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How to move your company from tactical to strategic? And why that's important?

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Question added by Chehou OUSSMANOU Şeyhu OSMAN , African & Middle Est Business Development Manager , Acibadem Healthcare Group
Date Posted: 2013/07/15
Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein
by Mohammad Tohamy Hussein Hussein , Chief Executive Officer & ERP Architect , Egyptian Software Group

Conceptually, tactics should be deduced from approved strategies and not the other way around. If the compny doesn't have a clear strategy, I suggest that they start by defining that. Then they can review their tactical plans and modify them to align with the approved strategies (if need be).

Fadi Madanat
by Fadi Madanat , Founder & President , Benton Therapeutics, Inc.

The issue is not one of moving from tactical to strategic planning, but how to effectively implement both strategies to satisfy a company's objectives.
A strategic plan can be thought of as a specific, long-term goal.
It outlines the "big-picture" target(s) that a company aims to achieve.
A tactical plan focuses on the short-term, day-to-day operations designed to help a company achieve the long-term objectives set forth in the strategic plan; A tactical plan puts the strategic plan into action.
So, a company must utilize both strategic and tactical planning to be successful.
Without a strategic plan, a company has no "end-game," no concrete objective...nothing to give that company direction.
Without a proper tactical plan in place, a company will encounter great difficulty maintaining an efficient workforce.

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