Review, Measure and Update to Reach Strategic Objectives
Keep your plan fresh and moving forward with regular review and updating of metrics and milestones.
Stay accountable to the strategy with Giraffe.
Regular review and updating is a crucial part of successful strategy implementation. The most successful organizations not only review results, but form new habits for accountability to create focus and momentum.
Adhering to set timelines and milestones, with metrics and measurements to gauge success, brings your strategic plan to life!
“John explained the entire concept to our implementation team & helped us identify who should be doing what. It is all about holding people accountable, which is something that has to evolve, but John helped us get started and kept people accountable”
Project Team Reviews
Each project team should conduct monthly, quarterly and annual reviews to keep the project on track.
Team leaders should hold members accountable to their tasks and overall project objectives.
Teams should report to executive leaders.
Executive Team Reviews
Executive leadership teams should be looking at the big picture and asking:
“Are projects on track to support the strategy?”
“Are they moving the organization in the right direction?”
“Are we delivering on the Customer Promise?”
Quarterly Reviews
A review every 3 months helps project teams and leaders to keep projects on track, progressing towards the strategy and reaching short-term objectives.
Leadership teams should also review how strategy is affecting structure and process with questions like:
“Are the right people in the right places?”
“Are the appropriate projects and technology in place?”
Annual Review & Update
An annual review is the perfect time to look at the big-picture to gain wisdom for making the following years more successful.
Project teams and leaders should examine the progress of the strategy, identify gaps and create a plan for overcoming them.
Ask, “How are we delivering on the One Breath Customer Promise?“, and update 3-year rolling plans accordingly.
The WORST Failure of Strategy Implementation
Not achieving at least one of the first-year objectives is the worst failure that can happen when implementing new strategic plans.
If all the objectives are missed, it sends a discouraging message to everyone in the organization. The cynics and skeptics will be even more so when they don’t see progress and results.
Strategic planning already has a stigma that it doesn’t really count, or that they sound good, but end up sitting on a shelf. But your organization can’t allow that to happen.
Real success can only happen with simplified, achievable implementation plans. More than anything, celebrating at least one accomplishment is critical to on-going success.
“Since we began our work with Giraffe, the way we view our business has changed. We measure success from not only a financial aspect, but also by measuring events and behaviors.”