Overview
Operations planning or strategy development is not a stand-alone management process; it is one step that moves an organization from a high-level mission statement to the work performed by frontline, support and production associates.
Policy deployment is a rigorous process for developing and monitoring the plan to ensure alignment and real progress toward business goals.
The overarching mission of the organization provides the starting point by defining why the organization exists, or how a business unit fits into the overall framework of a corporate environment. The mission and the core values that support it stay relatively constant over time.
The organization’s vision then paints a picture of the future that clarifies for employees the company direction and helps individuals and teams identify why and how they should support the organization.
Taken together, the mission, vision, and values provide context to all employees regarding how the organization will go to market, and defines from both an environmental and business perspective what success is.