Jump Start for Executives and Senior Leaders

What to expect

I know what you’re here for - you’re wondering ‘how is Cascade going to help me as a senior leader?” I’m glad you asked! Let me explain.

To start, let’s set the scene:

When you first start using Cascade

You and your organization will get some amazing quick wins - like visibility over all metrics, which means the ability to run some performance analysis and create solid business cases; and you’ll start to feel like your chaos is centralized and you can attack it from there!

Over the next three months

As your organization continues to implement Cascade, you’ll be able to make more confident decisions on what you prioritize, stop, and amplify. This means quick efficiency gains, and have you on your way to more results and better profit margins over time.

As Cascade becomes the brain of your organization

You’ll gain observability over dependencies, desired outcomes, misaligned effort, risks, and opportunities – both company-wide and across your value chain!

As this strategic transformation develops

You’ll have the power to adjust projections and priorities in real time, spotlight challenges and confidently make the right decisions. And finally, you’ll start to see order within your chaos!

And of course, with all that in your back pocket, you can focus on picking up the $180m left on the table by botched strategy execution.

Let’s take a look at what those outcomes will look like in a bit more detail!

Outcomes you will see

Oversee key metrics with the most up-to-date information by regularly using a Metrics dashboard that displays the numbers you care about most.
Take advantage of total observability to adjust future projections, budgets, and priorities in real time.
Easily identify bumps in your organization’s progress and suggest tailored solutions based on real context.
Identify opportunities for expansion based on current-state data.Oversee the investment of resources across priorities.
Use 360 degree visibility to identify operational areas needing improvement or reorganization.
Ensure that effort and resources are aligned with the correct priorities.

Your 30/60/90 plan

First 30 days

Ensure that key metrics have been connected to the metrics library

Work with your program manager to ensure necessary custom fields have been created to store all data that you require.

Establish visibility by viewing all metrics from the metrics library, rather than from a spreadsheet or multiple other tools and views.

By 60 days

Work with your program manager and CSM to set up necessary reports to monitor your priorities - metrics, initiatives, and more.

Leverage your reports to drive decision making - establish a regular cadence to refer to your reports.

Collaborate with your finance, strategy, and data teams to create reports required to run your regular meetings so you never have to worry about getting reports before a deadline.

By 90 days

Implement Cascade into your next plan iterations by reviewing reports and understanding the alignment views.

Use now available historical data to make adjustments to operations - identify lagging areas or areas that need to be reprioritized.

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