1. WEEK 8 – STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
BUSINESS STRATEGY
WEEK 8 – STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION

2. STRATEGY IMPLEMENETATION
COMMUNICATION
MANAGING PROJECTS
TEAMS
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION – OVERVIEW

3. COMMUNICATION Organisational communication Upward communication
Downward communication
Management information systems

4. OGANISATIONAL COMMUNICATION
Information needs
Information outputs
Formal communication
Informal communication

5. INFORMATION NEEDS
“Information gathering, processing and dissemination are the vital functions of any organisation. Information is the basis of strategic planning and decision-making.”

6. INFORMATION OUTPUTS
“Communication by the organisation to the outside world is far wider than advertising promotion and press releases. Some organisations (banks, consultancies, research organisations, travel agencies etc) are in effect offering and/or selling information itself as their main product/service”.

7. FORMAL COMMUNICATION Delegation of authority Accountability
Co-ordination

8. INFORMAL COMMUNICATION
Social gatherings
The ‘grapevine’

9. DOWNWARD COMMUNICATION
Orders and instructions
Briefings
Motivation

10. UPWARD COMMUNICATION What is the purpose of upward communication?
Reports

11. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MIS
Decision support systems (DSS)
Is more information better information?

12. MANAGING PROJECTS Project management Task sequencing and scheduling
Resource allocation
Flexible planning

13. PROJECT MANAGEMENT
“Achieving specific objectives within a specific time span”.
Close attention to;
Planning
Organising and,
Control

14. TASK SEQUENCING AND SCHEDULING
Work breakdown
Structure
Using charts
Network analysis
Critical path analysis

15. WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
Discover exactly what needs to be accomplished
Determining the resources required
Sequencing and coordinating the work done

16. RESOURCE ALLOCATION Money Time Information Gantt charts
Cost scheduling

17. RESOURCE ALLOCATION MONEY Limited Tightly controlled
Maximise earnings and minimise costs
Effect on management:
Limited budget can only go so far
Manager may be tempted to spend allocation
TIME
Time is a limited resource
Only so many working hours available, therefore action may be taken:
Extra labour/machine capacity
Eliminate or simplify tasks
Allow work to run late

18. RESOURCE ALLOCATION COST SCHEDULING Estimates can be based on
INFORMATION
Limited resource:
Time and money may be limited
Limit to how much a person can use efficiently
Unobtainable
People tend to hoard to gain advantage over others
Decisions have to be made on info. Known
Changes cannot always be seen or planned for e.g. 911
COST SCHEDULING
Estimates can be based on