Strategic Agility: The Art of Piloting Initiatives

by Bettina Büchel, Rhoda Davidson

Overview

Strategy execution is all about the speed of learning and making the right resource allocation decisions across a portfolio of business efficiency and growth initiatives. To learn quickly, piloting is critical before scaling initiatives to deliver value. Piloting de-risks strategy implementation and the learning that takes place during the first implementations is key for gaining strategic agility as it enables the quick and effective shifting of resources – including cash, talent and managerial attention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782940485253
Publisher:	IMD International
Publication date:	05/02/2019
Pages:	198
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.42(d)

Table of Contents

Contents

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Driving Performance with Strategic Initiatives
• Chapter 2: What is Piloting?
• Chapter 3: Piloting for Success
• Chapter 4: Pilot Implementation
• Chapter 5: Strategic Initiative Scaling
• Chapter 6: Governance of Strategic Initiatives
• Chapter 7: Leading Strategic Initiatives
• Endnotes

Editorial Reviews

“In an increasingly volatile and uncertain business environment, fast learning and

swift resource allocation are critical for successful strategy execution. Piloting initiatives

before scaling, for example, can accelerate the learning process in a relatively safer

environment. Early selection of the right initiatives to test, therefore, has become

essential for strategic agility.”

ADOLFO ORIVE

President & CEO, Tetra Pak

“Don’t underestimate the early decisions of making choices about where to pilot. This

is key in enabling successful strategy execution.”

CHRIS JOHNSON

Executive Vice President Nestlé S.A.

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