Strategy Execution

Strategy Execution: What It Takes to Make Great Transformations

12 April 2024

Effective strategy execution gives organizations the capacity to adapt and change, and it lies at the heart of successful transformations. This article describes what successful strategy execution looks like and how to move into action on the ideas.

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Consultants Saying Things About Business Architecture

In this episode, the Consultants Saying Things cast (Chris Lockhart, Phil Yanov, Oliver Cronk, and Whynde Kuehn), unpack business architecture including:
- What the heck IS Business Architecture anyway?
- How is it practiced? What are the methods and frameworks?
- What benefits does it provide? Who in the company should care?
- What are good examples of Business Architecture practice? What are bad ones?
- How does Business Architecture relate to Enterprise Architecture?
- How can you, yes YOU, get started in Business Architecture either as an employee in a company or as a consultant?

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Strategy To Execution & Related Team Involvement

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Leveraging Business Architecture to Translate Strategy Into Action (graphic recording version)

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The Strategy Execution Metanoia: A New Approach for Translating Strategy Into Action With Business Architecture

30 April 2017

In today’s highly competitive business environment where constant change is the new normal, the imperative for unified business direction has never been more important. Yet all-too-many enterprises have siloed business practices. These isolated business units, product lines, or other organizational constructs hamstring strategic execution that in turn leads to sub-optimal customer experiences, expensive redundancy, increased time to market and reduced competitiveness. What if strategy execution were approached from an enterprise perspective instead of in silos? This essential white paper explores business architecture as a means to integrated business direction that is collectively architected, prioritized and planned from a business-driven, top-down approach. Original Publish Date: 30 April 2017

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A Playbook for Strategy to Execution

In this very special conversation on the Bold Agendas podcast, Mimi Brooks speaks with strategy execution and business architecture global thought leader Whynde Kuehn about her book The Execution Challenge, co-authored with Brian H. Cameron. In this must-watch episode, Mimi and Whynde explore the execution challenge, how to build an organization's capacity for change from strategy to execution, and how to leverage the power of strategic business architecture as the glue that connects strategy, execution, and outcomes.

As Mimi shared, "Whynde's playbook for Strategy to Execution is a game-changer, offering a structured methodology that’s as practical as it is innovative. From strategic business architecture to value streams and capabilities, she provides actionable insights for aligning your organizational vision with your execution efforts.

As we approach the new year, now is the perfect time for business leaders to adopt fresh thinking about their business-digital portfolios. Whynde’s methodology offers the tools to streamline priorities, eliminate fragmentation, and align investments with strategic goals."

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Designing for Change: Building an Adaptive Organization Through Business Architecture

05 October 2024

In this white paper, author Whynde Kuehn explores the characteristics of an adaptive organization, how business architecture can be leveraged for as a foundation for adaptability, and practical next steps to move into action.

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How to Successfully Execute Your Business Strategy

In this very special collaboration, which combines the best of a TED Talk, a podcast, and visual storytelling Raj Ramesh and Whynde Kuehn team up to explore how to turn strategy into reality, brought to life by Raj's famous doodling.

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Turning Strategy Into Reality Keynote

Effective strategy execution – the ability to define clear intent and translate it into organized effort – is at the heart of business transformation and the agility that organizations need to thrive in a digital and uncertain future. In this keynote during the February 2024 SAP NextGeneration EA Forum, Whynde Kuehn describes how organizations can strengthen their capacity for cohesive, end-to-end strategy execution, powered by business architecture.

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Digital Transformation Takes a Village

29 February 2024

Digital transformation is a metamorphic change for an organization. It requires every business function/discipline and role to have a holistic understanding of where the organization is, where it is going, and how it will get there – and how their role uniquely contributes to the outcomes. This article describes a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to successful transformation.

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