“Before implementing Cascade, the placement of our goals was all over the place!”

"Cascade's framework made us sit back and kind of focus on what we are really trying to accomplish, not just big picture items, but steps that get you there."

"The ability to see a simple, graphic layout [of] our strategic initiatives, who's working on them, what is the expected date of completion and what is their current progress. As a manager, Cascade makes it easy for me to stay on top of strategic initiatives so that they get done. …

“Strategic planning is difficult because I haven't been able to find a software that easily tracks progress and outcomes until now. Having one centralized place for strategic planning is absolutely critical to our long term success. I also find that having one consistent platform to input ideas and vision items …

"Cascade allows us to instantly run executive-level reports and views that replace the old & tedious preparation process almost entirely."

"When our strategy lived in PowerPoints, conversations regarding strategy stayed amongst a select few. Now that we have a cloud based solution and shared ownership of the strategic plan, conversations regarding strategy are much more inclusive and frequent!"

“We’re strengthening our ability to prioritize and make strategic decisions. The right decisions can be made more quickly now.”

"By putting all our goals into a single tool, and looking at it all together, we realised we had gaps. We were then able to focus and align. Cascade was able to match the software to our tools and processes, which made it a easier to roll out to the …

"I'm excited to walk into our strategy kick-off with a structure in place at both a corporate level and an operational level."

“The big shift is from everyone being enthusiastic & doing lots of work to that same thing, but in a structured way, inputting information into one place.”

"The university is a very large and complex organization and it's really a federated structure. Top down control alone doesn't work here. People need to be able to collaborate and enjoy some local empowerment. Linked with information and visibility across teams, Cascade gave them the information and opportunity to drive …

"I really love the dashboards. For me, I'm quite a visual person and I love visual representations. The system gets its name from the notion that strategy Cascades from a high organization down to functional units and various strategic areas and projects. It makes it very easy to navigate the …

“We are looking forward to Cascade allowing our strategic management team to centralize and visualize our entire strategic plan, across multiple departments and regions.”

"As an NFP with limited resources and huge passion, it's sometimes difficult to make sure we stay on track with the big picture while juggling many balls in the air at once. Cascade offers us the perfect tool to record and track our progress throughout the year. We love that …

“Cascade keeps our strategy alive and in the cloud. It helps me to constantly focus our goals back to our vision.”