Who Uses Cascade Strategy?
Cascade is being used by small businesses, non profits, startups and even multinationals in 5 continents and 12 different countries.
What Is Cascade Strategy?
Cascade takes an existing framework/document that only a handful of people can access and understand, and turns it into a much more accessible and simple representation of a plan from top to bottom. It consolidates and centralizes communication, saving a ton of time that would otherwise be spent gathering information from people.
Cascade also takes care of organizing that information for presentation with Snapshots and Dashboards, etc...it lets you "take the pulse" of your strategic plan!
Cascade Strategy Details
Cascade Strategy
https://www.executestrategy.net
Founded 2012
Support
- 24/7 (Live Rep)
- Business Hours
- Online
Deployment
- Cloud, SaaS, Web
Training
- In Person
- Live Online
- Webinars
- Documentation
Cascade Strategy pricing overview
See pricing detailsCascade Strategy does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. Cascade Strategy paid version starts at US$10,00/month.
Starting Price
US$10,00/month. See pricing details
Free Version
No
Free Trial
Yes, get a free trial
Cascade Strategy Features
Collaboration Software
- Brainstorming
- Calendar Management
- Contact Management
- Content Management
- Discussion Boards
- Document Management
- Project Management
- Real Time Editing
- Task Management
- Version Control
- Video Conferencing
Project Management Software
- Agile Methodologies
- Budget Management
- Client Portal
- Collaboration Tools
- Cost-to-Completion Tracking
- Customizable Templates
- Gantt Charts
- Idea Management
- Kanban Board
- Milestone Tracking
- Portfolio Management
- Resource Management
- Time & Expense Tracking
- Traditional Methodologies
Project Portfolio Management Software
- Budgeting
- Change Management
- Collaboration
- Dashboard
- Milestone Tracking
- Portfolio Management
- Project Planning
- Reporting/Analytics
- Requirements Management
- Resource Management
- Task Management
- Time & Expense Tracking
Strategic Planning Software
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Dashboard
- Goal Setting
- Idea Management
- KPIs
- Milestone Tracking
- Modeling & Simulation
- Roadmapping
- Scenario Planning
- Scorecards
Workflow Management Software
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Business Process Automation
- Calendar Management
- Compliance Tracking
- Customizable Dashboard
- Document Management
- Forms Management
- Graphical Workflow Editor
- Mobile Access
- No-Code
- Task Management
- Third Party Integrations
- Workflow Configuration
Workforce Management Software
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Contractor Management
- Employee Lifecycle Management
- Employee Scheduling
- Labor Forecasting
- Performance Metrics
- Recruitment Management
- Skills Tracking
- Time & Attendance Management
- Variable Workforce
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Cascade Strategy Reviews
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Edward S.
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Overall Rating5/5
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Ease of Use4/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support5/5
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Value for Money5/5
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- Reviewed on 2020/09/07
"Complete tool set for strategy"
Comments: Main one is inefficiency. Managing strategy through spreadsheets was very time consuming and there are countless limitations. Replacing it with Cascade made it so much easier for the staff to buy into and engage with the strategy.
Pros:
1. The tracking of the progress with dashboards. Previously my clients found it nearly impossible to understand what progress was being made in terms of executing the strategic plan, but with Cascade it is transparent and straight forward. For management that is a key factor in being able to organize their teams and focus on what is relevant.
2. Integrations. Cascade can collaborate with many of the systems my clients use to manage individual parts of the strategy and is helpful in setting them up.
3. The knowledge and professionalism of the Cascade staff.
Cons: It can do so much and it is easy to get distracted with new features before the basics are in place. We often started to wide instead of going narrow and focused. If you start using the tool, make sure you don't
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- Reviewed on 2020/09/07
Verified Reviewer
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Overall Rating5/5
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Ease of Use5/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support5/5
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Value for Money5/5
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- Reviewed on 2017/11/03
"Cascade has transformed the way we manage our business goals and company strategy."
Comments: Transparency of goals, and alignment of priority. It also enables better accountability for all staff.
