RESOPS℠ (STRATEGY AND RESILIENCE PLANNING)

Strategic Clarity. Operational Resilience. Informed Decisions.

We help organizations navigate complexity and change by aligning strategy, data, and risk through our RESOPS℠ (Resiliency in Operations) methodology, turning uncertainty into opportunity.

Government Executives and their Leadership Teams are engaging at higher operational tempos than ever before imagined. This frequently challenges Executive Teams to have the space and time to make the most balanced and effective short term and long term corporate strategic decisions; decisions regarding, and the impacting, operations and planning for sustainable continuity, safety and performance of their systems, op-tempos and product/service quality.

  • Organizations today face:
    •  Constantly shifting environments and emerging risks.
    •  Strategic plans that are episodic, outdated, or disconnected from operations.
    •  Data that exists but isn’t leveraged to inform decisions.
    •  Change initiatives that stall due to lack of alignment or clarity.
  • The RESOPS℠ Framework:
    RESOPS℠ is our inquiry-based, data-informed approach to strategic planning and execution. It’s designed to help organizations adapt quickly, make better decisions, and stay aligned with their mission.
    Key Tenets:
      Continuous Strategy: Planning isn’t a one-time event—it’s embedded in how you operate.
      Inquiry-Driven: We start by asking the right questions to uncover root causes and strategic gaps.
      Data-Informed: We align tools and data to support decision-making, not the other way around.
      Risk-Aware: We help you anticipate, mitigate, and adapt to emerging risks.
  • Our RESOPS Strategy & Resilience Planning services include:
    •  Strategic Advising: Define your vision, deconstruct your “why,” and align leadership around shared objectives.
    •  Rate of Change (RoC) Assessment: Understand your organization’s readiness for change and identify cultural or structural barriers.
    •  Data Alignment: Audit your data landscape to ensure it supports your strategic questions and decisions.
    •  Risk Management Integration: Identify and mitigate risks early through structured intelligence and monitoring.
    •  Digital Transformation Scoping: Use RESOPS℠ to guide digital efforts with clarity and purpose—not just tools.
  • Organizations that adopt RESOPS℠:
    •  Make faster, more confident decisions.
    •  Align people, data, and tools around strategic priorities.
    •  Build resilience into operations and culture.
    •  Reduce risk and increase agility in the face of change.
  • Why Choose Forge Forward:
    •  Proven Methodology: RESOPS℠ has been successfully applied across defense, government, and complex enterprise environments.
    •  Cross-Disciplinary Expertise: We integrate strategy, data science, change management, and risk into a unified approach.
    •  Tailored Engagements: Whether you need a roadmap or embedded support, we scale to meet your needs.
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SUCCESS STORY

RESOPS decision logic is currently applied and leveraged in various areas across the United States Department of Defense (US DoD); as it scales and plans global operations, manages current and future asset vitality to secure and defend the nation, and looks to maintain agile responsiveness to a rapidly changing world order (Politically, Economically, Socially, Technologically, Environmentally and Legally).