Strategic Planning and Implementation

Introduction

For the development of a strategic planning and its implementation, honest endeavors, discipline, and the ability to foresee the probable outcomes are extremely important. However, there are several barriers that may hinder the successfulness of strategic implementation. The two major barriers that influence positive results are mere focus on the outcomes without understanding the corporate milieu and the involvement of incompetent people in the plan execution (Aileron, 2011).

Reasons of Failure

In a majority of failed strategic implementation cases, the problem occurs when the planning teams are unable to focus on the trending business environment changes. In the same connection, the prioritization of tasks and goals is significant as the pursuit of results is directly connected to proper understanding of priorities. Likewise, when the wrong or inept people are involved in developing and implementing plans, there is no chance of achieving the goals considering their inexperience and ineffectiveness to execute the tasks appropriately (Aileron, 2011). Therefore, the mentioned two barriers make plans ineffective and the implementation impossible.

Importance of Strategic Planning and Implementation

The significance of strategic plan and strategic implementation cannot be ignored considering that no organization can achieve its goals in the absence of any of the two. A great leader/manager possesses the ability to develop meaningful plans, present alternatives, and listen to and acknowledge experts’ advices and perspectives. However, the inability to implement such plans makes his/her ideas simply a theoretical approach. Therefore, strategic implementation is tougher and more important. Entrepreneurs and leaders who are capable of implementing their ideas eventually have excellent strategic planning abilities. To conclude, the strategists need to assess the practicality of the developed ideas and how to implement them aptly.

References

Aileron. (2011, November 30). 10 Reasons Why Strategic Plans Fail. Retrieved April 15, 2019, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/aileron/2011/11/30/10-reasons-why-strategic-plans-fail/#3e52797986a8