Organizational strategic planning, implementation and evaluation with analysis of challenges and benefits for profit and nonprofit organizations

Abstract

Strategic planning and management is the way to go for organizations to prepare themselves to sustain and overcome competion in market places. It is important for all organizations in private sector, public sector and nonprofit organizations. It is a process that begins with self-assessment and realization and then reorganization to compete in a business environment. Business strategies form the basis of survival in a competitive environment and should therefore be well developed by the right people and the right organizational levels. Strategy formulation and implementation should be linked by an evaluation strategy to realize strategy success otherwise the strategies remain useless paperwork. Strategy implementation challenges include political interference, limited resources and global economic situations that may be beyond the organizations' control and so organizations should monitor the internal and external environment and make changes or adjustments to prevent strategy failure. This can be realized by effectively evaluating strategy implementation process. A good strategic plan will give significant benefits to organizations like increased profitability and better corporate governance. Strategic management however is expensive, requires significant resources and investment in market research and other resources yet does not always guarantee success. To be successful in strategic planning and implementation organizations, should invest in market research and forecasting, adequate budgeting, as well as recruitment, training and motivation of qualified personnel and having a holistic approach in strategy formulation and implementation by bringing everybody in the organization to contribute and participate. Strategies should be creative and innovative while the execution should be both effective and efficient. Quick and effective feedback will enhance monitoring and evaluation and facilitate successful strategy implementation. Organizations should be customer oriented to deal with competition and hence proper strategy formulation and implementation. It should however be noted that having a strategic plan does not always guarantee success. However, a well-crafted, innovative and creative plan that is well executed will guarantee success. An effective strategy should start with a SWOT analysis which will enable the organization to build on its strengths and utilize opportunities while controlling or managing threats and weaknesses.

Problems of the strategic planning systems implementation at industrial enterprises

“…Strategic planning includes goal setting and resource allocation. Discipline is a prerequisite for successful strategic planning (Kabeyi, 2019).…”

Enablers and hindrances to health promotion and disease prevention practices among healthcare workers in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, South Africa

“…The results show that programme planning with inputs from different levels were less likely to be enablers of health promotion and disease prevention among medical doctors and allied health workers as compared to nurses. Although HP programme planning is a strategic process in the health delivery system involving formulation, implementation, and evaluation stages ( Kabeyi, 2019 ), involvement of several members at formulation stage is critical in its implementation and evaluation. According to Kabeyi (2019) participating members should be credible, knowledgeable and have proper understanding to educate others.…”

“…Although HP programme planning is a strategic process in the health delivery system involving formulation, implementation, and evaluation stages ( Kabeyi, 2019 ), involvement of several members at formulation stage is critical in its implementation and evaluation. According to Kabeyi (2019) participating members should be credible, knowledgeable and have proper understanding to educate others. The results obtained in our study suggest that doctors and allied health workers may not be involved in this important phase.…”

Central versus wellhead power plants in geothermal grid electricity generation

“…However, the operation of geothermal wellhead plants is associated with challenges such as noise pollution, emission of gases like hydrogen sulphide and carbon dioxide, which air pollution, while atmospheric venting of wellheads due to trips or lost load could lead to conflict with the surrounding community due to deposits which could spread to nearby settlements as witnessed in cases like the Eburru wellhead plant in Kenya [47,48]. There is a need to establish the potential of wellhead power plants as a feasible solution to challenges facing the development and exploitation of the significant but unexploited geothermal resources, which included long gestation periods and substantial development costs as well as the risks associated with project development [42,49].…”