Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Effective Strategic Management

Characteristics of effective strategic management include:
  • A clear business strategy and vision for the future.
  • A strategic direction endorsed by senior managers, taking account of partners and other stakeholders.
  • A mechanism for accountability (to the citizen in meeting their expectations, as well as to the centre in meeting policy targets).
  • A framework for governance at several levels (government-wide down to internal reporting arrangements) that ensures you can coordinate everything (multiple goals) even when there are competing priorities and different goals.
  • The ability to exploit opportunities and respond to external change (turbulence) by taking ongoing strategic decisions.
  • A coherent framework for managing risk – whether it is balancing the risks and rewards of a business direction, coping with the uncertainties of project risk or ensuring business continuity.

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