadership requiring strategic recalibration
Underlying Principles of the Approach
StratGuard™ takes an integrated, systemic approach to strategy assessment and action planning. Aligned with the Xenergie Enterprise Vitality model, it looks at the collective, individual and augmented elements of your strategy, exploring the whole system both within the company and its wider ecosystem.
The approach is ready to use and has already proven to be highly effective through application across a range of market sectors.
What Our Clients Are Saying
CFO, Manufacturing Company
"The methodology allowed us to synthesise diverse perspectives and create a truly balanced strategy that addresses all key stakeholder interests."
Strategy Director, Technology Company
“Most valuable was the concrete action plan with clear accountability and timelines. We didn't merely discuss problems, we solved them."
CEO, Retail Chain
"StratGuard™ enabled us to identify critical risks that had completely escaped our attention. Our strategy is now genuinely resilient to unforeseen circumstances."
Get started with StratGuard™
Please contact us for a no-obligation discussion about your strategy challenges and to explore how StratGuard™ can help you to reduce risk and create a more sustainable future.