Pros: The Cascade program aligned strongly with the needs of our business. We needed a tool to help us manage our business strategy across 20 different functional departments. We chose Cascade as the concept of cascading goals matched the way our business performed strategic planning. The system allows each of the areas to manage their own strategic plan, whilst enabling visibility and accountability of alignment with the high level business strategy. The transparency of the system is one of it's biggest benefits. At the click of a button you are able to assess the health of the organisation according to its strategic objectives and associated goals. It is very user friendly and easy to customise. In a matter of minutes, anyone can set up team dashboards to use in meetings or as a general communication tool. The snapshot reports are great for sharing with others outside of the system and provide an up to date gantt chart of project status. I would highly recommend this tool to anyone.
Cons: Occasionally you will stumble across features that don't exist in the system which would be useful. The chat function allows you to communicate directly with the Cascade team and get a real time response to any issues you might have or any ideas for improvement. This is really great for efficiency, as you can just continue working through any challenges with the help of the Cascade team. They take the feedback on-board, and we have already experienced a number of system optimisations which have been rolled out as a result of our company's suggestions. It is empowering for the team to have that kind of influence on the software, and really aids in employee engagement.
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- Reviewed on 2017/11/03
Lauren V.
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Overall Rating4/5
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Ease of Use3/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support5/5
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Value for MoneyUnrated
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Likelihood to Recommend
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- Reviewed on 2019/09/24
"Cascade - The A Team"
Comments: We wanted a tracking tool that would roll up only our priority projects for our leadership teams' reviews. The Cascade Team was so amazing. They created ways we could highlight and track so but the product was just was too sophisticated for our needs. I would recommend this product and the team to anyone if it meets their usage needs. It just wasn't the best fit for our team.
Pros: Cascade is a great tool for tracking initiatives and using those initiatives to drive performance and KPI's.
Cons: It was too complex for our company that mostly just tracks progress on initiatives. Our leaders found that they could not delegate the updates to their team members, which meant they were using other methods as working documents and then going into Cascade for only the purpose of updating the leadership team. Although it did have KPI tracking abilities it was hard for us to attach metrics for many of our initiatives by their very nature.
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- Reviewed on 2019/09/24
Awen W.
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Overall Rating5/5
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Ease of Use5/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support5/5
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Value for Money5/5
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Likelihood to Recommend
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- Reviewed on 2020/09/04
"Excellent product, great experience!"
Comments: I am very pleased with experience with Cascade, I strongly recommend!
Pros: Intuitive design, rich functionality, easy to use, excellent customer service.
Cons: Nothing in particular that I have disliked.
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- Reviewed on 2020/09/04
Jason G.
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Overall Rating5/5
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Ease of Use5/5
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Features & Functionality5/5
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Customer Support5/5
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Value for Money5/5
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- Reviewed on 2017/06/09
"Serious Strategy Execution Software"
Comments: Mainly, we use Cascade Strategy with our clients that don't want their strategic plans to become BOTS (Books On The Shelf). Cascade allows for constant updating, new goals & initiatives, real-time reporting, etc. It provides an easy-to-use platform to keep the plan alive and active throughout the life-cycle of the plan.
Pros: Cascade Strategy Execution SaaS takes the complex area of generating accountability around strategic initiatives and makes it clear, concise, and transparent. The thought that has been put into the structure of getting it set up essentially forces you to consider the alignment of your goals, objectives, focus areas and ultimately vision. Cascade is one of the few that gets that the fundamental unit of strategy implementation is NOT individual goals or tasks - it is people, and Cascade re-emphasizes this point subtly throughout the platform.
Cons: The platform is quite elegant on the screen, but Cascade still has some work to do around the printed reports. Its a bit of a conundrum as showing the sometimes complex and always multi-layered relationships between people, tasks, goals, vision, etc is likely impossible given the static format of the printed page - but I do feel like it could still probably be a bit better than it is. Most importantly, if you go down the path of using strategy management software, just realize that the dynamic connections that you are able to create with the platform will not always easily translate to the printed page.
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- Reviewed on 2017/06/09
