Organizational Alignment With Corporate Strategic Direction
absolutely needed for all organizations regardless of business segment, industry, size or anything else
All organizations need this service, and it needs to be done several times as part of an iterative continuous improvement process. Regardless what your business is about, how big or small you are, where you are located, what industry segment/sector you belong to, what products/services you deal with, who your customers are, where your markets exist, what kind of technology you are using ... etc, you will find this service of great business value.
The value proposition for this service can be clearly and directly linked to the "corporate performance" and how it can be improved and optimized for maximum advantage to the organization and its key stakeholders.
Two levels of alignment
There are two levels of alignment possible; the first and primary one between the corporate-level and the different departments/functions to align their operations with the strategic direction. the second one is between the employees within one function/department and their department-level mandates and obligations.
This service may take 2-6 months to do the first level between the corporate (Head Quarters) and the different departments/functions within the organization and associated business model. The exact duration is subject to several factors that need to be assessed before any time estimate is made. This include size of the organization, number of branches, number of departments/functions in the organization, diversity of offerings, size of the customer base ... etc.
It also depends to a great extent on the level of preparedness and maturity within the organization, conformance to best practices, overall corporate level strategy articulation, identification of the corporate strategic directions. capability and capacity to execute the strategy, availability, structure and organization of strategy management office (SMO) ...
The second-level of this alignment between the departments/functions and their own employees at the individual level is more complex and more demanding, It may take 12-24 months again depending on the different factors and parameters mentioned above.