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SM Lecture Seven - Strategy Evaluation
1. Strategic Management BUSM 3200
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2. The focus of part 3:
strategy in action
Criteria and techniques that can be used to
evaluate possible strategic options.
How strategies develop in organisations; the
processes that may give rise to intended
strategies or to emergent strategies.
The way in which organisational structures and
systems of control are important in organising for
strategic success.
The leadership and management of strategic
change.
Who strategists are and what they do in practice.
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3. Learning outcomes of Chapter 11
Employ three success criteria for evaluating
strategic options:
– Suitability: whether a strategy addresses the key
issues relating to the opportunities and constraints
an organisation faces.
– Acceptability: whether a strategy meets the
expectations of stakeholders.
– Feasibility: whether a strategy could work in
practice.
For each of these use a range of different
techniques for evaluating strategic options, both
financial and non-financial.
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4. The SAFe criteria
Table 11.1 The SAFe criteria and techniques of evaluation
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5. Suitability
Suitability is concerned with assessing which proposed
strategies address the key opportunities & constraints
an organisation faces, through an understanding of the
strategic position of an organisation.
It is concerned with the overall rationale of the strategy:
Does it exploit the opportunities in the
environment and avoid the threats?
Does it capitalise on the organisation’s strengths
and strategic capabilities and avoid or remedy the
weaknesses?
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6. Importance of ‘linking back’
The next few pages from 364 – 365 reminds us of
the importance of linking back this chapter’s
concept of suitability to all the important models
and frameworks we have covered in external and
internal analysis as well as the different strategic
options
Pay careful attention and read two tables – 11.1
and 11.2
You will begin to understand that the different
models that we learnt help the planner evaluate
the different strategic options
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7. Suitability of strategic options in
Table 11.2
relation to strategic position (1)
Suitability of strategic options in relation to strategic position
It is a important that you REVISIT the above tables to better
understand the value of the different models and frameworks in
helping the manager evaluate the different strategic options
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8. Suitability of strategic options in relation to
strategic position (2)
Table 11.2 Suitability of strategic options in relation to strategic position (Continued)
It is a important that you REVISIT the above tables to better
understand the value of the different models and frameworks in
helping the manager evaluate the different strategic options
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9. Some examples of suitability (1)
Table 11.3 Some examples of suitability
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10. Some examples of suitability (2)
Table 11.3 Some examples of suitability (Continued)
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11. Suitability – screening techniques
There are several useful techniques:
Ranking.
Using scenarios.
Screening for competitive advantage.
Decision trees.
Life cycle analysis.
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12. Ranking
Evaluating the options based on
rating and ranking the different
options
Strategic options are evaluated
against specific criteria
Scores and given and the best option
is selected
See Illustration 11.1 on page 366
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14. Scenarios
The strategy being evaluated can be screened by
considering different possible outcomes in the
future
What if questions
Best or worse case scenarios
Scenarios were discussed in Chapter 2 (external
analysis)
See section 2.22 of that chapter and see
Illustration 2.2
Managers evaluate which options would work
best under different environmental contexts
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15. Screening for bases of competitive advantage
Chapters 3 and 6: the likely bases of competitive
advantage reside in the strategic capabilities of
the company
We screen the strategy in terms of the key
strategic capabilities underpinning a proposed
strategy
Evaluate the capabilities in terms of their ability
to deliver either
Cost leadership strategy
Differentiation strategy
See Table 11.4
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17. Decision Trees
Evaluate the outcomes in terms of
Probabilities
Expected returns
See illustration 11.2 : strategic
decision tree for a law firm
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19. Life cycle analysis
Different strategies are deemed to be appropriate
at different stages of the industry life cycle
Matrix on table `11.15 has two dimensions
Industry maturity
Firm’s competitive position
Purpose of the matrix is to determine the
appropriateness of the strategies in relation to the
two dimensions
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20. The life cycle/portfolio matrix
Table 11.5 The industry life cycle/portfolio matrix Source: Arthur D. Little
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21. Competitive position within an industry
Competitive position within an industry can be:
A dominant position which is rare in the private sector
unless there is a quasi-monopoly position. In the public
sector there can be a legalised monopoly status.
A strong position where organisations can follow
strategies of their own choice without too much concern
for competition.
A favourable position where no single competitor stands
out, but leaders are better placed.
A tenable position can be maintained by specialisation or
focus.
A weak position where competitors are too small to
survive independently in the long run.
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22. Acceptability (1)
Acceptability is concerned with
whether the expected performance
outcomes of a proposed strategy
meet the expectations of
stakeholders.
