Transformation Activation

Supporting the first 90 days of a new initiative or program

Mobilizing new work is tough

✦ Leaders have limited time to build a strategy

✦ Teams have other priorities with limited capacity

✦ Teams need to align across many functions

✦ Teams may lack the industry for what’s new

✦ New initiatives need fresh, outside thinking

✦ It takes time to onboard the right leader

What accelerates a transformation?

Transforming a business requires a robust blend of strategy, operations, program and change management, and communications to successfully lead teams to new horizons.

We support the first 90 days to …

✦ Launch a new initiative or transformation

✦ Accelerate a new program or project

✦ Stand up a center of excellence (COE)

✦ Establish an innovation lab

✦ Build a new organization, function, or team

✦ Implement a new process or technology

Getting new initiatives off the ground is all about building momentum early — in the first 90 days.

30 days

Establish the foundation:

  • Define vision, objectives and charter

  • Assemble and align core team

  • Establish governance structure

  • Define an operating model and cadence

  • Conduct market research

  • Conduct stakeholder and impact analysis

  • Develop budget and resource plan

  • Create a high-level roadmap

  • Identify KPIs and metrics

60 days

Develop the strategy:

  • Refine strategy and story

  • Expand team, roles, and partnerships

  • Set up basic collaboration infrastructure

  • Develop detailed-project plans

  • Develop initiative model, concepts, etc.

  • Develop risk management plan

  • Create change and communications plan

  • Establish KPI monitoring and reporting

  • Begin outreach and communications

90 days

Mobilize teams:

  • Launch initial phases of delivery

  • Stand up meeting cadences and status

  • Mobilize change champions

  • Begin early change communications

  • Gather and analyze early feedback

  • Monitor and report KPIs

  • Celebrate early wins and effort

  • Refine a long-term strategy and roadmap

  • Stand up a sustainable, go-forward team

Our Approach:

We’ve learned the art and science of standing up new initiatives within diverse organizations, blending best practices in leadership, strategy, program management, change management, and communications. Whether its launch a program, a COE, or an innovation lab, there are some core activities we can do to make it successful.

Transformation Activation With Statement Co.

Fractional

We can provide part-time or fractional leadership to facilitate a new initiative, creating momentum across your teams.

Coaching

We can guide leaders and teams with resources, tools, and industry best practices to launch a new initiative.

Embedded

We can jump in full-time or alongside leaders and teams to drive a new initiative while sourcing a long-term solution.

Case Studies

  • “Sarah Cargill [founder of Statement Co.] is a strategic power-house. She is the perfect combination of intellect, art, emotion and business acumen. Sarah consistently presents herself as an enterprise thinker, skyrocketing most conversations from the weeds to the strategy in little time. Leveraging her incredible emotional intelligence, Sarah is able to bring stakeholders and teammates along her journey. Those that work around her are better thinkers and strategists for having worked with her.”

    Transformational Change Leader

  • “Sarah [founder of Statement Co.] brings a thoughtful, strategic mindset to the work that she produces and engenders a great deal of trust with those around her. She is effective at capturing and distilling business goals, breaking down work for creative and dev teams to execute on, and driving work to completion.”

    VP of Strategy

  • “I had the opportunity to work alongside Sarah [founder of Statement Co.] for several years in the technology space in retail. I found Sarah to be sharp, quick to understand business environments, and an excellent communicator. Her ability to dissect a problem and articulate a thoughtful, intentional solution has always impressed me.”

    VP of Data

  • “It's rare that you come across standout talent like Sarah [founder of Statement Co.]; she truly is a creative sense maker. I've had the pleasure of working with Sarah for 2+ years on several cross-functional strategic initiatives. Her ability to juggle/drive multiple projects has been nothing short of impressive. Sarah is a strong partner, facilitator, communicator and storyteller. She specializes in strategy and solving problems. Sarah is a true visionary and her ability to bring clarity to the complex is a skill she has mastered.”

    Senior Director of Operations