Understanding Strategies, Tactics and Measurement
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The document discusses the distinctions and relationships between strategies, tactics, and measurements in improving operations. It emphasizes that strategies provide a framework for evaluating tactics aimed at achieving operational goals and highlights the importance of having clear metrics for both projects and strategies. Additionally, it raises several questions regarding the adaptability of strategies during tactical phases and the influence dynamics between strategies and tactics.
Understanding Strategies, Tactics and Measurement
- 1. Understanding Strategies, Tactics and Measurement
- 2. AgendaProblems with strategies, tactics, and measurementDefinitionsEvaluating strategies, tactics, and measurement
- 3. Problems with Strategies, tactics, and Measurement
- 6. Definitions
- 7. Projects vs. operationsProjects are not ongoingProjects improve operationsOperations has metrics, not projects.
- 10. StrategyA strategy is a framework to establish and evaluate tactics with regard to a goal of improving operations.
- 11. Strategic Goals
- 12. TacticsTactics use best practices and strategic direction to improve operations.
- 13. MeasurementProject metrics vs. strategic metricsQualitative vs. quantitative
- 14. Projects vs. strategy, tactics, and measurementStrategyMetricsTactics
- 15. Projects vs. strategy, tactics, and measurementProjectProjectProjectStrategyMetricsTactics
- 16. Projects vs. strategy, tactics, and measurementProjectStrategyMetricsTactics
- 17. Projects vs. strategy, tactics, and measurementProjectProjectProject
- 18. Projects vs. strategy, tactics, and measurement
- 19. Evaluating Strategy, Tactics, and Measurement
- 20. Evaluation—Good StrategyStatement of the problemSupport materialStatement of the solutionTactical project list
- 21. Evaluation—Good TacticsAgnostic with respect to goalsMethodologyIntegration into operationsRealistic
- 22. Evaluation—Good MeasurementQuantifiedSimpleTied to larger goalsTrackable in near real-timeAutomatable
- 23. Evaluation—ConnectednessOverarching goals strategyStrategic tactics list tacticsStrategic goals measurementTactical execution measurementOverarching metrics measurement
- 24. Conclusion
- 25. QuestionsIf strategies guide tactics, does this mean that a strategy never (or shouldn’t change) during the tactical phase?Is a robust project management process, tools, etc. required to even begin strategy or tactics?What if we’re already in the middle of all this? Is there a way to get “back on track” without starting over?Do we need to staff a strategist on tactical projects?Were you serious about that project manager remark?Strategies influence tactics. But, is there any way that tactics “influence” strategies?I already did, or paid for, a strategy that now I realize isn’t helping me. I can’t go back and redo it, so what should I do?What if I have a strategic question during tactics that isn’t answered by the strategy?Can you really convert any qualitative goal into a quantitative goal?