Strategic management involves 4 key steps: 1) Environmental scanning to analyze internal/external factors, 2) Strategy formulation by setting objectives and crafting corporate/business strategies, 3) Strategy implementation by designing structures and allocating resources, and 4) Strategy evaluation by measuring performance and making corrections. These steps are carried out in chronological order when creating a new strategic plan, and as needed for existing organizations to adapt to changing situations. The goal is to develop a strategic vision and exploit core competencies to gain a competitive advantage through an integrated set of strategic commitments and actions.
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Reviewer - Module 1: 4. Implement Strategy
Strategic management involves 4 key steps: 1) Environmental scanning to analyze internal/external factors, 2) Strategy formulation by setting objectives and crafting corporate/business strategies, 3) Strategy implementation by designing structures and allocating resources, and 4) Strategy evaluation by measuring performance and making corrections. These steps are carried out in chronological order when creating a new strategic plan, and as needed for existing organizations to adapt to changing situations. The goal is to develop a strategic vision and exploit core competencies to gain a competitive advantage through an integrated set of strategic commitments and actions.
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Strategic Management
Reviewer – Module 1
Strategy – is an integrated and coordinated
set of commitments, decisions and actions 4. Implement strategy designed to exploit core competencies and gain a competitive advantage Build an organization capable of carrying out strategy Strategic Management – is the formulation Allocate ample resources to and implementation of the major goals and strategy critical activities initiatives taken by a company's top Establish strategy supportive management on behalf of owners, based on policies and procedures consideration of resources and an Institute Best Practices and assessment of the internal and external mechanisms for continuous environments in which the organization improvement competes Install support systems that allow personnel to carry out Tasks of Strategic Management their strategic roles effectively Tie rewards/incentives to 1. Develop Strategic Vision and performance objectives and Mission good strategy execution Strategy supportive work Strategic vision – road map to future environment and corporate of company; unique to a company; culture guides decision making; shapes Exercise strategic leadership strategy 5. Evaluate, review, correct 2. Set objectives Continuously monitor Objectives – specific performance performance targets Monitor changes in environment 3. Craft strategy to achieve objectives Initiate corrective adjustments as needed Levels of strategy Corporate Factors shaping the choice of strategy Business Societal, political, regulatory, Functional community citizenship considerations Operating Industry attractiveness; changing industry and competitive conditions *done within context of internal and external situation Company opportunities and threats Company strengths, weaknesses and competitive capabilities Personal ambitions, business 2. Strategy Formulation philosophies, and ethics of key executives Strategy formulation – is the process of Shared values and company culture deciding best course of action for accomplishing organizational objectives Industry and Competitive Analysis and hence achieving organizational Dominant economic traits purpose. After conducting environment Existing competition and competitive scanning, managers formulate corporate, forces business and functional strategies. Driving forces in industry 3. Strategy Implementation Strongest/weakest companies Key Success Factors for the industry Strategy implementation – implies Overall industry attractiveness making the strategy work as intended or putting the organization’s chosen Company Situation Analysis strategy into action. Strategy Identify current mission, objectives, implementation includes designing the strategy organization’s structure, distributing How well is current strategy working? resources, developing decision making SWOT process, and managing human resources. Financial analysis Strength of competitive position 4. Strategy Evaluation Strategic issues/problems Strategy evaluation - is the final step of Strategic analysis leads to good (realistic) strategy management process. The key strategic choices. strategy evaluation activities are: appraising internal and external factors Strategic management process has that are the root of present strategies, following four steps: measuring performance, and taking remedial / corrective actions. Evaluation 1. Environmental Scanning makes sure that the organizational strategy as well as its implementation Environmental scanning – refers to a meets the organizational objectives. process of collecting, scrutinizing, and providing information for strategic purposes. These components are steps that are carried, It helps in analyzing the internal and in chronological order, when creating a new external factors influencing an organization. strategic management plan. Present After executing the environmental analysis businesses that have already created a process, management should evaluate it on a strategic management plan will revert to continuous basis and strive to improve it. these steps as per the situation’s requirement, so as to make essential changes.