Implementation

 
 

Everything about Implementation

This page lists everything we have on Implementation, including blog posts, articles, videos and entries in our glossary. If you don't find what you're looking for, please contact us.

How do we define Implementation?

Our Glossary defines it as the realization of a strategic plan, implementation is the completion of the actions and tasks that the plan laid out. This is the most difficult part of a strategic plan.

Watch a video: The Secret to Strategic Implementation

Excerpt from our feature article on Implementation:

The critical actions move a strategic plan from a document that sits on the shelf to actions that drive business growth. Sadly, the majority of companies who have strategic plans fail to implement them. According to a Fortune cover story in 1999, nine out of ten organizations fail to implement their strategic plan for many reasons:

  • 60% of organizations don’t link strategy to budgeting
  • 75% of organizations don’t link employee incentives to strategy
  • 86% of business owners and managers spend less than one hour per month discussing strategy
  • 95% of a typical workforce doesn’t understand their organization’s strategy…(read more)

Below, we have many more resources on goals as well:

  1. Optimize Strategic Execution with Effective Reviews
  2. Silo-busting Strategic Alignment
  3. How to Get the Most of Performance Management Software
  4. Appointing a Strategic Plan Manager
  5. Functional Tactics & Implementation
  6. The Secret to Strategic Implementation
  7. Execution: The Art of Getting Things Done
  8. How to Implement Your Strategic Plan
  9. The 5 Traps of Personal Performance Management
  10. Avoid the 11 Strategic Implementation Pitfalls
  11. Have You Checked your Business for Desire Paths?
  12. How to Run a Strategy Review Meeting
  13. How to Break The Law that Keeps your Business Stuck in the Trenches
  14. Strategy Map
  15. Scorecard
  16. Performance Management
  17. Milestone
  18. Measure
  19. KPI (Key Performance Indicator)