STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION AND ALIGNMENT MBA/590

Sign-up for this class through the University of Phoenix and Learn the Following:

Week 1 - COMPONENTS OF IMPLEMENTING STRATEGY

1. Strategy and the implementation of initiatives.

2. Program and project plans necessary to achieve strategy.

3. Elements of an implementation plan.

4. Human elements for realizing change.

5. Critical Success Factors (CSF) for plan implementation.

We talked about the Book and Articles, Linked Management Models, The Storms of Chaos Model...

Week 2 - BEST PRACTICES IN STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION

1. Best practices in implementation and implementation planning.

2. Best practices in prioritizing resources for plan implementation.

3. Potential shortfalls, risk factors, and consequences in an implementation plan.

4. Alternative initiatives to achieve a given strategy.

We started talking about Project Management.

Week 3

1. Create an implementation plan to achieve the initiative.

2. Analyze (post mortem) the implementation planning process.

Week 4

1. Describe the essential skills of effective project management.

2. Identify effective tools for allocating resources.

3. Explain the use of performance management tools.

Week 5

1. Evaluate methods for tracking and status reporting.

2. Assess ongoing project risks and their impact on project outcomes.

3. Evaluate alternative management responses to events that threaten successful project completion.

Week 6

1. Create a management response to events that threaten successful project completion.

2. Design a project closure approach.