Strategic planning for public sector

Strategic planning for public sector

The public sector is innovating, and you are transforming. You’re breaking down departmental silos and collaborating to meet goals, deliver public services, and serve your constituents. Our experienced Crowe Strategy Lab team can support your strategic planning journey – no matter what stage you’re in.

Discover the benefits of an innovative approach to public sector strategy with Crowe Strategy Lab


As the public sector evolves, long-standing methods and mindsets about strategic planning might prove less than effective. Crowe Strategy Lab is an opportunity to gather diverse stakeholders and move forward together.

Examples of common Crowe Strategy Lab initiatives include:

Strategic plans

Business & operational plans

Grant-funding allocations

Leadership transition plans

Scenario and tabletop exercises

Pilots and proof-of-concept testing

Troubleshooting of specific issues

Strategic planning services designed for the public sector

State and local government agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit organizations often have different circumstances that inform their strategic planning, which can range from leadership transitions to how organizations deliver services and support.

But what strategic planning fundamentally comes down to is finding better ways to support the unique vision, values, and objectives of mission-driven organizations like yours.

We customize our services to create actionable strategies that can support your mission.

Our strategic planning experience delivers results

Crowe Strategy Lab provides an immersive experience for collaboration and strategic development with our clients.

Our strategic planning process emphasizes active engagement, interaction, and alignment across the organization through well-designed workshops with our experienced team, which is certified in facilitation capabilities and human-centered design.

Who we serve


Our strategic planning experience extends to several types of public sector organizations, which provides us a solid foundation when approaching this process with different clients.

State and local governments

We’ve helped many state and local government agencies improve services and identify and achieve goals.

Educational institutions

Crowe works with K-12 and higher educational institutions at all levels to align with organizational visions.

Not-for-profit organizations

We support not-for-profit organizations in developing actionable strategies that effectively use limited resources to manage their unique challenges.

State and local governments

We’ve helped many state and local government agencies improve services and identify and achieve goals.

Educational institutions

Crowe works with K-12 and higher educational institutions at all levels to align with organizational visions.

Not-for-profit organizations

We support not-for-profit organizations in developing actionable strategies that effectively use limited resources to manage their unique challenges.

Transformation begins in the lab. Crowe Strategy Lab is an immersive experience for public sector collaboration and strategic development.​

Immersive experience

Designing experiences that drive transformational insight and collaboration
Break free from normal office environments and place a needed emphasis on building strategy and deliverables in real time.

Active experimentation

Delivering outcomes through collaborative experiences
Explore competing scenarios and test alternatives through inclusive dialogue and technology-enabled visualization. Lab sessions can accelerate progress through iterative collaboration and deliver meaningful outputs in hours, not weeks.

Skilled facilitation

Bringing expertise in government, strategy, and planning
Face hard realities with help from our team. We can skillfully facilitate exploring new horizons and developing a move-forward plan – together.

Technology-driven analysis

Blending intelligence through human expertise and AI insight
Combine strategic facilitation with AI-powered analysis to accelerate how to explore ideas, test strategies, and move from insight to action faster than ever before.

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Let’s get started on your strategic planning journey


We are passionate about serving our public sector clients. In fact, many of our team members have worked in the public sector. Crowe has more than 40 years of consulting experience across federal, state, local, education, and not-for-profit clients. We have the multidisciplinary teams and expertise to tackle complex strategic planning needs.

Get in touch to discuss how we can support your strategic planning.

Susannah Heitger
Susannah R.K. Heitger
Managing Principal, Public Sector
Jill WIllis
Jill Willis
Managing Director, Consulting
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