A strategic blueprint for action (parte I)

Erich Joachimsthaler no seu livro "Hidden in Plain Sight" resume algo que interessa à minha actividade:
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A strategic blueprint for action is an umbrella tool – defining at the highest levels the strategy that a firm chooses as well as the actions and activities required to move it toward realizing its vision and goals. (Moi ici: precisamos de planos estratégicos para a acção, iniciativas estratégicas. Helas, por vezes as empresas chamam a uma folha com um título... plano de acção!!!)
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The strategy is defined by three main considerations
Objectives. What we are trying to achieve?
Advantage. With what resources and capabilities do we achieve this objective?
Scope. In what domain will we compete?
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Objectives define the ends of the strategy. The advantage defines the means. The scope defines the domain from a customer perspective.
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OBJECTIVES
Objectives are primary goals that motivate the behaviors of the firm and that will be rewarded. These should be simple and measurable. They should be a bit of a stretch but should also be proximate and realistically achievable. Goals should not be confused with visions. Strategic objectives are merely milestones or targets that must be achieved in order to realize this central vision.
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Strategic objectives can be chosen from a wide range of targets, including profitability, size of the firm, market or customer share or rank, and shareholder return.
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ADVANTAGE
A second component of the strategic blueprint defines what the firm does differently, better, or uniquely compared with competitors. Defining the advantage and understanding the sources or drivers of the advantage lie at the core of strategy.
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SCOPE
Defining scope answers the question. What sandbox do we want to play in?
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An important dimension is the definition of the firm’s choice of customers; needs; need states, or behavior clusters the firm intends to serve; and the products and services it offers to them. Seen from the perspective of pursuing customer advantage, scope can define how the offering links into the activities and goals of customers in the context of their everyday lives.”
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