Importance of Strategic Planning in the Armed Forces

To ensure capabilities of asset To maintain air power projection To maintain combat readiness To ensure cost effectiveness of operations To ensure maximum utilisation of resources To improve coordination and control measure accordingly To have a good course of action To determine desired level of force capability to meet threat To identify future challenges and exploit opportunities To ensure the vision and mission & objectives are met To comply and align with national defence policy To identify adversary strengths and weaknesses To keep abreast with rapid technological changes To review and improve previous plans To ensure relevancy of the existence of the establishment To reduce ad hoc decisions To streamline logistics, operational and training requirement*****

Change in management/leadership Ineffective strategy implementation Inaccurate strategy formulation System integration
Internal Factors Influencing Strategic Planning/Management Relationship between superior and subordinates Change in leadership and leadership skills Cultural differences Availability of resources Financial constraints Personal Interest Duration/Time in implementing strategies Haste factor Lack of expertise Idiosyncrasy of leadership

Prioritization of strategies To identify future threats and opportunities To restrategize

Importance of Establishing Vision and Mission

Guideline for planning, and direction for execution To justify the existence and relevancy of organization To remain focus To achieve synergy among stakeholders ** To provide the basis/foundation for strategic planning To project branding and self image To enhance unity in the organization** To compliment and align with the national vision and mission To articulate organizational aspiration (what do we want to be? To motivate, harmonize and inspire employees in the organization

Basic Activities in evaluating Your Strategies Step 1: Examine the underlying bases Step 2: Compare expected results Step 3: Take corrective action Why integrating culture in matching and selecting strategies important It has a bearing on the morale of the personnel To reduce resistance and conflicts in accepting strategies To capitalize on the strengths of culture To increase the level of efficiency Create conducive working environment Effective communication and teamwork (synergy) External factors influencing strategic planning PESTLE
Political Economy-budget allocation from the government Social society perception on armed forces; media /broadcasting Technology rapid changing technology Legal Environmental issues

Problems in Strategy Implementation

Employees resistance to change Information dissemination/Communication Religion and cultural inhibition Financial constraints Understanding of the organizational strategy Different ideologies Influence of external force/priorities may change the strategy PESTLE interference Insufficient logistic support Resource constraint (time, HR, equipment, competencies, systems) Strategy based on flawed intelligence /information Self interest Weak leadership/ lack of supervision/

Importance of Strategy Evaluation

To foresee the feasibility or success/failure of strategies To see the progress of the strategies/achievable To identify the weaknesses/gaps of the strategies To formulate corrective measures

Reallocate assets and check resources(financial

To suit the rapid changing environment Cost effectiveness of implementing strategies To gauge the relevancy of the formulated SOPs