strategic and business planning

Projects undertaken by The GENUS GROUP Inc. include organizations in the private and public sectors. These projects have been critical components of the organizations' long term strategic plan. Successful organizations create a future through the implementation of effective strategic and business plans. By asking the right questions, challenging critical assumptions and analyzing the underlying organizational and business models, The GENUS Group Inc. works with the client to prepare plans that will present a realistic view of the expectations and long term view for and established or new organization.

• Identification of the long term vision/mission of the Archives;
• establishment of the functional principles for the rchives to achieve its mission; and
• preparation of cost-benefit analyses, based on the assessment of long term (25 year) capital and operating costs for renovation, new construction, lease and private sector partnership scenarios, for main office and off-site facilities.

COSTA RICA - MINISTERIO De SALUD PUBLICA
Lead a consulting consortium, and prepared the strategic implementation plan for the reform of the Costa Rican Health Care Sector. The plan identified specific principals to be achieved with the health sector reform; management information system requirements to support health care reform (strategic, tactical and operational business objectives); and conceptual plan for implementing health care reform (including, Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Care Models. The document was used by Costa Rica / World Health Organization to facilitate the selection of International Consultants to implement health care reform.

ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT AND MINES
Undertook the preparation of the 6 - year ministry strategic business plan to enable the reorganization/restructuring of the Ministry (500 staff) and Geological Survey Centre as part of a relocation from Toronto to Sudbury. The business planning process included: strategic planning, program evaluation and planning, budget planning, project planning and policy development. The Plan provided: Ministry vision/mission; definition of its client base; process to restructure/evaluate programs (core and non-core) to better serve its client base; identification of key strategies to achieve its vision; description of core/non-core businesses (programs goals, activities and deliverables) over the initial 3 year period; and budget estimates (including human resources).

PRE-IPO BIOINFORMATICS COMPANY – BUSINESS PLAN
Prepared a detailed 5 - year Business Plan for a new pre IPO Bioinformatics Company that was created to meet the needs of life science researchers with large-scale data analysis solutions (gene sequencing, gene functional testing and population genotyping). The business plan included: corporate objectives, description of the customers/market, identification of the products/services and status of implementation (schedule), marketing and sales strategies, organizational structure of the company, financial analysis ( 5 year income statements and cash flow statements for worst case, most likely case and best case scenarios), risk analysis, success factors, performance indices, capital investment requirements/strategy and exit requirements for investors.

ONTARIO MINISTRY OF CITIZENSHIP, CULTURE AND RECREATION
Undertook the preparation of the 4 - year ministry strategic business plan to enable the Ministry (800 staff) to change from a single site to dual site head office (two sites). The Plan provided: identification of Ministry vision; definition of its market and client base; identification of core and non-core programs and process to ‘off-load' non-core programs, key strategies to split the Ministry into a dual site operation (reorganization); description of core/non-core businesses (programs goals, activities and deliverables); process for staff surplusing as a result of restructuring/reorganization; and budget estimates.