System and method for enterprise strategy management

• US 20030046125A1
• Filed: 09/05/2001
• Published: 03/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nextstrat Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Nextstrat Incorporated
• Inventors: Flores, David R.
• Application Number:
  US09/947,455
• Publication Number:
  US 20030046125A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0637 Strategic management or analysis, e.g. setting a goal or target of an organisation; Planning actions based on goals; Analysis or evaluation of effectiveness of goals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0639 Performance analysis of employees; Performance analysis of enterprise or organisation operations

Abstract

An enterprise strategy management system includes a first software module adapted to formulate a strategy description based on an assessment of environmental data, a second software module adapted to align the strategy description with available enterprise resources and deploy strategy implementation responsibilities, and a third software module adapted to measure the execution of the strategy and identify opportunities to optimize strategic performance. The first, second and third software modules are adapted to implement a continuous strategy management cycle, and may be executed in any order. In one embodiment, the first software module is an STRATEGY FORMULATION module, the second software module is an STRATEGY ALIGNMENT module and the third module is an STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION module. The STRATEGY FORMULATION module includes software components for assessing environmental data, formulating and analyzing strategic alternatives and determining and approving a final strategy description. The STRATEGY ALIGNMENT module includes software components for aligning strategy components, describing and aligning operational strategy components, planning projects, initiatives and performance metrics activity, and deploying implementation responsibilities. The STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION module includes software components for activating the launch of activities, implementing and measuring the execution of strategy and performance results, and identifying the opportunities to optimize strategic performance.

Claims

1. An enterprise strategy management system comprising:

a first software module adapted to formulate a strategy description based on an assessment of environmental data;

a second software module adapted to align the strategy description with available enterprise resources and deploy strategy implementation responsibilities; and

a third software module adapted to measure the performance of the strategy and identify opportunities to optimize strategic performance.

2. The enterprise strategy management system of claim 1 wherein the first, second and third software modules are adapted to implement a continuous strategy management cycle.

3. The enterprise strategy management system of claim 1 wherein environmental data includes performance measures and identified opportunities generated by the third software module.

4. The enterprise strategy management system of claim 2 wherein the software modules are adapted for execution in any order.

5. The enterprise strategy management system of claim 1 wherein the first software module is a STRATEGY FORMULATION module.

6. The enterprise strategy management system of claim 1 wherein the second software module is a STRATEGY ALIGNMENT module.

7. The enterprise strategy management system of claim 1 wherein the third software module is a STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION module.

8. The enterprise strategy management system of claim 1 wherein the first software module is further adapted to analyze strategic alternatives and determine a final strategy decision.

9. A computer-implemented method for enterprise strategy management comprising the steps of:

formulating a strategy based on an assessment of environmental data;

aligning the strategy with available enterprise resources;

implementing the strategy in accordance with the alignment; and

identifying new strategic opportunities;

wherein the steps of formulating, aligning, implementing and identifying are repeated to form a continuous strategy management cycle.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 wherein the steps may be executed in any order.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 further comprising the steps of:

analyzing a plurality of strategic alternatives; and

selecting one of the plurality of strategic alternatives for implementation.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 further comprising the step of integrating enterprise data into the environmental data.

13. An enterprise strategy management application comprising:

A STRATEGY FORMULATION software module;

an STRATEGY ALIGNMENT software module; and

A STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION software module;

wherein the STRATEGY FORMULATION, STRATEGY ALIGNMENT and STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION software modules implement a continuous strategic planning cycle.

14. The enterprise strategy management application of claim 13 wherein the STRATEGY ALIGNMENT software module comprises an alignment matrix.

15. The enterprise strategy management application of claim 13 wherein the STRATEGY FORMULATION software module comprises:

an ASSESS software component;

an ANALYZE software component;

a SELECT software component; and

a FORMULATE software component.

16. The enterprise strategy management application of claim 13 wherein the STRATEGY ALIGNMENT software module comprises:

an ALIGN STRATEGY software component;

an ALIGN OPERATIONS software component;

a PLAN software component; and

an ASSIGN software component.

17. The enterprise strategy management application of claim 13 wherein the STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION software module comprises:

an LAUNCH software component;

a MEASURE software component;

an OPTIMIZE software component; and

an IMPLEMENT software component.

18. In an enterprise strategy management system, a method for aiming the enterprise towards a long-term strategic goal comprising the steps of:

assessing the internal and external environment;

formulating strategic alternatives based on the environmental assessment;

comparing the formulated strategic alternatives;

determining a final strategy description; and

approving a final strategy solution.

19. In an enterprise strategy management system, a method for aligning a strategy with available enterprise resources comprising the steps of:

aligning strategy components;

describing operational strategy components;

aligning operational strategy components;

planning projects, initiatives and performance metrics activity; and

deploying implementation responsibilities.

20. In an enterprise strategy management system, a method for acting in accordance with a strategic plan comprising the steps of:

activating the launch of activities;

implementing and measuring the execution of strategy and performance results; and

identifying the opportunities to optimize strategic performance.