A Blue Canyon Brief - Ten Rules for Successfully Implementing Strategy, #2
Treat implementation as an important process, and develop competencies around implementation. The examples we’ve heard from leading corporations across industries have underscored the complexity of implementing a strategic plan. The diversity of the “most critical factors” cited by executives further emphasizes the degree of difficulty that the leaders and members of an implementation team will face. Developing an understanding of what are best practices in implementation, in general and in the context of a particular corporation’s culture and organization, can pay enormous dividends. This understanding should be taught to those that will lead or be significantly involved in major implementation processes, through a combination of formal education and on-the-job training. Managing implementation is too important to be left to learn-on-the-fly approaches. For further information, order Get-to-Market Plans on our Publications page.
