Planning
Insightful planning support to help define, shape, and deliver successful projects.
Briefing Inspiration
This section outlines a range of example planning support services available through Maclean Consulting.
Below, you can browse potential project types and explore the key questions that can help you reflect on your needs ahead of an exploratory or briefing conversation. These questions are designed to help clarify your objectives, context, and priorities so we can quickly focus on the areas where support will have the greatest impact.
Key Briefing Considerations
• What are the key outcomes planned for the project?
• What do you consider to be central to success in the project?
• What are the key project risks to be navigated?
• When do you want the project to be completed?
• Who are the key internal and external stakeholders?
Key Briefing Considerations
• Which stakeholders will be involved in the decision-making process?
• What key information will these stakeholders require?
• What areas of research should be carefully managed?
• What is the timeframe for successful options appraisal delivery?
• Which stakeholders have information or perspectives to feed into the appraisal process?
Key Briefing Considerations
• To what extent is further research required to inform the planning process?
• Is there already an intuitively agreed direction of travel?
• To what extent is the context already explicitly defined?
• Who are the key audiences for the final articulated plan?
• What are the delivery timescales?
Key Briefing Considerations
• What are the timescales for each draft of the process?
• Who are the key internal stakeholders informing the plans?
• Who are the key stakeholders reviewing the draft plans or budget?
• What level of detail should be provided in the plans?
• Is there ready access to previous years' data to justify assumptions?