Interdepartmental Planning: Focusing resources beyond department silos
Interdepartmental Planning: Focusing resources beyond department silos
Interdepartmental Planning is the process of taking department-specific initiatives and comparing them to other potential initiatives throughout a business. Cross-functional teams assign scores to the initiatives, keeping in mind major points of alignment and the overall benefit to the company. Interdepartmental Planning encourages the organization to abandon a silo mentality and embrace Enterprise Thinking. It is the key to allocating resources to the right initiatives so the entire company benefits.
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An illustrative company called ChipsOut is used to show how Interdepartmental Planning can impact a business. In the Company Overview, you are introduced to the CEO, Eva Lewis, along with her Leadership Team. Eva was recently brought in by the founder to help lead the company through a period of slower sales. ChipsOut has 116 employees and has been in business for 11 years. After three months of observation, Eva is convinced that the best way to increase revenue and improve the company culture is by implementing Interdepartmental Planning.
The book explains the principles behind Interdepartmental Planning, including the five steps of the process, recommended naming structures, major points of alignment, dealing with interdependencies, and how to create an Operational Plan. Each chapter explores a principle in-depth and then illustrates how it looks when applied to ChipsOut.
Examples, illustrations, and application questions at the end of each chapter make this book practical and helpful for any business owner. A companion workbook is available for free to help you take notes and apply the concepts to your own business.
Useful, concise, applicable, and insightful; this book will help your business become more resilient and more profitable.
