Business Planning Made Simple Toolbox
Don't go through another business planning season wondering if there is a better way!
At the most basic level, virtually every A/E/C firm engages in some form of business planning. For some, there is just a plan to work hard and hope for the best. But, hope is not a true business plan! For others, what is called planning is really just a budgeting exercise where some numbers are plugged in and projections are built. But, a budget is definitely not a true business plan!
The firm leaders who really get business planning also get that it is a multi-dimensional effort that provides the dashboard for sustainable growth. But, too many A/E/C firm leaders miss out on the opportunity to use business planning to their advantage. As a result, we see some A/E/C firms rise to the top while others bump along. The ones who rise to the top have discipline and focus and they strive for rock-solid execution. Good business planning puts your firm out in front on all three of these elements of success.
But how do we define what really goes into "good" business planning?
When done correctly, business planning includes:
- Benchmarking our performance versus similar firms to identify our best opportunities for improvement;
- A detailed plan for how to make those improvements, who will be responsible for each one and when they will be done;
- An estimate of how much work we’ll get from our current clients and identified prospects from new clients to be sure we can achieve our anticipated revenues;
- A detailed plan on how to improve the quality of our staff through hiring, development and (perhaps) cutting poor performers;
- A financial proforma based on our anticipated staff, their utilization and billing rates.
With this as a backdrop, reflect back on your business planning efforts last year? Did it really deliver the desired results? Do you and your leadership team see the value of better planning but competing day-to-day priorities or other constraints get in the way? Maybe you just have no idea where to start...and aren't too excited about starting with a blank Excel worksheet?
Don't Reinvent the Wheel
Based on decades of real business planning experience with hundreds of A/E/C firms just like yours, PSMJ's Business Planning Made Simple Toolbox puts all the tools and resources that you need for a great business plan right at your fingertips.
No need to start from scratch, we've done nearly all of the work to build an Excel-based business planning model that you can complete with a minimum amount of effort and expenditure.
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What You Get |
How It Helps You Prepare Your 2017 Business Plan |
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PSMJ’s popular Financial Performance |
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PSMJ’s Business Improvement Template |
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PSMJ’s Sales Plan Excel Template |
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PSMJ’s acclaimed “Rainbow Model” |
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PSMJ’s Capacity Budget Excel Template |
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Performance and Premium Levels include: Direct access to one of |
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To make it as easy as possible for you to get started, the Business Planning Made Simple Toolbox comes in three levels allowing you to choose the level of support and guidance that is right for you.
Looking to hit the ground running with the instant download Excel-based business planning model? Then the Starter Level is for you. Thinking you might need some additional support or feeling like some real hands-on interaction with a PSMJ expert is what you need to get past those obstacles that always seem to get in the way, just choose the Performance Level or the Premium Level and we'll be right there with you!
No matter which level you choose, all levels include a tutorial video that takes you through each step of this popular tool!