This article throws light upon the eight steps in strategy formulation in management. The steps are: 1. Setting Basic Objectives 2. Identify Opportunities and Risks 3. Evaluating Alternative Resource 4. Formulating Alternative Strategies 5. Evaluating these Alternatives 6. Establishing Basic Strategy 7. Implementing Strategy 8. Evaluating Strategy. Step # 1. Setting Basic Objectives: The firm initially sets provisional objectives. The [...]
This article throws light upon the six main criteria’s for evaluating the effectiveness of planning in an organisation. The criteria’s are: 1. Usefulness 2. Accuracy and Objectivity 3. Scope 4. Cost-Effectiveness 5. Accountability 6. Timeliness. Criteria # 1. Usefulness: To be most useful to management in performing its other functions, a plan has to be flexible — yet stable – [...]
This article throws light upon the three categories under which plans are classified in an organisation. The categories are: 1. The Time Dimension in Planning 2. The Use Dimension in Planning 3. The Scope or Breadth Dimension in Planning. Category # 1. Time Dimension in Planning: a. The Time Dimension in Planning: Time enters as an important variable in the [...]