...Strategy and Management Darren Othick Project Management Lab Two Rishard Owens July 8, 2015 For my article to critique this week I chose, A Formula for Success: Integrating Risk with Strategy Setting and Performance Management, from the Ottawa University web site http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.lib.ottawa.edu/. In this article, author Jim DeLoach describes and details in a broad sense, the benefits and reasons for strategy, risk and management. DeLoach states, “The process of integrating strategy setting and risk assessment provides an ideal opportunity for interaction between executive management and the entire board. Strategy setting articulates strategic aspirations and initiatives, and defines the differentiating capabilities and infrastructure needed to execute. Risk assessment identifies and sources key risks inherent in the strategy, understands critical assumptions underlying the strategy, and sustains the risk-appetite dialogue” (2014). Risk and performance management begin to come together as quality inputs and metrics become coexistent. DeLoach ads, “The discipline of establishing key performance indicators and key risk indicators by integrating risk management and performance management is intended to improve the mix of lead indicators included in the balanced scorecard used to run the business. For example, within certain organizations, accumulated deferred maintenance might be a lead indicator of emerging environmental, health, and safety risks...
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...Chapter 1: A new framework for implementing corporate sustainability Key points: ▪ Sustainability performance is the effect of corporate activity on the social, environmental, and economic fabric of society. ▪ A balance between economic progress, social responsibility, and environmental protection, sometimes referred to as the triple bottom line, can lead to competitive advantage. ▪ The evaluation of social, economic, and environmental impacts of organizational actions is necessary to make effective operational and capital investment decisions that positively impact organizational objectives and satisfy the objectives of multiple stakeholders. ▪ The financial payoff of a proactive sustainability strategy can be substantial. ▪ To become a leader in sustainability, one needs to articulate what sustainability is, develop processes to promote sustainability throughout the corporation, measure performance on sustainability, and ultimately link this measurement to corporate financial performance. ▪ Corporate citizenship is an important driver for building trust, attracting and retaining employees, and obtaining a “license to operate” within a community. ▪ Corporate citizenship is much more than charitable donations and public relations—it’s the way the company integrates sustainability principles with everyday business operations and policies and then translates all of this into bottom-line results. ▪ For sustainability to be long lasting and useful...
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...Chapter 1: A new framework for implementing corporate sustainability Key points: ▪ Sustainability performance is the effect of corporate activity on the social, environmental, and economic fabric of society. ▪ A balance between economic progress, social responsibility, and environmental protection, sometimes referred to as the triple bottom line, can lead to competitive advantage. ▪ The evaluation of social, economic, and environmental impacts of organizational actions is necessary to make effective operational and capital investment decisions that positively impact organizational objectives and satisfy the objectives of multiple stakeholders. ▪ The financial payoff of a proactive sustainability strategy can be substantial. ▪ To become a leader in sustainability, one needs to articulate what sustainability is, develop processes to promote sustainability throughout the corporation, measure performance on sustainability, and ultimately link this measurement to corporate financial performance. ▪ Corporate citizenship is an important driver for building trust, attracting and retaining employees, and obtaining a “license to operate” within a community. ▪ Corporate citizenship is much more than charitable donations and public relations—it’s the way the company integrates sustainability principles with everyday business operations and policies and then translates all of this into bottom-line results. ▪ For sustainability to be long lasting and useful...
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...STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN for (company name) for Period January 2002 to December 2005 (dates are examples only) Approved by (name), (position), on (date) Update Status: (amendment number), on (date) TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Section Page 1. Strategic Focus 2. The Business 3. Market Analysis 4 Products 5 Marketing 6 Research and Development 7 Production and Delivery 8 Supply Chains 9 Business Systems and Processes 10. Stakeholder Relationships and Alliances 11. Organisational and Management 12 Environmental and Social Impacts 13 Risk Factors and Regulatory Compliance 14 Corporate Governance 15 Financials 16 Application of Investment Funds 17 Strategic Action Plan 18 Plan Improvement Appendices: 1. 2. 3. Some Thoughts on Writing this Plan before We Start • Clearly identify the readers of this document. Then write the plan in a style that is easily understood by readers • Remember that this plan is a working document that has the clear purpose of initiating focussed action and generating clear and measurable results. Avoid the excessive use of descriptive adjectives to 'pad' or over-sell the plan. Flowery, highly descriptive language can cloud key issues, blur the plan's focus and slow/confuse its implementation • Keep the plan 'tight'; ensure it remains concise, balanced, clear and logical. Where possible use quantitative...
