Mid-year reviews and ongoing planning is an important tool to help creative teams refine processes, track progress towards strategic goals and objectives and review resource allocation for the rest of the year.

That’s why it’s great for progressive companies and teams to get together and plan the way forward for the second half of the year. That way, they can see if they are still on the right path, if anything has changed and a few tweaks are needed or if new opportunities have arrived that can help them achieve an even better second half of the year.

Many successful conferences have taken place at Granny Mouse and we have some excellent tips to share and assist when it comes to your next mid-term planning get together.

The main objective is for teams to look at strategic ideas and review them – and then check to see if they are meeting objectives and targets set at the beginning of the year.

Questions to ask the team and team leaders – What projects worked out well so far and why? What lessons were learnt and what accomplishments can you celebrate? Where could you make any improvements?

It is always good to start with the bigger goals that you set at the beginning of the year. Are they still as relevant now as they were then? A lot has happened since then – we’ve come through an election, a few bumps during the first quarter and all those operational increases. Does the big picture that you painted six months ago still apply or has the market changed enough for you to create a new outlook and strategy?

You need to ask your team if they are still able to keep up with the goals that were initially set or even ahead of them. If needed, revise or even set new targets.

Finally, should each project that you discussed at the beginning of the year require reports, include these at your half-way strategic session. It is always good to go over and review them in order to see if anything needs to be updated.

Remember, a half-way strategic conference always assists with providing insights into current processes for greater efficiencies and allowing team players to be more strategic contributors within their organisations.

Most importantly, when planning your next mid-financial year strategic session, why not look to the Mouse House to host you?