Department Planning and Implementation

Author: Dai Hongkun
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The four major features of this book are:
1. Focus on the relationship between departments and the whole, based on the overall business strategy of the enterprise, to formulate a practical and feasible department plan.
2. Emphasis on the strategic planning methods required for long-term structural transformation of departments, with strong operational guidance.
3. Taking the department plan as the foundation, institutionalizing the action goals of each member within the department.
4. Providing detailed explanations for department plans, such as sales department plans, production department plans, financial department plans, etc.
Target Audience: Senior and middle management in enterprises, management educators, MBA students, management consultants, and department supervisors.
Department supervisors are the bridge of the enterprise, serving as the necessary pathway for business personnel to transition into management positions and advance to higher management roles. This position combines the roles of supervisor and subordinate. This dual role characteristic requires the holder to possess both strategic vision and execution capabilities, only then can they become an outstanding department supervisor. However, in reality, most excellent employees struggle to adapt to the role and task transition after being promoted to department supervisor positions, making it difficult for them to fulfill their responsibilities as department managers.
The Peter Principle, proposed by American scholar Laurence Peter, also tells us that in various organizations, due to the habit of promoting competent individuals to higher levels, employees tend to be promoted to positions where they are no longer competent. Among the weak management skills of department managers, the formulation and implementation of department plans are particularly prominent. This shortcoming is reflected in the gap between the department manager's mindset and skills.
In terms of mindset, department managers must have a strategic perspective. Traditional department managers tend to focus on task execution and are solely responsible for performance management. This management style can no longer adapt to the changes in the medium-to-long-term environment. In terms of skills, department managers must master specialized methods for planning formulation and implementation. The methods for planning formulation and implementation are far from simple; they require professional learning and continuous practice to master.
The main content of this book is to introduce how to formulate and implement department plans. In practice, department managers can follow the logic of completing a task when formulating and implementing plans. This logic includes: what needs to be done? Who will do it? How to do it? How to evaluate it? And who will lead it? This book constructs a framework for formulating and implementing department plans based on this logic.
The major feature of this book lies in its foundation on the overall business strategy of the enterprise, teaching you how to formulate a practical department plan and how to organize efficient and fast implementation. If you use the methods introduced in this book to formulate and implement your department's management plan, you will find that you gain a brand-new perspective, gain a clearer understanding of the content of department work, and enhance the comprehensive management capabilities of your department.