Book description
It doesn't have to be that way, maintain Robert Kaplan and David Norton in The Execution Premium. Building on their breakthrough works on strategy-focused organizations, the authors describe a multistage system that enables you to gain measurable benefits from your carefully formulated business strategy. This book shows you how to:
Develop an effective strategy--with tools such as SWOT analysis, vision formulation, and strategic change agendas
Plan execution of the strategy--through portfolios of strategic initiatives linked to strategy maps and Balanced Scorecards
Put your strategy into action--by integrating operational tools such as process dashboards, rolling forecasts, and activity-based costing
Test and update your strategy--using carefully designed management meetings to review operational and strategic data
Drawing on extensive research and detailed case studies from a broad array of industries, The Execution Premium presents a systematic and proven framework for achieving the financial results promised by your strategy.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One: Introduction
- Chapter Two: Develop the Strategy
- Chapter Three: Plan the Strategy
- Chapter Four: Strategic Initiatives: Launching the Strategy into Motion
- Chapter Five: Aligning Organizational Units and Employees
- Chapter Six: Plan Operations: Align Process Improvement Programs
- Chapter Seven: Plan Operations: Sales Forecasts, Resource Capacity, and Dynamic Budgets
- Chapter Eight: Operational and Strategy Review Meetings
- Chapter Nine: Meetings to Test and Adapt the Strategy
- Chapter Ten: The Office of Strategy Management
- About the Authors
Product information
- Title: The Execution Premium
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2008
- Publisher(s): Harvard Business Review Press
- ISBN: 9781422163634
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