SBC International/What we do/Policy development

Policy that works in practice.

Good policy starts from a clear question, involves the right people and does not end up in a drawer. We help organisations and authorities develop policy that has broad support, can be implemented and delivers measurable results.

Service card

The service at a glance.

1What you get

  • A clear policy plan with broad support
  • Concrete actions with owners
  • Indicators to track progress
  • A fixed moment for evaluation

2Who it is for

Managing directors, board members and executive teams of SMEs, family businesses and scale-⁠ups facing an important choice.

Questions you may recognise

How do we create a policy that does not end up in a drawer?

Whom should we involve to build support?

How do we know whether our policy works?

3How it works

  1. Free Direction ScanIn a few minutes you see where your company stands and where your biggest lever is.Free
  2. In-⁠depth intake via TeamsThe Direction Call: two hours via Teams, € 600 excl. VAT, paid in advance.2 hours
  3. Three reportsProblem analysis, Solution and advice, Implementation method.Within 2 working days
  4. Delivery and follow-⁠upWe help carry it through and monitor the agreements until the result is there.By arrangement

4Result

Clear choices, a plan your organisation understands and a fixed rhythm to monitor delivery.

5What it costs

Fixed price per phase

After the three reports you receive, for each phase, a proposal with goals, timing and a fixed price. Every step is invoiced in advance. You start with a two-⁠hour Direction Call, € 600 excl. VAT.

All prices

6Next step

Start with the free Direction Scan: it takes 7 minutes. Then follows a two-⁠hour Direction Call via Teams, with three reports.

I · Strategy and execution

Your challenge, our expertise.

Six questions that directors and business owners most often bring to us in this field. In practice they overlap, and often touch the other pillars too.

01

Policy analysis

Sharpening the question: what is the problem, for whom, and what already works elsewhere.

02

Policy plan and multi-⁠year plan

Goals, actions and resources in a plan that the board and the organisation can support together.

03

Stakeholder consultation

Partners, employees and stakeholders at the table at the right moment, so that the policy has broad support.

04

From policy to implementation

From policy to processes, responsibilities and a schedule the organisation can follow.

05

Indicators and follow-⁠up

A limited set of indicators to see whether the policy achieves its aim.

06

Evaluation and adjustment

An honest evaluation of what works and what does not, with proposals for adjustment.

Frequently asked questions

What you want to know.

Read also: Five signs your business needs a new direction

Who is policy development for?

For companies developing a policy on, for example, quality, people or sustainability, and for sector bodies, care institutions and public authorities drawing up a policy or multi-⁠year plan.

How do you build support?

By involving stakeholders early, making choices transparent and testing the policy against the day-⁠to-⁠day reality of those who have to implement it.

What is the difference between strategy and policy?

Strategy sets the direction of the organisation. A policy lays down, for a specific area, how the organisation acts to follow that direction.

Next step

Discuss your question in confidence.

First the free Direction Scan, then a two-⁠hour Direction Call via Teams, € 600 excl. VAT, paid in advance. You receive three reports. Strictly confidential.