The Execution Challenge (eBook)

Delivering Great Strategy at Scale

Brian H. Cameron, Whynde Kuehn (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
495 Seiten
Wiley (Verlag)
978-1-394-21044-2 (ISBN)

Infos

An expert playbook for effective strategy execution with a focus on proven, real-world, implementation

In The Execution Challenge: Delivering Great Strategy at Scale, a team of renowned strategy execution researchers and consultants delivers a practical and insightful new take on how to effectively execute strategy in today's complex, fast-changing environments. The authors focus on the often missing 'HOW' of strategy execution - exploring the holistic perspectives, skills, and approaches needed to inform and translate strategy and create and maintain a 'line-of-sight' between your strategy and its execution. You'll find proven techniques that you can implement to ensure that changes in business strategy are reflected in complementary changes to the organizational project portfolio. The Execution Challenge includes over 70 diagrams and figures, an organizational assessment, and reusable frameworks. 

You'll also discover:

• A comprehensive leadership toolkit of approaches, skills, knowledge, processes, and examples you can employ immediately to translate and execute on even the most ambitious strategies
• A multidimensional and nuanced perspective on understanding modern organizational structures and design that provides a comprehensive view of your firm's value proposition
• How to align business strategy with project-level execution and maintain the alignment as strategy evolves

A can't-miss toolkit for converting words and ideas into coordinated action and momentum, The Execution Challenge is the real-world guide to strategy execution that executives, strategists, transformation and innovation leaders, strategic planners, managers, directors, entrepreneurs, and other business leaders have been waiting for.

BRIAN H. CAMERON is the Associate Dean for Professional Graduate Programs and Executive Education in the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University. He is also a Clinical Professor of Information Systems in the Smeal College of Business and a Senior Consultant with Cutter Consortium's Business & Enterprise Architecture practice. Dr.?Cameron has consulted with a wide variety of organizations from around the globe in areas related to strategy execution, strategic business architecture, and strategic value measurement. He currently teaches graduate and executive level courses on strategic business architecture and strategy execution and has published many related professional articles. Dr. Cameron's current research focus is effective value measurement for strategic business architecture. He has received several awards for his work at the Smeal College of Business.

WHYNDE KUEHN is recognized globally as a highly sought-after pioneer, thought leader, and educator in strategy execution, transformation, and strategic business architecture. She has consulted with an extensive array of organizations to build their capacity for end-to-end strategy execution, including Fortune 500 and global enterprises, governmental and nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, startups, and cross-sector initiatives. With vast experience in enterprise transformation and strategic planning, including leading large-scale transformations and teams, she has a distinguished track record of creating successful strategic business architecture practices worldwide. As a long-time educator and community builder, Whynde has also helped countless individuals develop their careers and taught executives and practitioners around the world.

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Praise for The Execution Challenge

“All businesses must maintain their relevance in ever-changing market conditions and do so with greater confidence that their chosen strategy can be realized. Too often, companies have a disconnect between their strategy and their change investments, compromising their operating plan and financial performance. Cameron and Kuehn promote a well-researched, comprehensive, educational insight into the essential discipline of strategic business architecture that provides the red thread between strategy and execution, ultimately helping organizations succeed in their chosen journey.”

—Peter Elsdon, Head of Strategic Transformation Planning, Strategy Office, A.P. Moller-Maersk

“In today's complex, fast-changing environments, effective strategy execution is not just about the ‘what,’ but also the ‘how.’ Cameron and Kuehn provide a practical, insightful, and invaluable guide, offering proven techniques to translate ambitious strategies into coordinated action and momentum. For an emerging leader, they provide the tools that allow you to create a path forward, helping you navigate the execution challenges with agility, structure, and organization. For seasoned leaders, they provide a compass prompting a reevaluation of established practices, fostering adaptability and better decision-making, and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement. A must-read for executives, strategists, and business leaders who seek to bridge the gap between strategy and successful execution.”

—Jessica Saba, Pharm. D., MMGT, BCGP, Director, Business and Operation Strategy Realization, Highmark Health

“Based on a career that included business leadership in three Fortune 500 companies, leadership of a multibillion-dollar private family-owned company, and growing up in a smaller family business, I developed a passion for business leadership and strategy. I saw good strategy development with less-than-stellar execution. As a business leader, I believe you actually start by developing good business execution processes in the organization before you start strategic planning. Once you have them in place you can step back and develop clear strategies. After that, you link them together. Once you have this in place it can be very powerful.

Many well-formulated strategies fall apart without strong organizational buy-in and the transformation of ideas into action. This book provides a fresh approach into the ‘how’ of strategy with a focus on execution. This comes down to the strategy process, and the book presents great tools and techniques to develop and execute great strategies. Move this one to the top of your reading list!”

