Making Strategy Happen: Transforming Plans into Reality, 2nd Edition

Part I: Great Plans do not Happy Outcomes Make: .

1. The Implementation Issue.

2. Why Strategies Fail.

3. Strategic Management.

4. The Anatomy of Implementation.

Part II: New Uses for an Old Vehicle:.

5. Driving Strategy Implementation with Operating Plans.

6. Setting the Stage.

Part III: Three Cornerstone Analyses: .

7. Targeting High-Leverage Improvement Opportunities.

8. Setting the Right Priorities and Objectives.

9. Assessing Capabilities for Success.

Part IV: Formulating an Agreed Plan:.

10. Establishing Direction and Focus.

11. Specifying the Work Required.

Part V: Ensuring Implementation Success: .

12. Tracking Implementation Progress.

13. Sustaining Momentum and Focus.

14. Making Strategy Happen.

Appendices. .

1. Sample Operating Systems Characteristics.

2. High-Leverage Targets of Opportunity (Prioritized)>.

3. Organization and Management Readiness Assessment Questionnaire.

4. Generic Strategy Options.

5. An Example of a List of Issues to be Addressed by a Strategy.

6. Some typical Obstacles to Successful Stratagy Implementation.

7. Examples of Action Programs.

8. Examples of Tailored Measurement Packages.

Notes.

Index.