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When Are You Really an Adult? by Julie Beck It would probably be fair to call Henry “aimless.” After he graduated from Harvard, he…
3.5 Implementation of Strategy An organization’s strategic direction requires the CEO or president, in combination with the top-level executive team, to work diligently on follow-through, making sure any strategy chosen will be fully implemented. In larger organizations, such as community hospitals, the board of directors follows a more formal or structured process to oversee the development and implementation of strategies prepared by the CEO and executive management team. In other settings, managers may prepare and carry out strategies without such oversight. As a standard planning practice, implementation can be directed by the “five Ws and an H” questions: Who will direct the implementation of the strategy at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels? A health care manager who decides to incorporate a new service (diversification), such as child care for visitors of patients on both weekdays and weekends, may not oversee the development of the unit. Instead, the manager may assign the task to the individual who will eventually manage that unit. What is to be done? An implementation program should carefully list and sequence all necessary outcomes. A goal-setting program or planning timeline can establish benchmarks for when each task should be completed. When should the task start and end? The decision to undertake and implement a strategy only begins the process. Effective strategic management assigns reasonable starting times and completion dates for the major event. Again, a goal-setting program can help develop the time frame for full implementation. In some instances, the strategy may take years to fully complete. Where are tasks to be performed? In many instances, the primary facility will be the only place involved. In other cases, however, a series of locations may be part of the process. Why are these tasks needed? Effective implementation includes providing the rationale for the strategic choice to all publics. Each operating unit should have the plan explained to it, along with the reasons for the choice. This provides an opportunity not only for questions and feedback but also for buy-in and participation in the process. When this occurs, morale may increase as employees feel a greater sense of empowerment during implementation. How are things to be performed? This final element adds in all of the other details. Implementation of a strategy involves the preparation of tactical and operational plans that seamlessly integrate with the strategic direction top management has chosen to pursue. Tactical Planning A strategy outlines the major activity or activities the organization will pursue. Tactics are the plans designed to support strategies (Reilly, Minnick, & Baack, 2011, pp. 41–43). For example, managers in a hospital who have chosen to diversify by adding a wellness center to the hospital’s current services should then devise the tactics that will support the plan and assist in its implementation. In this example, tactics could include the following: Retaining an architect or facilities manager to create the physical space needed Hiring a manager to oversee the unit and unit employees (human resources) Creating guidelines that specify the types of wellness activities involved (medical staff) Coordinating with other departments (radiology, laboratories, and physicians) Establishing marketing programs to publicize the new program (marketing) Setting up fees and payment systems for those who use the program (accounting) These activities are carried out by managers in the various functions noted here. Once the tasks have been assigned, first-line supervisors can finalize the most specific elements as operational plans. Operational Planning Managers within each unit of a health care organization, no matter how large or small, devise operational plans to direct their units. An effective strategic management program ensures that operational plans align with organizational strategies and tactics. Three primary operational plans are budgets, projects, and programs. A budget is an annual financial plan. Strategies often require additional resources or the redirection of resources from one area, department, or activity to another. The accounting manager works in conjunction with managers at all levels to make sure adequate funds have been allocated to any new strategic endeavor. A project is a plan for a one-time activity. As an example, consider a gynecological practice with three physicians. The organization’s management team decides to diversify by adding urological services. Several tactics would be part of such an expansion. After diversifying, however, the organization may discover that its parking lot requires more spaces to accommodate the additional number of employees and patients. The project involved would be the design, property acquisition, and completion of the new parking area. Once the lot has been finished, the project is complete. For that reason, projects are also referred to as single-use plans. Programs are sets of projects with an ongoing outcome. A wellness program includes the projects and tactics noted earlier. When the individual projects have been completed (new physical space, advertising blitz), the wellness program can continue in operation. New projects associated with maintenance of the program may then arise over time. A strategic management program experiences the greatest chances for success when the three levels of planning—strategies, tactics, and operational plans—align with each other. To achieve this outcome, managers must employ various methods that link the levels of planning. Links Between Levels of Planning…
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NAME: _____________Cece Tran ________________ Worksheet for Reading a Scholarly Article Exercise INSTRUCTIONS: Using the reading strategies you learned from Karen Rosenberg’s essay, “Reading Games,”…
