John De La Howe School

Blog Post July 13, 2013

I have been supporting the Leadership Team of the John De La Howe School in developing their strategic plan. It has been an exciting process with a very dedicated and talented leadership team.

The team went through a very traditional strategy development process; analyzing the current environment, doing a force field analysis of the organizational strengths and weaknesses, reflecting on the organization’s mission and the refining their vision. Based on these conversations, the team developed the top strategic goals and identified team leaders to begin the process of chartering project teams.

The Leadership of John De Le Howe is engaged in strategy deployment through the use of strategic projects of PPM (portfolio project management). PPM is a trend among many leading organizations to accomplish strategic goals because of the focus, accountability and effectiveness of project management tools and techniques.

I am seeing more organizations use a more focused project approach in an environment where change is constant, speed is important and the environment is less predictable.

John De La Howe is an institution with a proud heritage that is facing challenges from multiple fronts. The School serves families and students with services that are both critical and very difficult to find. The current leadership team are exceptional people with dedication and talent to lead this institution and continue to provide leading edge services to children and families who are in desperate need.

I have been fortunate to be a small player within this organization’s journey and am grateful for the services they provide.

Russ