Some primary internal organization factors used in strategic
planning include; the company's human resource, financial
capability, and competitive upper hand advantages over other
organizations in the market. All these considerations are
aligned with the vision and mission statements, and action
plans in the company. On the other hand, organization
structure/culture are also vital in strategic planning. Steady
organizational culture, and structure is better in guaranteeing
effective strategic plan than internal primary consideration
due to various reasons such as; defining the company's
internal and external identity, employees live with company
core values embedded in their daily operations keeping
them in check, and being able to transform employees
into a team thus working with ease, and dedication
in achieving company goals. It is therefore important to
have a strong, reliable culture in the organization. Primary
internal considerations for a strategic plan include human
resources, financial strength and competitive advantages in
the industry as a whole. Structure compared to these
considerations is extremely important. Structure is needed in
all of these aspects because without it the potential
for branches of the business to become chaotic increases
exponentially. Structure brings needed guidance through rules
and regulations. Culture is similarly important. Culture
highlights the why. The guidance is given through the
filter of the cultural norms of the society. Structure
and culture are high upon a list of what’s important
to have any business. From my understanding and past
experience, I believe that having different culture in your
business how to receive the end goal. no with your
employees if you haven’t been working for you, it
is important for them to Kind of go along with
your culture and morals keeping a workplace environment,
friendly and with different culture helps your employees
work harder. The better you are at being top dog
meaning respects and planning and culture for your
employees the better they will work.. Now I do think
that not all companies have a variety of culture in
them, and I think this is where they fail at
keeping employees. You have to keep your boys happy
to maintain those employees. Oh shit, TJ planning is
something that will help you grow as a company
that will help you keep your competitors eye level
with you. Keeping, and sticking to a plan, will ensure
the success of your business, and he keeps going up
and up and up. The structure and culture in a
work place is extremely important. If you do not
have structure, then do not have a plan. And when
you have no plan how will you achieve your end
goal?
I know that when I have worked for a new place
in the past I like to know exactly how it is
run. I need to know exactly what I need to do
to do my job efficiently. I feel like the structure
part of the job is put into place mostly by
management. You need to have good communication with
your workers and have a clear cut plan of action.
Also, the culture of a work place is very important.
It is very important for you to be comfortable and
at ease in your workplace. You should never feel
threatened or uncomfortable when you are at work. I
think that’s reassuring people with respect and having a
calm culture at your workplace we’ll make everything
go smooth. It should not be about the numbers in
about money only, it needs to be about more than
that to make the work place work well.
Strategy, Structure and Culture are important because this
is one way Steve Jobs used for Apple, he created
from the top down. He said people do not know
what they want until you show them.
I have worked in sales for many years, I was
taught to tell them, teach them and tell them again.I
feel that this is a great way to mix culture
together. Sometimes we do know how people are looking
at things more differently. I always told people do
not to buy from the company they buy from you,
people do not dislike you, they may just have an
issue with the company. Taking this at heart has
helped me deal with clients around the globe from
the United States to Germany. I deal with different
backgrounds daily , but I know what he said is
correct if you paint a picture people will buy from
you you have to show people. This breaks a cultural
barrier. I have clients I work with in Canada
sometimes from time to time once they hear my
voice are you from the states. I will say yes,
then the client will want to speak to someone from
Canada. Culture in a strategic plan is one of the
most important considerations. Culture expresses goals through
values and beliefs. Building a strong culture provides
consistency within a business, it also guides decisions
and actions of employees and the workforce of an
organization. Structure in a strategic plan is also a
very important consideration, it supports strategy. The purpose
of structure is to achieve the companies objectives as
well as guides employees to complete their work efficiently
and effectively. Structure allocates and designates work roles
and responsibilities. This directly influences managers decisions
on organizational strategies. Structure is the way the
organization fits together to meet a common goal.
