Allied Command Operations (ACO) / SHAPE
Allied Command Operations (ACO) / SHAPE
An organization's external environment is often out of the organization's control. One example of a strategic response to an organization's external environment is adapting its practices according to new laws that are out of their control.
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Barriers to strategic evaluation and control include lack of top management support, insufficient resources, unclear objectives, resistance to change, and poor communication within the organization. These barriers can hinder the effectiveness of the evaluation process and prevent the organization from achieving its strategic goals.
Allied Command Operations (ACO) / SHAPE
The consolidated management control plan is typically established and maintained by the organization's senior management team, often in collaboration with finance and operational departments. This team is responsible for ensuring that the plan aligns with the organization's strategic objectives and provides a framework for monitoring performance and resource allocation. Regular reviews and updates are conducted to adapt to changing circumstances and maintain effectiveness.
Effective control systems have certain characteristics. These characteristics include: Accurate, Timely, Objective and Comprehensible, Focused on Strategic Control Points, Economically Realistic, Organizational Realistic, Coordinated with the Organization's Work Flow, Flexible, Prescriptive and Operational, and Accepted by Organization Members
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Different techniques
There are 4 key roles in any organization in present day scenario:Steward -- control over assets of the organizationOperator -- creates strategic framework to monitor the efficiency of finance processStrategist -- acting as a strategic advisor to align the organizational goalsCatalyst -- acting as change agent to execute and monitor necessary changes to achieve the overall strategic objectives of the organization
Strategic control can be defined as process of monitoring as to whether to various strategies adopted by the organization are helping its internal environment to be matched with the external environment. Strategic control processes allow managers to evaluate a company's program from a critical long-term perspective. This involves a detailed and objective analysis of a company's organization and its ability to maximize its strengths and market opportunities. There are four types of strategic control as follows: # Premise control: is designed to check systematically and continuous whether or not the premises set during the planning and implementation process are still valid # Implementation control: is designed to assess whether the overall strategy result associated with incremental steps and actions that implement overall strategy. # Strategic surveillance: It is designed to monitor a broad range of events inside and outside the company to threaten the course of firm's strategy. # Special alert control: is the need to thoroughly and often rapidly reconsider the firm's basic strategy based on a sudden unexpected event.
Clan control allows employees to have a high degree of operational latitude within an organization. This relies on commonly held goals and behavior expectations and produces desired strategic outcomes.