3 success factors
Three things are important for the successful execution of OGSMs:
- A clear course laid down in the OGSM model
- A clear method to discuss progress, learn from the results and adjust if necessary
- Overview and insight into the progress and results of the OGSMs
If these points are in order, you can start. You can use the checklist below to check this.
Clear course with the OGSM model
- The OGSM is 80% ready. It is better to execute a good plan well than to spend too long making a perfect plan.
- The OGSM is theoretically correct and meets the requirements of the OGSM checklist.
Clear method
- A working method has been agreed for discussing the progress of the OGSM and implementing changes. The procedure is clear to all team members.
- It is clear for each team who the process owner is. He supervises the sessions and ensures that they are well prepared.
- The monthly and quarterly sessions for the coming year are recorded in the agendas of all team members.
Overview and insight into the OGSM platform
- The most recent version of the OGSM is in the OGSM platform.
- The OGSM is linked to an Action Plan
- The strategies are labeled to indicate to which overlying strategies they contribute.
- All team members have access to the OGSM on the OGSM platform.
- The owners of actions and strategies have been instructed on how to report progress in the OGSM platform.
- The process owner knows how the reporting dashboard works.