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Align Your Team on What Matters Most —
In Days, Not Months
Allovance workshops replace gut-feeling debates with a structured, research-backed process that turns strategic planning into clear, measurable priorities your whole team supports.
The Problem
Most Strategic Plans Fail.
Most Strategic Plans Fail.
Everyone Knows It.
Your team spent weeks building a strategic plan. Six months later, it’s collecting dust. Sound familiar?
- ✕ Priorities driven by politics, pet projects, or the loudest voice in the room
- ✕ Leadership says they’re aligned — but everyone leaves with a different understanding
- ✕ Strategic plans live in PowerPoint decks and Word docs that no one opens after the kickoff meeting
- ✕ No objective way to decide which projects actually deserve funding
0%
of strategic plans fail
Not because of bad strategy — because of bad process.
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Too many inputs, no framework to prioritize
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Subjective decisions masquerading as data
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No bridge from plan to action
The Workshop Experience
See It In Action
Four Exercises. Complete Clarity.
Every participant contributes. Every voice is captured. Every priority is weighted with mathematical precision — not opinion.
1
Ideation
Every participant submits strategic ideas in real time. No groupthink. No one dominates. All ideas captured and organized.
2
Scorecard Creation
Consolidate ideas into a Strategic Value Scorecard — your blueprint for what matters most and why.
3
Pairwise Comparison
Compare priorities side-by-side. The software calculates precise weights, revealing true group consensus.
4
Project Scoring
Score initiatives against the weighted scorecard. See which projects deliver highest strategic value — backed by data.
See the Software
Built for Real-Time Collaboration
Every exercise happens live, together, in software designed for group decision-making.
Try It Yourself
Experience Pairwise Comparison
Slide between two priorities to indicate which matters more. Watch the weights calculate in real time.
Which strategic priority is more important?
Revenue Growth
VS
Customer Retention
Strongly favor left
Equal
Strongly favor right
Comparison 1 of 3
What You Walk Away With
Real Outputs. Not Another Binder.
Tangible, data-driven deliverables your team can act on immediately.
Weighted Strategic Scorecard
A clear blueprint of what matters most, with mathematically precise weights your team agreed on.
True Team Alignment
See where leaders agree and where hidden disagreements exist — before they stall progress.
Prioritized Project Portfolio
A ranked list of initiatives scored against your strategy. No more guessing which projects deserve funding.
A Repeatable Decision System
A living tool you revisit quarterly to evaluate new projects and update priorities as conditions change.
Beyond the Workshop
Your Workshop is Just
Your Workshop is Just
the Starting Point
The workshop gives you a weighted Strategic Value Scorecard and project rankings. But organizations that want to operationalize their plan go further — with post-workshop reports, KPI tracking, and advanced portfolio analysis.
After the workshop, your team receives a comprehensive report package with everything you need to present to leadership, track progress, and make ongoing decisions.
Workshop Summary
Participants, comparisons, ideas captured
Weighted Scorecard
Clean, shareable view of priorities and weights
Consensus Analysis
Green/yellow/red alignment across the team
Team Variance Heatmap
Each participant’s deviation from group average
Project Rankings
Sorted by strategic value, color-coded by fit
Personal Reports
Each participant’s own weights vs. the group
Ready to Operationalize?
Organizations that love the workshop move to the full Allovance platform — turning their scorecard into a living strategic management system.
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KPI Tracking — Qualitative and quantitative scales mapped to every objective
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Scenario Analysis — Adjust weights and see how project rankings shift
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Advanced Portfolio Selection — Optimize across constraints, budgets, and timelines
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Multiple Budgets & Roll-ups — Cross-departmental planning with consolidated views
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Custom Reports & Dashboards — Ongoing strategic performance tracking
Workshop → Full Platform
Most organizations start with a workshop and upgrade when they see the value.
Start with a workshop. Go as deep as your organization needs.
Talk to Us About Your Needs
Two Ways to Get Started
Whether You’re Running Strategy or Facilitating It
For Organizations
Bring an Allovance Workshop to Your Team
Align your leadership team on strategic priorities with a facilitated workshop led by a Certified Decision Coach.
- ✓ Expert facilitation from a certified Decision Coach
- ✓ Up to 25 participants with breakout group support
- ✓ Post-workshop reports and interactive dashboards
- ✓ Full software access during and after the workshop
- ✓ Path to ongoing strategic planning platform license
For Consultants & Facilitators
Add Allovance Workshops to Your Practice
Give your clients a structured, technology-powered strategic planning experience. No certification required to get started.
- ✓ 87-page customizable facilitation curriculum
- ✓ Real-time collaborative software your clients love
- ✓ Charge $10K–$25K per workshop with full support
- ✓ University of Michigan research-backed methodology
- ✓ Optional certification for deeper expertise
Trusted By Leaders Who Make Big Decisions
Stop Debating.
What Our Clients Say
★★★★★
Allovance adds a layer of thoughtful and objective evaluation. It helps our clients understand the relative importance of their priorities and the strategic value of their potential activities.
Senior Consultant, Benefactor Group
★★★★★
Allovance was instrumental in helping the board have substantial discussions and reach consensus on metrics.
CFO, City of Ann Arbor
★★★★★
This method ensured that all of my projects aligned with our strategy. The data made it easy to receive board approval.
COO
Questions & Answers
Frequently Asked
How long does a workshop take?
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Most workshops run one to two days depending on scope. A typical format is a full first day for ideation and scorecard creation, and a half day for pairwise comparisons, discussion, and project scoring. Some organizations run shorter half-day sessions or longer multi-day formats depending on group size and complexity.
Do participants need to create accounts?
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No. Participants join with a simple link or code — no account required. They can contribute from any device including phones and tablets. The facilitator controls what participants see and when.
Can workshops be done remotely?
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Yes. The software is fully web-based and works seamlessly over Zoom or Google Meet. Breakout groups, real-time idea submission, and independent pairwise comparisons all work in virtual settings.
How many people can participate?
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Workshops support up to 25 participants comfortably. Larger groups use breakout group functionality to work in parallel before consolidating. We’ve run workshops for teams as small as 5 and organizations as large as 100+.
What happens after the workshop?
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You receive post-workshop reports including your weighted scorecard, alignment analysis, and project rankings. Many organizations move to a full Allovance platform license for continuous strategic planning.
Do I need certification to facilitate?
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No. The workshop product is available to any consultant or facilitator with the full facilitation toolkit and 87-page curriculum. Certification is optional and provides deeper methodology training plus a University of Michigan credential.
Stop Debating.
Start Deciding.
See how an Allovance workshop can bring clarity to your next strategic planning session.