Organizational culture and structure are both important factors
in a strategic plan. These considerations can impact
business performance, as a result of not enforcing policies
and procedures throughout the organization and maintaining
consistency across the board. Not having these in place
could cause other strategies to fail. Culture and structure
within an organization helps align employee goals to the
organizations strategic objectives, promoting employee performance
as well as productivity. Strategic planning assists businesses
in keeping up and staying aware of their rivals while
maintaining and/or obtaining a competitive advantage. To
achieve this advantage using strategic planning can assist
with determining a company’s goals/objectives in the future
and deciding how to allocate resources. To ensure that
an organization is on the right path, it should define
both the company’s vision and goals and how those
goals will be met. Without a strategic plan, a company
will not be able to achieve long-term sustainability and
will struggle with accomplishing its day-to-day tasks/operations.
Culture in strategic planning plays an important role in
the success of all organizations. It subscribes to a
code of practices and beliefs that helps shape and
stabilize an organization. It has a great influence/impact
on the behaviors and attitudes of the members of an
organization. xx Structure in strategic planning fits together
a vision or statement, values, focus area, and objectives.
It gives a clear roadmap to hit business goals. In
turn, it creates a work environment of cooperation,
allowing people to work together effectively. It decides
how responsibilities are allocated and empower successful
participation to reach satisfactory business goals. The
organization's culture is often the most important determiner
in successful execution. At the core, implementing strategy
depends on two essential elements: Building and sustaining
an organizational culture that facilitates and accelerates change.
Constructing a culture that creates the flexibility and
understands and accepts the responsibilities for change is
key. Creating an organizational culture that is open to
change starts with a senior leadership team that
communicates an agency’s strategic priorities often and
effectively. Strategic management is the never-ending process
of managing your business for success. It includes ongoing
assessment of your customer base, competition and financial
management. It’s big picture analyzing and planning to
set up your business to grow and succeed long term.
A business’s culture can make or break strategic
management. Because after you’ve defined “how you’re going
to get there” you’re going to need your employees
to buy-in, support and implement your strategy. If you
have a negative corporate culture, you’re going to have
to fix it first. If you and your employees aren’t
working as a team toward a common goal, you need
to figure out why. The usual culprits include poor
communication, inconsistent or micromanagement, and focusing
only on profits. The structure and culture are essential
to understand and implementing any business and strategic
plan. An organization’s structure is setting a goal of
where it wants to be or what it wants to achieve
in the long term. Then, the organization will show
how it will reach that goal to make it a reality.
For example, when my husband started his residential
remodeling business, he set a goal to expand and be
able to do commercial remodeling. It did not happen
from one day to another. Instead, he knew he needed
to work hard, make a good reputation for the business,
and improve daily. After ten years, he is doing
commercial remodeling, and the point is to set a
goal and know the steps necessary to get there.
Culture is essential as well. Suppose I had the
opportunity to have team members with different backgrounds,
experiences, and points of view. For example, if I
launch a new product that I think will revolutionize
the world from my perspective. And if I have a
diverse team, they can tell me whether my product
will work or if it could offend someone. Or how
I can improve it to make it work better or be
accepted worldwide. We all know something that can
help others improve, and someone knows something that
can help us improve. The structure and culture of an
organization in comparison to strategy plan in short, is
more important. The reasoning behind this is simply to
identify what both means. The culture of the organization
focuses on why things are done and how we do
the things that need to be done. The strategy is
focused on what is done and the destination of where
it goes. Organizations that have health cultures tend to
perform better and has a more successful business life
cycle. Those organizations that rely more on the strategic
plan usually come up short. The idea is to support
a great culture because this is showing that the
people involved and supporting the organization are included
and treated as they are first. This will attract talented
and skilled people to want to be and provide ideas
to the organization. The suppliers, distributors, consumers and
stakeholders will want to support. By the attraction of
these persons, we created an atmosphere of innovation.
Those that has supported us will continue to support
even if there is a need to pivot and go into
another direction. This will provide a blanket of safety.
If everyone buys into the culture, they in turn watch
out for the organization. It allows risk to be minimized.
This is shown through the consumers experience also.
