Implementation How to Transform Strategic Initiatives into Blockbuster Results

CEOs who fail to meet their company's strategic goals often do so not because their vision is flawed, but because they are unable to effectively implement that vision. Without a disciplined process for driving strategy from the boardroom to all levels and functions, it is difficult--if not impossible--to deploy key corporate initiatives. In Implementation, Alan Brache and Sam Bodley-Scott present the concepts, tools, and diagnostics you need to master the seven essential skills for translating corporate vision into practice: creation, portfolio management, project roles, methodology, culture, reporting, and organization. Drawing on extensive experience as strategy experts at Kepner-Tregoe, Inc., the authors describe critical factors for transforming your organization into an action-oriented enterprise, explaining how to identify and prioritize initiatives that support your firm's strategic vision--and deliver those initiatives on time and on budget. Using the exclusive Kepner-Tregoe methodology, Brache and Bodley-Scott demonstrate how approaches that have been successful in managing projects--proven with such diverse clients as Electrolux, General Dynamics, Hallmark, and Pfizer--can be used to advance your company's core goals. You'll discover how to: Diagnose your organization's initiative execution capability Energize and engage your project teams Monitor and report on initiatives and ROI Develop new products, enter new markets, and establish and enhance brand equity Fuel organizational change and growth Avoid the traps that derail strategy implementation Create and sustain competitive advantage Initiatives are the vehicles that deliver your strategy--and you must be the driver. Implementation is an essential guide for bringing your strategic vision to life. Achieve world-class strategy implementation to guarantee your company's future Implementation delivers the tactics and tools you need to effectively put your corporate goals and strategies into practice, fuel organizational growth, and ensure your company's long-term success. Leading strategy experts and thought leaders at Kepner-Tregoe Alan Brache and Sam Bodley-Scott draw upon their vast experience with major corporations around the world, demonstrating proven ways to turn all your strategic initiatives into blockbuster successes. "Alan Brache's and Sam Bodley-Scott's book ...puts into the hands of leaders a practical process for identifying and managing strategic initiatives."--Andy Cook, Managing Director, FUJIFILM Electronic Imaging Ltd. "Every executive, especially those leading global enterprises, should read Implementation. It provides a clear road map, structure, and practical tools to ensure that an organization accomplishes its most critical projects."--Tong Chong Heong, Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd. "Our company is a living example of the strategic process discussed in Implementation. That process has allowed us to move smartly and seamlessly from strategy development to day-to-day execution."--Linda Parker Hudson, President, General Dynamics, Armament and Technical Products "If you lead an organization with dozens of strategic projects, as I do, then Implementation is essential reading."--Bruce B. Hollingsworth, President and CEO, The San Diego Unified Port District "Implementation is a quick and easy read that will change the way you lead and execute."--Daniel F. Packer, Jr., President and CEO, Entergy New OrleansBodley-Scott, Sam is the author of 'Implementation How to Transform Strategic Initiatives into Blockbuster Results', published 2005 under ISBN 9780071461559 and ISBN 0071461558.