SOS Children’s Villages is a 60 year old organization which has programs in 132 countries all over the world. In Denmark, SOS works with 30 of those countries, and the program from Marstrand Innovation: Marstrand Planning Intelligence (MPI) helps SOS to run its daily business and control all of their programs.
Use the link on the left, or click here to learn about SOS Children's Villages by either reading our case study PDF or watching the video interview between Hanne Rasmussen, Managing Director for SOS Denmark, and Nils Marstrand
The Director's take on it:
"When you
mention “people planning” to folks, my guess is that a lot of people will balk
at the idea; They will say, “You can’t plan me!
I don’t want to be seen as just a production unit!” People don’t want it to
seem as though they are treated as a component of a machine - they are unique with their individual skills and outlooks on life and, to some
extent, unpredictable.
The challenge is to provide them with a consistent overview and clear information about assignments and performance expectations and give them the opportunity to react when demands are unrealistic. This is the way to avoid stress."