International Governance and Strategic Planning Consulting


Organizations of any size and structure can take advantage of the extensive experience of the AGS Executive Management team through Governance and Strategic Planning consulting engagements. Leverage our experience to raise the level of your organization’s performance and effectiveness.

Governance and Strategic Planning are critical to the long-term success of your organization. We work with your volunteer leadership to develop not just a “Strategic Plan”, but more importantly, to plan and manage its successful implementation, supported by a structured review process. Services include:

Governance and Strategic Plan Development

  • Review of your organisational structure and governance style
  • Preparation and facilitation of governance and strategic planning workshops
  • Use of Environmental and SWOT Analysis
  • Documentation of the decisions taken and the production of the written strategic plan
  • Provision of templates and examples

Governance and Strategic Plan Implementation Management

  • Development of Governance Policies and operating manual
  • Mapping a timeline and key interim objectives for each long term strategic objective
  • Creating a detailed multi-year budget and operational plan for each objective
  • Planning and reporting schemes that keep the strategic plan an active part of the operational activities of the organisation and enable it to be used as a decision tool for the volunteer leadership
  • Communication and training of new volunteers to understand and use the strategic plan in their volunteer role.

Governance and Strategic Plan Review

  • Evaluation of Governance and management systems
  • Comparison of original recommendations and implementation compliance
  • Updated environmental and SWOT Analysis to current environment
  • Assess the major changes that have taken place in the association and the professional field 
  • Identify new trends or developments that may have a significant impact on the association
  • Make recommendations to amend the governance model and strategic plan including the elimination of projects that are no longer relevant, the adjustment of ongoing projects or the initiation of new projects

Use our association needs inventory to define your requirements and to request a proposal.

Discover how we can help you and your members to realise your vision, mission and strategic objectives.


Global presence, local knowledge, professional service!