{"id":13329,"date":"2021-09-23T10:40:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T13:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/?p=13329"},"modified":"2021-09-24T12:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T15:58:09","slug":"steps-to-nirvana-an-actionable-strategy-planning-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/steps-to-nirvana-an-actionable-strategy-planning-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps to Nirvana \u2013 an actionable Strategy planning workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Expert workshop facilitator, Paulo Caroli, shares activities and tips on running a strategy workshop to build an actionable plan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.mural.co\/template\/183207c6-bb64-439d-b0d0-81a3dfcff46b\/55416d0d-c6ad-48b9-876c-da2c5645bd4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&gt;&gt; Get the Mural template for this workshop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"min-width: 640px; min-height: 480px; background-color: #f4f4f4; border: 1px solid #efefef;\" src=\"https:\/\/app.mural.co\/embed\/a541c9ca-5882-4506-b85d-f2e0342c860c\" width=\"100%\" height=\"480px\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-modals allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Strategy is the path to make the vision happen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, many times teams are not clear about the vision and are not aligned on the actionable steps to get there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following strategy workshop template helps organising and facilitating a one day (or a few hours) workshop to get a group of people aligned on a strategic plan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Nirvana \u2013 Actionable Strategy Planning Workshop<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Steps\u00a0 to Nirvana is a strategy planning collaborative workshop that will help a group of people understand, align and plan the path towards their ultimate goal, their nirvana. This workshop establishes a common understanding of what the Nirvana is, what are the all the activities that are to be worked on the different horizons, and how to plan those.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This sequence of activities will also help to build up context of your business strategy and focus on the first steps to get started.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Activity: Defining the Nirvana<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>With a clear vision, alignment and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved!<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Let\u00b4s participate in a collaborative activity to understand what good looks like. \u00a0The Nirvana is the ultimate goal, that magic and desirable place we would love to get to.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13330\" src=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Activity-Defining-the-Nirvana-300x198.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Activity-Defining-the-Nirvana-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Activity-Defining-the-Nirvana-1024x675.png 1024w, https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/Activity-Defining-the-Nirvana.png 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Activity: Three-horizon<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Let\u00b4s share what requires immediate attention as well as the long-term goals and strategy<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.funretrospectives.com\/three-horizon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Three-horizon, or 3Hs for short,\u00a0 is a futurespective activity<\/a> to help a team articulate how to manage for current performance, while maximising future growth opportunities. This activity is especially useful for teams going through strategic conversations. Many teams have a hard time balancing urgent from important actions, especially when they relate to future options.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13331\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13331\" class=\"wp-image-13331 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/sample-Three-horizon-result-300x193.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/sample-Three-horizon-result-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/sample-Three-horizon-result.png 748w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sample result<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Activity: Objectives and Key Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Objectives (Where do we want to go?) and Key Results (How do we know if we are getting there?)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s understand the business scope of this engagement and align about its qualitative and quantitative metrics. The Objectives align with qualitative goals towards the vision. The Key Results are quantitative measurable outcomes working towards the Objectives.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13332\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13332\" class=\"wp-image-13332 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/OKR-sample-result-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/OKR-sample-result-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/OKR-sample-result.png 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sample result<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Activity<\/b><strong>: Technical, Business and UX Review<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><b>The colors and markings will assist the team in subsequent activities to prioritise, estimate and plan.<\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This review aims to discuss how the team feels about technical, business and UX understanding for each item on the Three Horizon. From this activity, new clarifications will happen and the disagreements and doubts will become more apparent.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13333\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13333\" class=\"wp-image-13333 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/sample-tech-ux-business-review-result-300x92.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/sample-tech-ux-business-review-result-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/06\/sample-tech-ux-business-review-result.png 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">sample result<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Activity: Sequencer<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><strong>When everything is priority, nothing is.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Sequencer assists in organising and viewing the itens in the order in which we will work on them. It helps the group focus the work, decide on priorities and plan the iterations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10602\" src=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/sequencer-template-227x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/sequencer-template-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/08\/sequencer-template.png 652w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Wrap up<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Closing conversation and decision about the next steps.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt; You find this workshop template as well as each of its activity in the article: <a href=\"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/how-to-plan-an-inception\/\">How to plan an inception (or similar workshops)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expert workshop facilitator, Paulo Caroli, shares activities and tips on running a strategy workshop to build an actionable plan. &gt;&gt; Get the Mural template for this workshop &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Strategy is the path to make the vision happen. \u00a0 Unfortunately, many times teams are not clear about the vision and are not aligned on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13334,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2162],"tags":[],"inception_activities":[],"colaboradores":[],"class_list":["post-13329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inception-activities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13329"},{"taxonomy":"inception_activities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inception_activities?post=13329"},{"taxonomy":"colaboradores","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caroli.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/colaboradores?post=13329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}