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...Strategic Planning STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN for (company name) for Period January 2002 to December 2005 (dates are examples only) Approved by (name), (position), on (date) Update Status: (amendment number), on (date) TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Section Page 1. Strategic Focus 2. The Business 3. Market Analysis 4 Products 5 Marketing 6 Research and Development 7 Production and Delivery 8 Supply Chains 9 Business Systems and Processes 10. Stakeholder Relationships and Alliances 11. Organisational and Management 12 Environmental and Social Impacts 13 Risk Factors and Regulatory Compliance 14 Corporate Governance 15 Financials 16 Application of Investment Funds 17 Strategic Action Plan 18 Plan Improvement Appendices: 1. 2. 3. Some Thoughts on Writing this Plan before We Start • Clearly identify the readers of this document. Then write the plan in a style that is easily understood by readers • Remember that this plan is a working document that has the clear purpose of initiating focussed action and generating clear and measurable results. Avoid the excessive use of descriptive adjectives to 'pad' or over-sell the plan. Flowery, highly descriptive language can cloud key issues, blur the plan's focus and slow/confuse its implementation • Keep the plan 'tight'; ensure it remains concise, balanced, clear...
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...STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN for (company name) for Period January 2002 to December 2005 (dates are examples only) Approved by (name), (position), on (date) Update Status: (amendment number), on (date) TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary Section Page 1. Strategic Focus 2. The Business 3. Market Analysis 4 Products 5 Marketing 6 Research and Development 7 Production and Delivery 8 Supply Chains 9 Business Systems and Processes 10. Stakeholder Relationships and Alliances 11. Organisational and Management 12 Environmental and Social Impacts 13 Risk Factors and Regulatory Compliance 14 Corporate Governance 15 Financials 16 Application of Investment Funds 17 Strategic Action Plan 18 Plan Improvement Appendices: 1. 2. 3. Some Thoughts on Writing this Plan before We Start • Clearly identify the readers of this document. Then write the plan in a style that is easily understood by readers • Remember that this plan is a working document that has the clear purpose of initiating focussed action and generating clear and measurable results. Avoid the excessive use of descriptive adjectives to 'pad' or over-sell the plan. Flowery, highly descriptive language can cloud key issues, blur the plan's focus and slow/confuse its implementation • Keep the plan 'tight'; ensure it remains concise, balanced, clear and logical. Where possible use quantitative rather than qualitative information. Remember the KISSS approach to planning;...
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...Impact of Risk Management in Application Development Abstract: Nowadays, software is becoming a major part of enterprise business. Software development is activity connected with advanced technology and high level of knowledge. Risks on software development projects must be successfully mitigated to produce successful software systems. Lack of a defined approach to risk management is one of the common causes for project failures. To improve project chances for success, this work investigates common risk impact areas to perceive a foundation that can be used to define a common approach to software risk management. Based on typical risk impact areas on software development projects, we propose three risk management strategies suitable for a broad area of enterprises and software development projects with different amounts of connected risks. Proposed strategies define activities that should be performed for successful risk management, the one that will enable software development projects to perceive risks as soon as possible and to solve problems connected with risk materialization. We also propose a risk-based approach to software development planning and risk management as attempts to address and retire the highest impact risks as early as possible in the development process. Proposed strategies should improve risk management on software development projects and help to create a successful software solution. Table of contents: 1. Introduction ...
