Service

Strategy Development

Practical strategies that create lasting value and build internal capability.

Overview

We work with leadership teams to develop and execute strategies that are grounded in evidence, aligned with stakeholders, and practical to deliver. Our approach combines analysis, facilitation, and implementation support.

The Problem

Challenges this service addresses.

  • Ambitious plans that stall in execution
  • Strategies disconnected from operational reality
  • Misalignment between leadership and delivery teams
  • Limited internal strategy capability

The Outcome

What clients gain.

  • Clear strategic direction and choices
  • Stakeholder alignment around priorities
  • An executable roadmap with measurable milestones
  • Strengthened internal strategy practice

Our Approach

The CERFODES approach.

We facilitate clarity on ambition, diagnose the operating context, and co-design a strategy your team can actually run with, including the governance and capability to deliver it.

How We Work

A disciplined five-step delivery method.

  1. 1

    Understand the client context

    We start by listening, mapping stakeholders, and grounding the work in your operating reality.

  2. 2

    Diagnose needs and constraints

    We surface the underlying drivers behind the surface problem, including governance, capacity, and systems.

  3. 3

    Design the solution

    We co-design an approach that is technically sound and practical to deliver.

  4. 4

    Implement with the client team

    We work alongside your people so the solution is owned internally.

  5. 5

    Monitor, evaluate, and improve

    We build in measurement and iteration so results compound over time.

FAQ

Strategy Development, common questions.

Who do you typically work with on this service?+

Leadership teams across public institutions, private enterprises, and non-profit organisations.

How long does a typical engagement take?+

Engagement length depends on scope and complexity. We propose a duration after the initial diagnostic conversation.

Do you work alongside our internal teams?+

Yes. We design every engagement to build internal ownership, not external dependency.

Can you deliver across multiple countries?+

Yes. We mobilise consultants from our offices across seven African countries.

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