The consumer will become lifelong customers because they
are satisfied with culture. We have notice of that
when customers see an Amazon box waiting for them
at their doorstep. Once this is understood, strategic
planning can begin. The motive is to have strategy
go hand in hand with what has been branded as
culture and how the plan of strategy supports the
plan .
rategic managers must make assumptions about external forces
that they cannot control. Often, these assumptions do not
materialize and the plan will need to be either
adjusted or completely discontinued. Strategic plans do offer
many benefits to an organization and they can be
summarized with the following attributes:
1.Directs the organization toward overall goals and objectives.
This attribute is important in that senior leadership and
management must make decisions that will benefit the
entire organization rather than a single department or
division. They must align the strategic initiative with the
overall mission, vision and goals of the organization. On
some occasions, a decision could seem counterproductive to
a specific department, but as a whole, the chosen
option will allow the organization to achieve superior
performance.
2. Includes multiple stakeholders in decision making Unlike
in this course, a single person does not develop
strategic plans alone. It requires multiple business professionals
from different departments.
3. Needs to incorporate short term and long term
perspectives Not too long ago, short-term and long-term
perspectives were known as short-term and long-term goals.
Often, corporations develop short term goals (1 to 3
years) and long-term goals (over 3 years). Such construct
allows the organization to better manage resources. Resources
are finite in nature and must be resourced in the
most efficient manner possible. Implementing multiple initiatives
at the same time can put stress on these resources,
which in turn could decrease efficiency or quality.
4. Recognizes trade-offs between efficiencies and effectiveness
Trade-offs are very important in strategic management. A
trade-off is often perceived as a weakness, but in
reality, they allow management to balance the many
variables of putting a plan together.
Knowing the structure of a company is very important
because without a solid structure built into any business
from the beginning, their would be no semblance of
control, nor would the company last very long. Knowing
what the vision, the mission and the values of the
company are help give you a place to start. Hiring
employees with some of the same values as what
you want in the company can lead to a strong,
supportive and long term team. Feed the culture of
the employees and know that everyone is different and
as long as management does not try and push an
employee to be someone that they are not, listens to
them and tries to understand them, you will have
more support from the team. My boss does business
planning with some of our clients and one of the
things he tells the owner is to look at who is
actually happy in the position they hold. Someone can
be hired to do one job, but when you pay
attention and notice that they are not happy in the
position, instead of ignoring them, talk to them. There
may be a better position for them in the company
that would make them happy and want to stay on.
Building a strong team that works well together, and
making sure that you see the vision of what you
want to accomplish with your company, work to meet
the goals that you have set, and stay true to
your values and beliefs, but understanding to the culture
of the employees that you hire. Structure and culture
in unison form a dynamic importance in strategic planning.
Understanding the culture you were in or that you
are trying to create plays a big part in what is
necessary when producing a plan. Strategic planning takes
a number of things to do effectively when creating
a plan as such it Has to be constructed with a
level structure that allow it to be formed correctly.
