Japanese Approach to Strategy Deployment

Methods for strategy deployment in Japan embrace workforce participation and includes processes in the discussion. ...

... "the Japanese Hoshin is concerned with both results and process while using two-way employee communication, and allows their active participation. " ...

Via The Manila Times: Hoshin Kanri

Project Connections

Connections are key to project success. Team members connect to build project performance. Tasks and activities are connected to create a realistic project schedule. The project's deliverables are connected with the goals and objectives of the organization. And, those goals will have a connection to the strategies of the enterprise. ...

... "When people know how a project affects their corner of the company, they develop a personal stake. But they also have to see how an IT project affects the bottom line, so that they fully grasp how the IT strategy plays into the health of the business. " ...

Via CIO Asia: Make the connection between IT and business strategy

Information On-Demand, a Long Term Perspective

IBM's executive, Ambuj Goyal, provides insights into IBM's long-term plan for the concept of information on-demand. IBM is assembling the pieces of its strategy, including its acquisition of Cognos, to enable the use of information to optimize the enterprise. ...

... "But the journey of optimization has just begun. It will take us in ways we don't understand, even today. We are going after information on demand in real time. " ...

Via InfoWorld: Information on Demand

Project Execution

Tom Peters and crew on strategy implementation through execution ... here's a chance for the project manager to shine ... Get the leadership support. Break the plan into chunks. Schedule the first chunk and resource the team. Start driving. ... Sounds simple. ...

... "Great execution happens in small manageable chunks by taking large plans and breaking them into manageable parts. Otherwise, the path to execution can seem so overwhelming, people can't conjure up the energy. " ...

Via tompeters!: Execution through Projects