The key to operational excellence and performance management is to identify an organization’s value drivers, focus on them, and align the organization to drive improvements and their bottom-line results. It seems as simple as that; and for most it is very difficult to achieve. The fact that there are many management methodologies, such as Balanced Scorecard, Performance Prism, Fve Forces and Lean Manufacturing just to name a few.
What is the right framework?
Many of these management methodologies are at work in many organizations; even thought that they strive to improve operational and financial performance they are disconnected from one another. The two that stand out the most are the Balanced Scorecard and Lean Manufacturing; both of these management methodologies and tools are also fundamentally disconnected from the enterprise business information systems. The fact that many management methodologies are typically driven by Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint and are not reflected in the core business systems create barriers for sustained success. While these management methodologies can provide significant benefits; the fact that they are not embedded into core performance management systems limits their success. The result is that many of these methodologies are implemented as tools without the proper understanding of the underlying operational and business systems processes and their performance metrics and context in-mind.
Why an integrated Strategy-to-Execution Framework?
The Strategy-to-Execution Framework provides a common framework that aligns corporate strategy with the proper performance metrics and its context to driving shareholder value. The framework thoughtfully also considers the underlying operational processess and business systems with integrated management processes spanning strategic, financial, and operational levels of the organization. Our goal is not to be exhaustive, but to provide clients with effective methods and tools to hardwire strategic initiatives to daily execution.
Putting the Strategy-to-Execution Framework to the test!
We engage our clients through results-based assignments that focuse on creating sustainable value creation and performance. We excel at assisting our clients in establishing operational excellence infrastructures and key tactical on-demand performance improvement assignments.
Over the years, we have seen numerous organizations and consultancies myopically apply the same improvement methods and tools; even if they where misaligned with the real nature of the real problem in the first place. Over the past two decades, many organizations that have adopted continuous improvement programs did achieve short-term improvements - but most all of them struggle to translate their programs across their organizations and only a very few are able to claim sustainable results.
The Strategy-to-Execution Framework is designed to provide comprehensive support for organizations that want to transfer their competitive strategies into results; regardless of their maturity or their size. We have developed this comprehensive framework to address the challenges and interdependencies of strategy, culture, process and execution aspects of implementing a successful operational excellence program. The power of this framework is not limited to intra enterprise business process but it also transcends support across external partners and their business processes.
With the partnership of our clients, we have developed a broad-range of advisory services that span strategy design, strategy deployment and strategy execution; all with the focus on rapid value creation and designed for sustainability.