Structure allows your strategic is your plan to be
formed orderly and executed at proper times and place
and can be tracked because of the necessary structure
that the plan has been made out of. Culture is
very important without culture the wireman that’s necessary
to reach the goals that the company is aiming for
can’t be unreachable. A culture like a women culture
breeds success and those who live in those type of
cultures will aim to continue and successes so with
creating a strategic plan having a winner and culture
will only suture bottom line agenda. This is why
culture and structure play such a major part and
strategic planning. Strategic plans are implemented so that
organizations may accomplish set objectives and goals that
institute success. Culture is the way of the organization
as to treatment of the organization's employees. One
definition of culture is as on dictionary.com “the quality
in a person or society that arises from concern…excellent
in arts…,manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.” Now added that
structure is” the arrangement of the relations between
parts or elements of something complex”. The two terms
structure and culture are together very important elements
to the strategic planning process. If an organization has
a certain culture that is what helps to keep the
organizational influence for employees that are part of
the organization's structure of employees. As there are
more than 3 steps of the strategic planning process
one can gather that the culture of the organization
as well as the structure of the organization is
successful due to the people that operate within the
organization individually and as a group. Antonio's opinion
is that the two terms are very important to the
implementing of a strategic plan. A company’s structure
and culture are the top two critical ingredients in the
mix of all primary internal considerations for a successful
strategic plan and implementation. The ability to have a
solid structure will impede or enhance the probability of
success in driving forward strategic plans. Without it, the
employees needed, roles and responsibilities, and accountability
to achieve strategic objectives cannot be met. In the
strategic planning process, the organization structure and
communications strategy should be reviewed, assessed, and
action steps assigned to make any necessary adjustments
to meet the plan goals. The culture of the company
arguably comes even before structure, because if the
culture is not promoting success and the company norms,
then the structure can be at its strongest but the
team isn’t rowing in the same direction, or maybe
not even in the same boat! A strong culture not
only yields strong performance but also increases employee
engagement and employee retention, if the company has
to constantly stop strategic focus work because they have
a lot of employee turnover, then their likelihood of
long-term sustainable success is at risk. Additionally, a
weak culture will not attract top talent for recruiting
purposes. As you can see both structure and culture
are vital for any strategic plan and correlating objectives.
Having a strategic plan is a very important part to
an organization. Strategic plan or strategic management is
defined as the process of working a business for
success. Some of the questions that one may ask
themselves when planning for success is: how is the
business now; where do they want it to be; how
will they make it happen. Organization business culture
is one of the most important parts in order for
a business success. After deciding how to make to
get to your goal, Business culture comes in handy
at this point because the supports of your employees
will come in handy here. You would need everyone
to work as one in order to make your goal
happen by building a strong culture; the business can
reach its goal without any issues. As for structure is
goes hand in hand with culture when it comes to
business. Structure is influence by the views and
commitment of those above because whenever they decide
to make a change this will determine the progress/continuation
of the business. Structure and culture affect the business
development and the employees. How important are structure
and culture compared to the other primary internal
considerations for a strategic plan? Structure: The arrangement
of and relations between the parts or elements of
something complex. Culture: The characteristic features of
everyday existence (such as diversions or a way of
life) shared by people in a place or time
Strategic planning: Detailed proposals developed to help a
group achieve their goals.
A well-planned strategy can fall apart if you can't
get employees to execute it properly. You may think
you can simply order employees to comply, but much
of their motivation and enthusiasm depends on the type
of business culture they work in. Strategy is about
vision and structure is about authority, so both are
critically important. But culture is about meaning, and
meaning will trump both vision and authority over time.
The structure and the culture of the organization is
by far the most important element as per the internal
considerations of the organization. By building a strong
culture, businesses can provide consistency and direction,
guide decisions and actions, fuel the workforce and help
reach their potential. While organizational culture is an
integral part of a business, it's not always visible to
long-term employees. Developing a strategic plan is vital
to an organization’s success. An organization must be
able to efficiently execute that strategy to achieve its
performance improvement goals. The organization’s culture is
often the most important determiner in successful execution.
At the core, implementing strategy depends on two
essential elements. One, building and sustaining an organizational
culture that facilitates and accelerates change. Two, fostering
a sense of personal accountability for strategy execution
ownership at every agency level from administrative assistant
to senior leadership. Constructing a culture that creates
the flexibility and understands and accepts the responsibilities
for change is key. The most effective organizations
understand that simply writing a strategic plan does not
guarantee success, it is just a vision. Progress only
occurs through creating and reinforcing a culture of
change, implementation, and accountability. The structure defines
communication and reporting relationships while culture defines
business norms to be followed. It is essential for
strategic planning as it helps to develop a competitive
edge for the business that would measure its growth.
Therefore, it generates foundations for bringing change and
flexibility in the business for achieving improvement in
its processes.
The organizational structure and culture are essential for
the design of a strategic plan aligned with the
organization's purpose.
