Question

Q1: Implementation is often described as the most difficult part of the strategic management process, why might this be the case?

Answer 1

1.
Lack of Human or Financial Resources i.e., Resources Are Often Lacking

2.
Difficulty of Planning the Sequence of Tactics

3.
Resistance to Change

4.
Necessity of Teamwork

5.
Processes May Be Poorly Defined

6.
Lack of Support

7.
Requires discipline, sacrifice, hard work and commitment from all employees & managers

8.
Even best ideas on paper might not turn out same in practice.

9.
Number of people in "planning" step is much lesser than number of people involved in carrying out plan. With increase in people, difficulty increases

10.
Even most meticulous directions might not be easily understood by everyone.

11.
Unforeseen obstacles come & require instant problem-solving.