Communicating key measures throughout an organization. A division of Honeywell is noted for its ability to communicate key measures throughout the organization. First, key business drivers are identified, then goals and measures are linked to them at every level. Communication revolves around goals with each employee's actions linked to company-wide goals. A continuous improvement control board is used to drive the strategic priorities down through all levels of the organization.
Strategic planning is a critical component in creating an entity's goals and operational direction.
It often, however, remains behind closed doors, limited to the involvement of a few senior line executives. This article presents a strategic planning approach that opens the process to an entity's experienced managers, and thus makes the effort more conducive to a follow-through. Orlikowski, Wanda J. and J. Debra Hofman. The authors note that organizational change associated with the adoption of new technology is ongoing and it is impossible to anticipate all possible changes. Free Press, 1980.