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...full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0144-3577.htm Supply chain risk management and performance A guiding framework for future development Bob Ritchie Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, UK, and Supply chain risk management and performance 303 Clare Brindley Head of Department, Lancashire Business School, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, UK Abstract Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the constructs underpinning risk management and explores its application in the supply chain context through the development of a framework. The constructs of performance and risk are matched together to provide new perspectives for researchers and practitioners. Design/methodology/approach – The conceptual and empirical work in the supply chain management field and other related fields is employed to develop a conceptual framework of supply chain risk management (SCRM). Risk in the supply chain is explored in terms of risk/performance sources, drivers, consequences and management responses, including initial approaches to categorization within these. Two empirical cases are used to illustrate the application of the framework. Findings – A new framework is presented that helps to integrate the dimensions of risk and performance in supply chains and provide a categorisation of risk drivers. Research limitations/implications – SCRM is at an early stage of evolution. The paper provides...
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...Starting with this kind of vision, the notion of risk management has been taken as one of business keys success. Any possible source of uncertainty is now treated as a risk that might need managing. However, risk management isn't that new, there were always Uncertainty, Priorities and even Practicalities. More than that, it's evolving. In fact, there are ones that defines risk management as "a process, effected by an entity’s board of directors, management and other personnel, applied in strategy setting across the enterprise, designed to identify potential events that may affect the entity, and manage risk to be within its risk appetite, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement of entity objectives", others find it as "the process of understanding and managing the risks that the organization is inevitably subject to in attempting to achieve its corporate objectives. Both definitions have a major point in common, that the achievement of corporate objectives is ensured by risk management. Risk management has focused more on operational issues than strategic ones; therefore strategic risks have been managed reactively rather than proactively. Managers should be aware of the inter-linked risks relatively to inter-linked operations activities by developing an UP thinking which facilitates the comprehension of an inter-relationship. In the other hand, we shouldn't neglect the importance of a performance management consisting of a set of management and...
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...Management (‘IAM’) is the proud sponsor of the IAM Hedge Fund Research Programme of the Financial Markets Group. Within this programme the LSE team undertakes independent research into aspects of the hedge fund industry. It is hoped that the results of this research will give greater understanding about this growing area of financial innovation. This research paper gives a broad introduction to the hedge fund industry, the historical background to the evolution of hedge funds, the fund of funds industry and provides an explanation of some of the terminology used within this area. As an overview of the industry the document does not attempt to address the use of hedge funds within the broader context of portfolio management such as organisational risk or other areas of concern for the investor. This is a nontechnical paper and as such is intended for students or practitioners seeking a general introduction and reference tool. It is not a survey of the research literature and citations are kept to a minimum. If you wish to keep updated on the IAM Hedge Fund Research Programme please let us know. If you have any questions please contact IAM at our London office or visit our website: 34 Sackville Street London W1S 3EF Tel. +44 (0)20 7734 8488 www.iam.uk.com For information about the research activities of the Financial Markets Group see the following page or visit the FMG website (http://fmg.lse.ac.uk.) London School of Economics Financial Markets Group The Financial Markets Group (‘FMG’)...
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...1. Diversification strategy (Scenario) Definition and Example: Specifies actions a firm takes to gain a competitive advantage by selecting and managing a group of different businesses competing in different product markets. Diversification strategy is expected to help firm earn above-average returns while profit came from different sources of market. Perhaps is also should increase firm overall performance. Value ultimately determined by degree to which the businesses in the portfolio are worth more under the management of the company then they would be under any other ownership. (eg: Types: a. Low Levels Single Business Strategy is Corporate-level strategy in which the firm generates 95% or more of its sales revenue from its core business area (operating in relatively few product markets). Eg: Wrigley only produces chewing and bubble gums. Dominant Business Diversification Strategy is Corporate-level strategy whereby firm generates 70-95% of total sales revenue within a single business area. Eg: UPS generated 61% of its revenue from its US package delivery biz and 22% from its international package biz, with the remaining 17% coming from the firm’s non-package biz. b. Moderate to High Levels Related Constrained Diversification Strategy—Firms generate less than 70% of revenue comes from the dominant business. The firm’s businesses are direct links with each other and share resources and activities between its...
