[Solution] Tactical Plans
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Author: Sarah Bennett
Tactical Planning
Whereas strategy focuses on resources, environment, and mission, tactics focus primarily on people and action. A sound strategy will fail without good tactical planning to implement it.
Developing and Executing Tactical Plans
To develop tactical plans, managers work closely with the strategic plans and tactical goals that those tactical plans will support.
Managers then identify all the resources, including time and people, needed to implement the tactical plans.
To execute tactical plans, managers continually evaluate how well the plan is helping the organization achieve the relevant goal, provide resources to the people carrying out the plan, coordinate activities in different parts of the organization so people don't work at cross-purposes, and monitor the progress of the plan's implementation.
Tactical Planning Process
Developing Tactical Plans
- Understand strategic plans and tactical goals
- Identify required resources (time, people, money)
- Establish timelines and milestones
- Assign responsibilities
Executing Tactical Plans
- Provide resources to team members
- Coordinate cross-functional activities
- Monitor progress against goals
- Adjust implementation as needed
Select the word that best completes the following sentence.
When a manager provides employees with resources and coordinates their activities, the manager is the plan.
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Tactical plans focus on people and activities. The manager executes a tactical plan by monitoring and coordinating people as they work and making sure they have the resources they need.
Before the plan is enacted, the manager develops the plan by identifying who will work on it and what resources they will need.
The table lists three management activities associated with tactical plans. Indicate whether each task is part of developing a tactical plan or part of executing a tactical plan.
Identify the time needed for different steps of the plan
Monitor communication across work groups
Understanding the organization's strategic plans
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When developing tactical plans, managers identify the resources needed to carry them out and any constraints on those resources. These include people, money, time, and information.
During execution of tactical plans, managers keep work flowing smoothly by ensuring effective communication among the various people working on the plan, and by coordinating and integrating the work those people are doing.
To develop tactical plans, managers must first grasp the strategic plans and tactical goals that the tactical plans will serve.