What happens is that the structure and culture of an
organization constitute its identity, its way of organizing
itself and creating an environment designed to obtain the
objectives and goals stipulated by strategic planning. So
it can be said that there is no way to develop
a strategic plan without considering the structure or
culture because it is through these two variables that
action plans are developed and modeled according to
what the company is, and what it plans to be in
the future. All organizational systems must be foreseen
in the planning and be developed with the same
degree of importance, because together they form the
organizational whole that will lead a company to be
well positioned in the market, achieve continuous improvement
in its processes, achieve competitive advantage in the
market, etc. The importance is to examine the structure
and culture trends to provide consistency to the customer
and employee expectations. To understand the training skill
set needed to develop the leadership and management
will be an attractive culture. This should consist of
ongoing collaboration within the business or team on
topics to develop the analytical learning tools for peek
performance and productivity results. Being open to new
ideas, have net promotor surveys, develop visions, continually
assess changes in the data results, and adjust to
create sense of satisfaction in a work life balance
environment that leads to better performance overall. Compared
to a business primary internal strategic plan will align
to the vision or mission statements for the coming
year. Based on realistic data and considerations of the
long and short term goals. The strategic planning is
going to have elements that are used as the whole
company’s goals and briefly how to achieve those goals.
Valuing the business, sustain the customer, and take
critical factors to align the strategy with the culture
of the business and competitors. Strategic planning has
detailed analyses of internal and external data and applies
them to all quantifiable areas including process, cost,
margin, market demand, headcount, and production runs.
Culture & Control is in the implementation stage of
strategic planning. Culture & Control has a competitive
advantage for managers. Culture is an important factor
in the internal process because of the preferences in
recruiting, retaining, and promoting employees. This is to
connect with the same values. Organizational culture is
very important to create oneness in the business. The
control implements internal governance in the company.
Strategic control and reward system have input & output
control. Input control seeks to define and direct employee
behavior by explicit rules in the standard operating
procedures before employees make decisions. Budgets are an
example of input controls. Output controls guide employee
behavior by defining the expected results but allow
employees to foster the results and make decisions on
projects of their choosing. Output control motivates the
employees because it is driven by their interests. Structure
and culture are very important for a strategic plan.
The structure of a strategic plan is the way the
pieces of an organization fit together to meet a
common goal. Structure is the people, positions, procedures,
processes, culture, and technology of the organization. Culture
is important because it expresses goals through values
and beliefs. Compared to the other primary internal
considerations for a strategic plan I believe structure and
culture are most important. Without structure a organization
will not be able to be successful and I think
culture is what bring diversity to an organization that's
why they are both so important for a strategic plan.
Culture provides important social and economic benefits. The
primary internal organization considerations for strategic planning
involves the company's human resources, financial strengths,
and different competitive advantages in the overall market
place. When I think of structure i think of building,
the foundation which a organization is built off of.
I also believe that you business culture must support
your strategy. An organization's culture determines the
organizations behavior more than the organization's strategy
or structure. The structure and culture of an organization
are the key building blocks used to develop a strategic
plan that aligns with the organizations vision. The
organizational structure defines guidelines for leadership, resources,
and coordination that directly align with strategic goals
of an organization. Organizational culture is collectively the
norms and practices that lead the actions of organizational
members and develops key traits required for business
success. Developmentally without these foundational building
blocks of an organizational strategic plan, the plan cannot
be modeled after an organization’s vision and goals. The
structure and culture of an organization directly affect
the plan development and evolution of the strategic plan
by providing oversight on company goals, and values
while guiding the organization to optimal success. Taking
away these aspects of the strategic plan compromises the
organizations core values while creating an unsuccessful plan
of attack that neither encompasses the company’s vision
nor provides guidance for success. xx I believe that
even having all other aspects covered a strategic plan
cannot be successfully developed for any organization without
the basic fundamentals structure and culture provide. When
I think about structure and culture, it speaks volumes
because in strategic planning it is important to ensure
the layout is diverse and can include the entire team.
