NOTE ON

IMPLEMENTING
STRATEGY
Presented By:
Ambuj Aggarwal(C002)
Ashwarya Agnihotri (C003)
Amaan Elahi (C015)
Sunil Ramavarapu (C041)
Ankur Shah (C046)
Tushar Srivastava (C051)


Define key implementation tasks
Review variety of approaches
Identify the key skills needed to
effectively implement strategy
Objective
Overview
Framework for strategy
implementation
The Implementation
Task (Creating Fits)
Functional Fit
Administrative
Implementation Plan
Reasons for misfits
Implementing Skills
Assumptions:
1. Strategy is already defined.
2. Strategy is not subject to sudden change.
3. Strategy development is separate from implementation.
The Implementation Task-
Creating Fits
Functional Fits
Fit between strategy and
functional policy
Administrative
Fits
Fit between strategy and
the organization structure,
processes and systems
Functional Fit
Manufacturing Engineering
Marketing Finance
Functions
Functional Fits require the adoption and execution of
functional policies that are consistent with a businesss
strategic objectives.
Administrative Fit
Organization Structure
Information Systems
Incentive Systems
Control Systems
Strategic Planning Systems
Organization Processes
Management Selection and Development
Corporate Culture
Leadership Style
Implementation Plan
Two or three of the most
critical issues must be
identified and addressed
Develop plans for each
Address key human and
organizational issues
Present a sequence of
action to be taken
Determine how the manager
should take actions and
assure that they are taken
Include a set of alternative
actions
Implementation Situations
As organizations grow, they develop through a
number of distinct stages
One model posits that the corporations
develop through three distinct stages- Single
Product, Single Business, Multi Business
Each of this stage requires entirely different
ways of running the company
Transitions are difficult to manage
Stages of Organizational
Development
Stages of Organisational
Development
Implementation Modes
Political Manager
Deeply involved in the
implementation process.
Also aware of
administrative
constraints.
Entrepreneurial Manager
Deeply involved in
implementation process.
Little awareness towards
administrative
constraints.
Administrative Manager
Little involvement in the
implementation process.
Major concern towards
administrative
implications.
People and Organization
Shaker Manager
Little concern over
implementation and
administrative constraints.
Just manages and adjusts
people or system.
Types of Manager Modes

Reasons for Misfits
Misfits evolve due to rapid change of environment and
strategy

Some misfits are permitted deliberately but consciously

When a need to keep the option open is there, misfits
are necessary
Implementing Skills
Strategic/Technical Component
Administrative/Organizational Component
Interpersonal Component
Analytical
Communication
Timing
Identify individuals who will be affected by
strategy
Administrative
Commitment to purpose
Business Standards
Ethical Standards
Trust of subordinates
Leadership
Application to Case Study
Identify the strategy
Spell out administrative and functional fits
Identify those fits which are crucial
Develop implementation plan