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...identified strategies most frequently used by their managers. These strategies were identified using the Entrepreneurial Strategy Matrix, a situational model in which the identification of levels of innovation and risk lead to prescriptions of appropriate strategies. Concurrently, this model was empirically tested and its validity supported. Of the strategies used, the five most common were: “work to create a competitive advantage,” “maintain innovation,” “lower the costs of developing and/or maintaining one’s venture,” “defend product/service as it is now,” and “create a first mover advantage.” In addition, there were no differences between the use of strategies by entrepreneurs in service and manufacturing industries. CHAPTER 1 – THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION There is a comprehensive body of literature on strategic planning (Porter 1996), the effects of strategic planning on performance (Veliyath and Shortell 1993), and the effects of strategic planning on small business performance (Covin and Slevin 1991; Watts and Ormbsy 1990). Much of the research on the effects of strategic planning on small business performance focuses on comparing differences between those that conduct formal planning and those that do not (Robinson and Pearce 1983). However, this study found no empirical investigations that focus on non-formal small business entrepreneurial planners, nor any that identify the wide variety of strategies used by them. The most common strategy construct...
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...CRM 11- Performance measurement Important stakeholders of a company - Shareholders / Board of directors - Customers - Employees/Management An organisation must maximize the main sources of revenue, profit and growth within the context of both business and customer strategy. The three key stakeholders group are: Employee Value Employee value needs to be considered from two perspectives. #1 the value employees deliver to the organization - This is usually measured against a number of performance objectives, where employees are appraised against performance targets #2 the value the organisation delivers to the employees - Comprises the benefits the work force receives in exchange for the opportunity cost, time and labour expended in performing their job. Customers Value The value the customer receives from the organisation is defined by the perceived benefits of the offer made to the customers, which extend beyond the core product or service. These higher level benefits can come from intangible factors, such as the provision of better customer service or association with a quality brand image. The value of the organisation receives from the customer is determined by the profits obtained from the customer over the lifetime of their relationship with the organisation. Shareholder Value Shareholder value is created by achieving a favourable rate of the return on capital invested. The board of director may expect the following...
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...TOPIC 1: DEFINITION AND CLASSIFICATION OF RISK Study unit 1: What is risk? 1. Defining risk? * Risk is the deviation or variability of actual results from desired or expected results * The principle in the business world is -that if risk increases, the possible return that is desired will also increase. * Risk management consists of three distinct dimensions: * Generating and utilizing opportunities in situations where a business has distinct advantages in accomplishing beneficial results with improved chances of success (upside management) * Introducing controls to prevent or restrain losses as a result of the constraints posed by the operating environment of the business (downside management) * Exercising methods and techniques to reduce the variance between anticipated financial outcomes and actual results (uncertainty management) 2. Risk and uncertainty? * Uncertainty arises from a person's imperfect state of knowledge about future events. * Perceived uncertainty : depends on information that person can use to evaluate the likelihood of outcomes and the ability to evaluate this information * Uncertainty consists of the following two elements: * uncertainty whether an event will take place * if the event does occur what the outcome thereof will be * The definition of risk as the deviation of an actual outcome from the expected result or outcome implies the following: * Uncertainty surrounds the outcome of the...
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...investment, economists mean the production of goods that will be used to produce other goods, wherein decision to purchase stock or bonds are thought as investment. An investment theory is a concept based on different factors processing of invests to determine how to choosing the right investments for a particular goal or purpose. When it comes to investing, there is no shortage of investment theories can be applied it to makes the markets tick. Odd Lot Theory is contrarian strategy based of a very simple form of technical analysis which measuring odd lot sales. An odd-lot trade is one of less than 100 shares and only small investors tend to engage in odd-lot transactions How successful an investor or trader following the theory is depends heavily on whether the investor checks the fundamentals of companies that the theory points toward or simply buys blindly. Small investors are not going to be right or wrong all the time, so it is important to distinguish odd lot sales that are occurring from a low-risk tolerance from odd lot sales that are due to bigger problems. Individual investors are more mobile than the big funds and thus can react to severe news faster, so odd lot sales can actually be a precursor to a wider sell-off in a failing stock instead of just a mistake on the part of minor investors. The odd-lot trader is on the correct path as the market is going up that is selling off part of the portfolio in an up market by buy low and sell high. This net selling posture...
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