Of course, there are internal considerations that play a
factor such as finances, expenses, inventory, payroll, etc.,
but I believe those things will happen as the business
is developed and continues to grow its clientele and
team. The structure is what brings order to the
organization, employees, vendors, and clients which sets the
tone by having a foundation set in place regarding
how the organization will run. Culture is needed at
all times because it provides a diverse, judgment-free,
and comfortable environment where others can be themselves
and not have to change to the acceptance and liking
of others. Culture is well-rounded in today's society and
I notice many organizations celebrate and honor various
cultures. When structure and culture are part of an
organization's plan, the business also will witness an
increase in clientele because they will be able to
witness the different ethnicity in the workplace and how
there is no division. The structure and the culture of
the organisation is to me the most important element
as per the internal considerations for a strategic plan.
The organization's culture is often the most important
determiner in successful execution. At the core, implementing
strategy depends on two essential elements: Building and
sustaining an organizational culture that facilitate and accelerate
change. Managers use organizational culture as a tool to
lead and control the strategic management behaviors. It's
wise to use corporate culture to influence and train
the mindset and attitude of employees, gain their support
of the organization's regulations and the procedures and
slow down resistance to change. Having a structural
organization will help you build a plan to grow a
successful business. It also tells you which tactics are
feasible and how you should go about implementing
them. Ultimately, your strategy and structure should work
seamlessly together. Bottom line is that the structure and
the culture of a organization is very important if you
want your organization and or business to succeed. Two
important elements that you need to have and know.
A strategic plan is needed in order for a business
to grow. A strategic plan consists of a discussion to
gather information and input. The strategic plan of a
development plan to develop the mission statement and
the vision. The strategic plan them consists of review
and updating phase. "Structure can be defined as the
design of organization through which the enterprise is
administered ...structure follows strategy" (Rothaermel, 2017,
p.368). Structure is the communication piece of the
strategic plan. The structure encompasses the mission and
the vision. Being that structure involves commuting what
management envisions and setting the foundation for the
organization. Culture is imporant because it speaks to
what and who the organization is. It demonstrates the
norms and wht the organization consists of. The
organization's culture is unique to it. This in turn
gives the organization an advantage up on its competition
as the culture can not be imitated. Not being able
to be imitated is the competitive age the organization
has on its competition. It also allows for growth
because when the culture is positive it allows for
growth. A business plan is often used as the basis
to secure business capital via a bank or another
investor. It provides information about what the business
is, some form of quantitative research that shows the
business will be lucrative, and the overall structure of
the business. In comparison, a strategic plan provides a
plan on how the business will continue to be run
effectively and be profitable in the face of competition.
While both of them contain similar sections, their purpose
is different. Structure is culture is very important and
directly impacts the strategic plan of a company. I
feel as though structure and culture are the basis of
a strategic plan. With well know guidelines it helps
the organization know where and what they need to
be a successful organization.I think being open to new
ideas is very important in a business. It helps you
to expand and attract different customers. Structure and
culture of a strategic plan is critically important. Culture
is about meaning and meaning will trump both vision
and authority over time. With strategic planning you are
bound to have a successful organization or business.
Strategic planning is one of the main elements of
success. With good planning and a plan of action, a
business may accomplish its objectives. Culture and
organizational structure are intertwined. An organizational structure
establishes the mindset, rules, framework, tactics, and moral
principles that ultimately shape the workplace culture. The
vision and mission of a corporation can be carried
out in this way by adhering to its own rules and
procedures, a corporation can achieve its objectives when
a strong structure is in place. An organization's culture
can also be established by the actions and attitudes
of the entire organization. Creating a strong foundation
of structure and culture can determine their success.
Having a string understanding of both benefits the business
as well as its employees. Strategic planning is the
company's goal to achieve its desired result. And the
structure is how the company operates, which includes
the company's business process. Both can affect each
other depending on what needs to be achieved and
what the company wants to accomplish. There are many
moving parts to a company. Employees being one of
those parts play a major role in the success of
a company. Organizational culture has a powerful impact
on the workplace. Culture gives employees the confidence
to complete their duties efficiently and effectively. It
keeps them motivated and inspired.
