Comments on: Strategy – Its all in the sauce http://pmstudent.com/strategy-its-all-in-the-sauce/ Helping new and aspiring project managers reach their career goals! Sun, 20 May 2012 01:38:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Josh Nankivel http://pmstudent.com/strategy-its-all-in-the-sauce/#comment-14677 Josh Nankivel Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:28:17 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=3960#comment-14677 Like Bill I think we may not agree on the definitions of strategy, but what the heck, here's my take. Strategy involves the decision and commitment to an approach, focus, and/or guiding principle. Tactics are the planning & execution on the ground, and they may or may not be in line with strategy. Incentives are big to me. I don't just mean monetary incentives. Everything that could possibly motivate individuals, teams, departments, etc. in an organization involves incentives. Deciding on and committing to using the role of incentives as a guiding principle is a strategy. Ensuring projects, processes, and every facet of organizational structure use this guiding principle is the tactical aspect. Like Bill I think we may not agree on the definitions of strategy, but what the heck, here’s my take.

Strategy involves the decision and commitment to an approach, focus, and/or guiding principle.

Tactics are the planning & execution on the ground, and they may or may not be in line with strategy.

Incentives are big to me. I don’t just mean monetary incentives. Everything that could possibly motivate individuals, teams, departments, etc. in an organization involves incentives.

Deciding on and committing to using the role of incentives as a guiding principle is a strategy. Ensuring projects, processes, and every facet of organizational structure use this guiding principle is the tactical aspect.

]]> By: Josh Nankivel http://pmstudent.com/strategy-its-all-in-the-sauce/#comment-25560 Josh Nankivel Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:28:00 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=3960#comment-25560 Like Bill I think we may not agree on the definitions of strategy, but what the heck, here's my take. Strategy involves the decision and commitment to an approach, focus, and/or guiding principle. Tactics are the planning & execution on the ground, and they may or may not be in line with strategy. Incentives are big to me. I don't just mean monetary incentives. Everything that could possibly motivate individuals, teams, departments, etc. in an organization involves incentives. Deciding on and committing to using the role of incentives as a guiding principle is a strategy. Ensuring projects, processes, and every facet of organizational structure use this guiding principle is the tactical aspect. Like Bill I think we may not agree on the definitions of strategy, but what the heck, here’s my take.

Strategy involves the decision and commitment to an approach, focus, and/or guiding principle.

Tactics are the planning & execution on the ground, and they may or may not be in line with strategy.

Incentives are big to me. I don’t just mean monetary incentives. Everything that could possibly motivate individuals, teams, departments, etc. in an organization involves incentives.

Deciding on and committing to using the role of incentives as a guiding principle is a strategy. Ensuring projects, processes, and every facet of organizational structure use this guiding principle is the tactical aspect.

]]> By: Bill Duncan http://pmstudent.com/strategy-its-all-in-the-sauce/#comment-14673 Bill Duncan Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:12:26 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=3960#comment-14673 I appreciate your interest in my thoughts, but I follow Vic's lead on this one. I don't think a discussion of tactics vs. strategy is useful in the absence of agreed definitions, and I don't think there is any chance we will get agreement on the definitions. I appreciate your interest in my thoughts, but I follow Vic’s lead on this one. I don’t think a discussion of tactics vs. strategy is useful in the absence of agreed definitions, and I don’t think there is any chance we will get agreement on the definitions.

]]> By: Bill Duncan http://pmstudent.com/strategy-its-all-in-the-sauce/#comment-25559 Bill Duncan Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:12:00 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=3960#comment-25559 I appreciate your interest in my thoughts, but I follow Vic's lead on this one. I don't think a discussion of tactics vs. strategy is useful in the absence of agreed definitions, and I don't think there is any chance we will get agreement on the definitions. I appreciate your interest in my thoughts, but I follow Vic’s lead on this one. I don’t think a discussion of tactics vs. strategy is useful in the absence of agreed definitions, and I don’t think there is any chance we will get agreement on the definitions.

]]> By: Travis Anderson http://pmstudent.com/strategy-its-all-in-the-sauce/#comment-14665 Travis Anderson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:15:02 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=3960#comment-14665 Josh, My son said something the other day that made me laugh. He said, "Eureka, I invented the word Eureka." Is that how the big aha comes about? Also, in terms of strategy, what are some of your best strategies for obtaining the right people and continuous improvement? Or is this more a question of tactic? One last thing, how do you view the relationship between strategy and tactic on projects? Pick the best context that suits your experience. I am interested to read your response. Josh,
My son said something the other day that made me laugh. He said, “Eureka, I invented the word Eureka.” Is that how the big aha comes about? Also, in terms of strategy, what are some of your best strategies for obtaining the right people and continuous improvement? Or is this more a question of tactic?

One last thing, how do you view the relationship between strategy and tactic on projects?

Pick the best context that suits your experience. I am interested to read your response.

]]> By: Travis Anderson http://pmstudent.com/strategy-its-all-in-the-sauce/#comment-25558 Travis Anderson Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:15:00 +0000 http://pmstudent.com/?p=3960#comment-25558 Josh, My son said something the other day that made me laugh. He said, "Eureka, I invented the word Eureka." Is that how the big aha comes about? Also, in terms of strategy, what are some of your best strategies for obtaining the right people and continuous improvement? Or is this more a question of tactic? One last thing, how do you view the relationship between strategy and tactic on projects? Pick the best context that suits your experience. I am interested to read your response. Josh,
My son said something the other day that made me laugh. He said, “Eureka, I invented the word Eureka.” Is that how the big aha comes about? Also, in terms of strategy, what are some of your best strategies for obtaining the right people and continuous improvement? Or is this more a question of tactic?

One last thing, how do you view the relationship between strategy and tactic on projects?

Pick the best context that suits your experience. I am interested to read your response.

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