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Strategy Evaluation is as significant as strategy formulation because it throws light on the efficiency and effectiveness of the comprehensive plans in achieving the desired results.

The managers can also assess the appropriateness of the current strategy in todays dynamic world with socio-economic, political and technological innovations. Strategic Evaluation is the final phase of strategic management.

The significance of strategy evaluation lies in its capacity to co-ordinate the task performed by managers, groups, departments etc, through control of performance.

Strategic Evaluation is significant because of various factors such as - developing inputs for new strategic planning, the urge for feedback, appraisal and reward, development of the strategic management process, judging the validity of strategic choice etc.

The process of Strategy Evaluation consists of following steps-

  1. Fixing benchmark of performance - While fixing the benchmark, strategists encounter questions such as - what benchmarks to set, how to set them and how to express them.

    In order to determine the benchmark performance to be set, it is essential to discover the special requirements for performing the main task.

    The performance indicator that best identify and express the special requirements might then be determined to be used for evaluation.

    The organization can use both quantitative and qualitative criteria for comprehensive assessment of performance. Quantitative criteria includes determination of net profit, ROI, earning per share, cost of production, rate of employee turnover etc.

    Among the Qualitative factors are subjective evaluation of factors such as - skills and competencies, risk taking potential, flexibility etc.

  2. Measurement of performance - The standard performance is a bench mark with which the actual performance is to be compared. The reporting and communication system help in measuring the performance.

    If appropriate means are available for measuring the performance and if the standards are set in the right manner, strategy evaluation becomes easier. But various factors such as managers contribution are difficult to measure.

    Similarly divisional performance is sometimes difficult to measure as compared to individual performance. Thus, variable objectives must be created against which measurement of performance can be done.

    The measurement must be done at right time else evaluation will not meet its purpose. For measuring the performance, financial statements like - balance sheet, profit and loss account must be prepared on an annual basis.

  3. Analyzing Variance - While measuring the actual performance and comparing it with standard performance there may be variances which must be analyzed.

    The strategists must mention the degree of tolerance limits between which the variance between actual and standard performance may be accepted.

    The positive deviation indicates a better performance but it is quite unusual exceeding the target always. The negative deviation is an issue of concern because it indicates a shortfall in performance.

    Thus in this case the strategists must discover the causes of deviation and must take corrective action to overcome it.

  4. Taking Corrective Action - Once the deviation in performance is identified, it is essential to plan for a corrective action.

    If the performance is consistently less than the desired performance, the strategists must carry a detailed analysis of the factors responsible for such performance.

    If the strategists discover that the organizational potential does not match with the performance requirements, then the standards must be lowered.

    Another rare and drastic corrective action is reformulating the strategy which requires going back to the process of strategic management, reframing of plans according to new resource allocation trend and consequent means going to the beginning point of strategic management process.

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