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Strategic Management: Developing Objectives and
StrategiesDr. Fred Mugambi Mwirigi
Introduction
• The world is increasingly getting complex• So are organizations, with multiple dynamic
and competing factors coming into play• There is need to put in place effective
strategic management systems and processes to meet modern management challenges
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Definition
• Strategy is the process of achieving competitive advantage through being different – delivering a unique value added to the customer and having a clear and enactable view of how to position yourself uniquely in your industry
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Definition Contd.
• …goal directed decisions and actions in which capabilities and resources are matched with opportunities and threats to get goals achieved
• …Strategic management consists of the analysis, decisions, and actions an organization undertakes in order to create and sustain competitive advantages
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What Makes Japanese Firms’ Success Stories?
• Japanese firms are very good in strategy development and implementation
• In a 1982 study, Tom Peters and Robert Waterman identified 8 characteristics of very successful companies:
1. A bias for action 2. Customer focus3. Entrepreneurship4. Productivity through people
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Contd.
5. Value oriented CEOs — The CEO should actively propagate corporate values throughout the organization.
6. Doing what you know well. 7. Keeping things simple and lean8. Having tight centralized control while also
allowing maximum individual autonomy.
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Key Attributes of Strategic Management
• Directs the organization toward overall goals and objectives.
• Involves the inclusion of multiple stakeholders in decision making.
• Needs to incorporate short-term and long-term perspectives.
• Recognizes tradeoffs between efficiency and effectiveness.
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Components of Strategic Management
• Strategic management comprises five key facets:
1. goal-setting, 2. analysis, 3. strategy formation,4. strategy implementation 5. strategy monitoring
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Strategies, Goals and Policies
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Vision
Medium term objectives
Mission
Strategic Objectives
Short term objectives
Operational Policies
Grand Strategy
Tactical Policies
Strategic Policies
Tactical Strategies
Operational Strategies
C.Vs C.Vs
Vision Answers the question: What will success look like
in future? A mental perception of the kind of environment is
to be created within a broad time horizon A shared image/ dream of what an org. wants to
become – resonates with all & helps them feel proud, excited & part of something bigger…
Vision is more emotional than analytical – a dream…– It is the pursuit of the dream, share image of success or
shared perception of the future environment that really motivates people to work together
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Examples of vision
– To be a university of global excellence in training, research, and innovation for development (JKUAT)
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Mission An elaboration of the vision statement Captures the broad purpose and functions
of the organization• Contents of a mission statement:
– Purpose statement – Why do we exist? What is the ultimate result of our work?
– Business statement – What activities do we do to accomplish the purpose?
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Example of a Mission
• To offer accessible quality training, research, and innovation in order to produce leaders in the fields of Agriculture, Engineering, Technology, Enterprise Development, Built Environment, Health and other Applied Sciences to suit the needs of a dynamic world (JKUAT)
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Policies
• Strategy implementation requires that management prepares concise policies and effectively communicates these policies to their staff.
• Policies are directives designed to guide the thinking, decisions and actions of managers and their subordinates in implementing a firm’s strategy.
• Policies provide guidelines for establishing and controlling ongoing operations in a manner consistent with a firm’s strategic objectives.
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Policies Contd.
• Policies are also called standard operating procedures.
• Policies increase managerial effectiveness in that they standardize many routine decisions and control the discretion of managers and subordinates in implementing strategies.
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Importance of Policies
1. Policies establish indirect control over independent action2. Policies promote uniform handling of similar activities3. Policies ensure quicker decisions4. Policies institutionalize basic aspects of organizational
behavior5. Policies reduce uncertainty in repetitive and day-to-day
decision making6. Policies counteract resistance to or rejection of chosen
strategies by the organization’s members7. Policies offer predetermined answers to routine problems8. Policies help mangers to avoid hasty and ill conceived
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Core Values
• Other names: core values, corporate philosophy or guiding principles
• They define the character of relations with stakeholders, and set management style and corporate culture
• They are the organization’s essential and enduring tenets - a small set of timeless guiding principles that require no external justification
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Examples of CVs:
– integrity–fairness and justice–excellent and friendly customer service–team work– innovation–professionalism, etc
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Strategy
• A corporate road map for its future • A game plan adopted to guide performance • Must be effective and efficient
What makes a good strategy?
• capable of obtaining the desired objective • a good fit between the external environment and an
organizations resources • capable of providing the organization with a
sustainable competitive advantage- should be unique and sustainable
• dynamic, flexible, and able to adapt to changing situations
• sufficient on its own - ie.: valuable without cross-subsidization
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Strategic Management Process
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Goal Setting Analysis
Strategy Formulation
Strategy monitoring
Strategy Evaluation
Strategy Implementation
Strategic Management
Levels of strategy
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Corporate level
Competitive/ Business unit
Functional/ operational
What direction do we want to take as a company?
What are the next steps?
How are we going to translate the direction into actions?
Strategic planning• Good planning is an important cornerstone in
strategic management • Planning is about anticipating the future and
working backwards to fill the gaps • This involves:- Setting goals- Allocating resources- Implementing strategies
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Why do Strategic Planning?
• Defines the organization’s direction• Communicates the overall corporate thinking • Ensures effective use of resources • Serves as a framework for decisions or for
securing support• Sets the framework for monitoring progress and
evaluating results• Stimulates change • Avoids wastage of time and other resources
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Key Concerns in Strategic Planning
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StageStage OutputsOutputs
Where are we?Where are we? External environmental analysisExternal environmental analysis Internal environmental analysis Internal environmental analysis
Where do we want to go?Where do we want to go? New vision, mission & core valuesNew vision, mission & core values Strategic objectivesStrategic objectives
HOW do we get there?HOW do we get there? StrategiesStrategies Results and operational plansResults and operational plans Required resourcesRequired resources
What practical next steps must be What practical next steps must be made to get there?made to get there?
Short-term budgetsShort-term budgets Short-term organizational, Short-term organizational,
managerial, HR, etc. decisions and managerial, HR, etc. decisions and
actions (“actions (“Quick Wins”Quick Wins”))
How do we monitor & evaluate the How do we monitor & evaluate the plan?plan?
M&E planM&E plan
Key approaches to Strategic Planning
• Strategy as logical incremental steps
• Strategy as revolution
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Strategy as logical incremental steps
4 steps: • analysis • strategy development• strategic plan including strategy specification and
resource allocation – GTSM (Goals, Targets, Strategies, Measures) -
the setting of goals, targets, and measurable objectives
• implementation, monitoring, adjustment, and control
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Strategy as revolution/ transformation
– identify the unquestioned beliefs in your industry and challenge them - Look for opportunities to re-write the rules of the industry
– look for major discontinuities in technology, lifestyle, habits, and geopolitics, and embrace the change wholeheartedly - Do not waste time making small incremental adjustments - Be prepared to create a completely new business model
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Why does strategic planning sometimes fail?
1. Failure to understand the reason for the plan- the customer
2. Inability to predict environmental reaction 3. Over-estimation of resource competence 4. Failure to coordinate 5. Failure to obtain senior management commitment 6. Failure to obtain employee commitment 7. Under-estimation of time requirements 8. Failure to follow the plan
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Transition from Planning to reaping
The transition comes with challenges…..
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StrategicGoal
Setting
Strategy Development
and Implementation
Activities Results
Transition Challenges
• Structures• Systems• Processes• Politics• People (staff) • External dynamics (shifts)• Resources
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Thank you
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