The strategic plan is cascaded to all units of the institution. Implementation is regularly monitored and assessed. The strategic plan is revisited, evaluated and fine-tuned, if necessary. Management aligns the performance trinity of strategy and vision, leadership and management, and institutional culture and values in implementing the strategic plan.
Guideline code
GG_06300
Mechanism
Mechanism
- The management should ensure that the strategic plan is translated into department-level plans and staff responsibilities that are well defined and well understood.
- The management should regularly update the board on the plan’s implementation vis-à-vis the set goals, targets, milestones and deliverables.
- The management should conduct periodic reviews to ensure the satisfactory implementation of the strategic plan, the cost effectiveness of the budget plan, the efficiency of resource use and, if necessary, to fine-tune the plan.
- Departmental performance and the institution’s overall performance should be an integral part of the staff performance appraisal system.
Structure
Structure
- The board should hold the management accountable for the implementation of the strategic plan.
- The management should cascade the strategic plan to all units of the institution. The lines of responsibility, decision-making, delegation, coordination, reporting and review should be well defined and well understood.
- The management may centralize monitoring of the implementation of the strategic plan within a central planning unit.
- The management should have open communications channels to facilitate monitoring of the implementation of the strategic plan.
Title HTML
Guideline 48. Strategy implementation
Type
Guideline_1
Weight
67