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The Strategy Management Office · Abu Dhabi · Est. 2023

Strategy and performance, managed as one system.

An integrated strategy consultancy that combines advisory, systems engineering and performance management under one accountable team, so plans turn into measurable results.

34+years of founder experience
5core management disciplines
100+initiatives prioritised for one central bank
30+performance contracts at one university
Services

Five disciplines, one method.

Engage us for one discipline or the full set. Each connects to the same strategy map, KPI architecture and governance cycle.

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Strategy & Transformation

We turn vision into an actionable strategy: mission and priorities, real opportunities, and the business model changes needed to deliver them.

  • Vision, mission and strategic priorities
  • Strategy maps and cascading to departments
  • Business model and operating model design
  • Transformation roadmaps
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Risk & Governance

Risk frameworks that anticipate exposure before it happens, with governance structures that give your board real oversight.

  • Enterprise risk management frameworks
  • Departmental risk registers and appetite
  • Board and committee governance
  • Strategy execution offices
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Performance Management

KPI architecture and dashboards tied to real accountability, so performance conversations happen against evidence.

  • KPI design and Balanced Scorecards
  • Performance contracts for leaders
  • Quarterly performance reviews
  • Executive dashboards, delivered on PRiiSM
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Programme & Project Management

Delivery discipline across complex, multi-year initiatives. This is what connects a good strategy to one that lands.

  • Initiative portfolios and prioritisation
  • PMO set-up and governance
  • Annual operating plans linked to strategy
  • Benefits tracking
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Operations & Process Excellence

We design, optimise and govern end-to-end business processes to raise quality and efficiency at scale.

  • Process architecture and mapping
  • Lean and waste reduction
  • Standard operating procedures
  • Process governance and ownership
Engagement arc

Foresight, then strategy, then execution.

STAGE 1

Future foresight

Horizon scanning, scenario planning and disruption analysis, so you anticipate change before competitors do.

STAGE 2

Strategy development

Vision, priorities and business model design that people across the organisation can act on.

STAGE 3

Strategy execution

Programme management, dashboards and change management that make the plan real.

Across our businesses

Train your team and run the strategy on one platform.

SMO clients can add Thesmo Events programmes for the managers who will deliver the plan, and track every KPI in PRiiSM.

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