Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Business Strategy Chapter 2 The Managerial Process of Crafting and Executing Strategy



Slide 1: The  Managerial  Process  of  Crafting  and  Executing  Strategy.

Slide 2: Fig. 2.1:  The Strategy-Making, Strategy-Executing Process.



Slide 3: Developing  a  Strategic  Vision.
                Phase  1  of  the  Strategy-Making  Process

  •                 Involves thinking strategically about
ú  Future direction of company
ú  Changes in company’s product/market/customer technology to improve
           Current market position
           Future prospects

A strategic vision describes the route a company intends to take in developing and strengthening its business.  It lays out the company’s strategic course in preparing for the future.

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Slide 7: Strategic  Vision  vs.  Mission


¡                  Vision: A strategic vision concerns a firm’s future business path - “where
we are going”
§  Markets to be pursued
§  Future product/market/
customer/technology focus
§  Kind of company management is
trying to create
¡  Mission : The mission statement of a firm focuses on its present business purpose - “who we are and what we do”
§  Current product and service offerings
§  Customer needs being served
§  Technological
and business
capabilities


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Slide 8: Characteristics  of  a  Mission  Statement                  

  Identifies the boundaries of the current business and highlights
–      Present products and services
–      Types of customers served
–      Geographic coverage
•       Conveys
–      Who we are,
–      What we do, and
–      Why we are here
A well-conceived mission statement distinguishes a company’s business makeup from that of other profit-seeking enterprises in language specific enough to give the company its own identify! 

Slide 9: Setting Objectives

                Phase  2  of  the  Strategy-Making  Process
•       Purpose of setting objectives
–      Converts vision into specific performance targets
–      Creates yardsticks to track performance
•       Well-stated objectives are
–      Quantifiable
–      Measurable
–      Contain a deadline for achievement
•       Spell-out how much of what kind
of performance by when


Slide 10: Types  of  Objectives  Required


                Financial Objectives: Outcomes focused on improving financial performance.
                Strategic Objectives: Outcomes focused on improving competitive vitality and future business position.


Slide 11: A  Balanced  Scorecard  Approach – Setting  Strategic and Financial  Objectives:



¡                  A balanced scorecard for measuring
company performance is optimal; it entails
§  Setting financial and strategic objectives
§  Placing balanced emphasis on achieving
both types of objectives
                (However, if a company’s financial performance is dismal or if its very survival is in doubt because of poor financial results, then stressing the achievement of the financial objectives and temporarily de-emphasizing the strategic objectives may have merit)
¡  Just tracking financial performance overlooks the importance of measuring whether a company is strengthening its competitiveness and market position.
The surest path to sustained future profitability year after year is to relentlessly pursue strategic outcomes that strengthen a company’s business position and give it a growing competitive advantage over rivals!


Slide 12: Short-Term  vs.   Long-Term  Objectives



•                       Short-term objectives
–      Targets to be achieved soon
–      Milestones or stair steps for reaching long-range performance
•       Long-term objectives
–      Targets to be achieved within
3 to 5 years
–      Prompt actions now that will
permit reaching targeted
long-range performance later








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