What iC does for your Organization

Research has shown that for every dollar spent on planning, you can save $1,000-$10,000 by the time you reach the maintenance stage. iC's unique set of integrated tools helps ensure that your resulting strategic plan is successful and justifies every dollar you invest. Additionally, your goals are far more likely to be met because the process is inclusive, which results in more people taking ownership.

Traditional strategic planning can work like this:

You hire a consulting firm at $150-$300 per consultant per hour, not including expenses.
Consultants can spend hundreds of hours interviewing a cross-section of your people.
Based on those interviews, consultants often have to re-canvass as they learn what questions to ask.
They then process and analyze the collected data, consuming countless more hours.
Finally you receive a leather-bound report along with a hefty invoice.
The planning cost so depletes your resources that you cannot implement many of the recommendations.
Interviewees grumble that their time was wasted and that senior management ignores their input.

iC Strategic Planning works like this:

You hire a consultant at the usual rate, a facilitator at a lower rate, or decide to do it yourself.
The survey is honed online from a wide array of input, reducing the need to re-survey people later.
Key individuals or larger groups are invited to take the online survey at their convenience.
iC automatically processes the data and presents it graphically so that much of the analysis is already done.
The consultant/facilitator/you utilize built-in tools to complete the analysis (leather-binding not included).
Because the process is affordable, most/all of the recommendations can be implemented.
People feel that their input is valued and see real progress, resulting in increased morale.