—Rick Merluzzi, Executive Vice Chairman, Metal Exchange Corporation

“Strategy without execution is meaningless. Yet, many companies are so focused on strategy that they forget the most important part of strategy is execution. The business environment has never been more volatile and unpredictable, making execution more critical than ever. While the business challenges of successful strategy execution are well known, I believe the playbook for how to do it is not well developed in most organizations. In The Execution Challenge, Cameron and Kuehn provide an indispensable guide for how to link strategy with the organization's capabilities and deliver it through the entire value chain. The Execution Challenge is a practical, real-world framework to understand and manage complexity. This book is a must-read for business leaders, strategic planners, and managers at all levels who must lead their teams and organization through change.”

—Brad Smith, Vice President, Portfolio Management, Innovation and Insights, CJ Schwan's

“As part of our mission to drive innovation in graduate business programs, the Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable was pleased to sponsor a recent study by Brian Cameron and Whynde Kuehn to investigate how, if at all, strategy execution is taught in these programs. The study found that most strategy execution/implementation courses focus heavily on the human and organizational elements of strategy but do not discuss in any real detail how to translate or execute strategy or manage ongoing changes to it. This book squarely addresses that gap with a comprehensive approach to strategy execution that links the project execution layer with business strategy and keeps them aligned as organizations evolve in today's dynamic landscape. The Execution Challenge should be considered part of every graduate business curriculum and is a must-read for business leaders of today and tomorrow.”

—Jeff Bieganek, Executive Director, Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable

“The translation of a winning strategy into a superior performance is perhaps one of the greatest challenges of organizational leaders in today's ever-changing corporate arena. How do we help our people maintain razor-sharp focus on strategy execution amid so much organizational complexity? Cameron and Kuehn help us bridge the gap between strategy formulation and execution—how refreshing it is to have such an in-depth exploration of the ‘how’ of implementing strategy successfully!”

—David L. Dinwoodie, Center for Creative Leadership; Coauthor of Becoming a Strategic Leader: Your Role in Your Organization’s Enduring Success

“Despite years of research and strategy methodologies, many organizations continue to be challenged in strategy execution to achieve their strategic outcomes. The Execution Challenge: Delivering Great Strategy at Scale aims to bridge this gap and comes at a time when effective strategy execution will not be just for business performance, but for future survival. Cameron and Kuehn provide invaluable insights and a pragmatic approach, drawing from extensive experience and organizations successfully embracing their teachings to fill the gap between strategy and execution. For strategy executives navigating today's complexities, this book is indispensable.”

—Kartik Ravel, Head of Value Realization, N.A., Fujitsu America, Inc.

“In The Execution Challenge: Delivering Great Strategy at Scale, Cameron and Kuehn provide an expert playbook for effective strategy execution, with a focus on proven, real-world implementation. In the intricate dance between vision and reality, strategy execution wields the conductor's baton. This book not only reveals the notes but also teaches us how to orchestrate them into a symphony of success, something that has been missing in other books about strategy. In the current volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) landscape, Cameron and Kuehn introduce strategic business architecture, the missing link in ensuring the successful realization of organizational strategies.”

—Jenn Hood, HR Transformation PMO Director, UGI Corporation

“The Execution Challenge provides keys to businesses and leaders who want to move from a ‘ready, fire, aim’ approach to ‘ready, aim, fire.’”

—Miranda Meyer, Director of Strategy Management and Chief of Staff, Health Insurance Company

“This book is a must-read for leaders who are looking for a proven, pragmatic approach to executing business strategy. The often missing ‘line of sight’ linkage between strategy and tactical execution becomes visible when you leverage the practical frameworks and techniques outlined in this book.”

—Tanisha Fitts, General Manager, T. Rowe Price

“Cameron and Kuehn offer the tools to make a strategic plan that is actionable—not merely theoretical. This book provides a way to navigate the tension that is inherent in developing a concept and its execution at once. Most strategic plans morph along the way to implementation—if they even make it that far—so much so that the end result may have little in common with the vision. Using their strategic business architecture, organizations can create an integrated, comprehensive way forward that leverages the best of their teams, talents, and opportunities.”

—C.J. Wise, Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy, New York Center for Child Development

“When I started reading this book, I could not stop. It effectively addresses the strategy to execution gaps using strategic business architecture. With my experience in strategy, business architecture, and agile project management, I am excited to see the practical, straightforward, and easy-to-consume methods presented in this book. In my opinion, if you follow these methods, you will be able to execute your strategy successfully.”

—Mulanga Machaba, Strategist, Leading Financial Institution in South Africa

“As a leader, I am always striving to add more tools to my skill set to drive better strategic planning and execution. The Execution Challenge is a must-read for all leaders looking to close the gap between strategy ideation and execution excellence. Cameron and Kuehn provide clear visibility to the challenges of strategy execution and how to keep leaders focused on coordinated efforts to deliver strategy execution at...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 9.7.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
• Schlagworte: Business Architecture • Business Transformation • capability-based planning • Digital transformation • Organizational innovation • Portfolio Management • Strategic Planning • Strategy • Strategy Development • Strategy Execution • Strategy Implementation
• ISBN-10: 1-394-21044-2 / 1394210442
• ISBN-13: 978-1-394-21044-2 / 9781394210442