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23. Acceptability (2)
There are three key aspects of
acceptability - the ‘3 R’s’:
Risk.
Return.
Reactions (of stakeholders).
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24. Risk
Risk concerns the extent to which the
outcomes of a strategy can be
predicted.
Risk can be assessed using:
Sensitivity analysis.
Financial ratios – e.g. gearing and
liquidity.
Break-even analysis.
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29. Return
Returns are the financial benefits which
stakeholders are expected to receive from a
strategy.
Different approaches to assessing return:
Financial analysis.
Shareholder value analysis.
Cost–benefit analysis.
Real options.
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30. Financial analysis
Three commonly used bases of financial analysis
are
1. Forecasting the return on capital employed
(ROCE)
2. Estimating the payback period
3. Calculating the DCF
See Figure 11.1
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34. Shareholder value analysis (SVA)
Assess which of the proposed strategies would
increase or decrease shareholder value
Shareholders are interested in the cash
generating ability of the company
Ability to pay dividends
Reinvest funds for the future
See Table 11.6
Total shareholder returns (TSR)
Economic value added (EVA)
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35. Measures of shareholder value
Table 11.6 Measures of shareholder value
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36. Cost Benefit Analysis
Going beyond just the tangible financial
benefits
Consider intangible benefits
Important in public infrastructure projects
like airport construction ,roads, etc
See illustration 11.5 – sewerage
construction project
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38. Real options
When using methods such as DCF, it is assumed
there is a degree of clarity of outcomes
But in many projects the precise benefits of
outcomes only become obvious as
implementation proceeds
New outcomes may emerge
(recall from lecture 1) : concept of “emergent
strategies”
New options are opened up after the implementation of a
particular project
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39. Advantages of real options
There are four main benefits:
Bringing strategic and financial
evaluation closer together.
Valuing emerging options.
Coping with uncertainty.
Offsetting conservatism.
See page 381
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40. Real options evaluation (illustration 11.6)
New options and opportunities emerge after the implementation of the initial
project – investment in a brewery
Illustration 11.6
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41. Reaction of stakeholders
Stakeholder mapping and the power/interest
matrix can be used to:
understand the political context of strategies.
understand the political agenda.
gauge the likely reaction of stakeholders to
specific strategies.
• If key stakeholders find a strategy to be
unacceptable then it is likely to fail
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42. Reaction of stakeholders
Owners have financial expectations
Regulators have decision making authority
Employees and unions may resist
The local community has specific concerns
such as security of jobs and environment
Customers could also object to a strategy
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43. Feasibility
Feasibility is concerned with whether a
strategy could work in practice i.e. whether an
organisation has the capabilities to deliver a
strategy
Two key questions:
Do the resources and competences
currently exist to implement the strategy
effectively?
If not, can they be obtained?
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44. Financial feasibility
Need to consider:
The funding required.
Cash flow analysis and forecasting.
Financial strategies needed for
the different ‘phases’ of the life
cycle of a business.
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45. Financial strategy and the business life
cycle
Table 11.7 Financial strategy and the business life cycle
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46. People and skills (1)
Three questions arise:
1. Do people in the organisation
currently have the competences to
deliver a proposed strategy?
2. Are the systems to support those
people fit for the strategy?
3. If not, can the competences be
obtained or developed?
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47. People and skills (2)
Critical issues that need to be considered:
Work organisation – will this need to change?
Rewards – are the incentives appropriate?
Relationships – will people interact differently?
Training and development – are current
systems appropriate?
Staffing – are the levels and skills of the staff
appropriate?
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48. Integrating resources
The success of a strategy depends on the
management of many resource areas, for
example:
people,
finance,
physical resources,
information,
technology and
resources provided by suppliers and partners.
It is essential to integrate resources – inside the
organisation and in the wider value network.
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49. Evaluation criteria: Four Qualifications
Read pages 386 and 389 carefully:
Conflicting conclusions and the need for
management judgement.
Consistency between the different elements of a
strategy is essential.
The implementation and development of strategies
might reveal unanticipated problems.
Strategy development in practice – it isn’t always a
logical or even rational process.
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50. Summary
Proposed strategies may be evaluated using the three
SAFe criteria:
Suitability is concerned with assessing which
proposed strategies address the key opportunities and
constraints an organisation faces. It is about the
rationale of a strategy.
The acceptability of a strategy relates to three issues:
the level of risk of a strategy, the expected return
from a strategy and the likely reaction of
stakeholders.
Feasibility is concerned with whether an organisation
has or can obtain the capabilities to deliver a strategy.
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