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.

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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: