The Ultimate Guide To Executing Strategies, Plans & Tactics

Book excerpt: (excerpt) Corporate executives can meet for days putting together a strategy that is not only brilliant in concept, but complete in design. A company can have this plan in the palm of their hands, knowing success is imminent if it is properly applied. The problem occurs when this type of plan is executed in a manner that is far less from complete, systematic, or desirable. The opposite can be true as well: Even with the very best team assembled and prepared to begin taking the planned steps toward the goal, if the strategy is lacking, the company and its stakeholders are going to suffer in one way or another. The solution is simple: By getting your organization’s departments, their routines, and their schedules to coincide with an excellent plan of attack, and if you prioritize the tasks before you properly and with wisdom, you will be able to take successful steps that lead to the end result you and your team are seeking for your organization. ================= TABLE OF CONTENTS ================= Introduction I.....Ideation Future Plans & Strategies What is your mission & what do you do? Clarify why the company exists. Set firm guidelines for conduct. Community Service Re-align your Surroundings Strengthen your Consumer Brand Re-assess the Process used for Hiring Your Brand and its Benefits Storylines & Narratives Corporate Integrity & Values Be Creative Long-Term Goals Teams for Focus Analyze N.....Nature Collaborative Culture Culture of Competence Control Culture Culture of Cultivating Leaders prepared to make changes if needed. Real leaders who live what they preach. Workers who recognize the need to restructure the current culture are vital. All focus is on the prize. Resources Rewards Delegation of Decision Making The Competent Structure The Collaborative Structure The Cultivated Structure The Control Structure V.....Vision How will consumers know we are on the right road? What is our desired end result? What do we expect to produce? Does our strategy fit our goals? What indicators are ahead in the game? Do we have a specific route mapped for our strategy? Implement Score Cards Meet to Set Goals Offer Incentives Execution of Strategy Keep an Eye out for Flubs E.....Engage Be Ready to Renovate your Portfolio Regularly Decide on and Direct Resources with Thought and Wisdom Have a Plan in Place for Project Back-Up Choose the Project that will Contribute to Company Growth Set a Proper Order of Business Make Needed Items Available Assess Projects Portfolio Management Assess your own Portfolio Management Skills Resource Creation S.....Synthesis Provide an Open Road for Fast Response Make Things Easy Keep your Eyes on the Prize Deadline Based Pooled Together Reciprocating In Sequence Project Moves too Fast Resource Hogging Develop Leadership Create Solid Management Processes Office for Program Management System Improvement T.....Transition Maintenance Knowledge Add-on Ideas New Team Members Suppliers Changing Competition The Project Provides Output Documents/Records Computer and other systems Processes and methods used Software and Hardware The Project Consists of Outcomes Easier usage Higher production Faster response Increased performance