Question

What are the Differences Between Operational and Strategic Monitoring and Control?

Answer 1

	Strategic Control	Operational Control
1.	Strategic control looks at the strategy of a process, from implementation to completion, and analyses how effective the strategy is and where changes can be made to improve it	Operational control focuses on day-to-day operations.
2.	Strategic control can be affected by external factors and external data	Operational control is concerned with day to day internal operating factors.
3.	The process could take weeks or months to finish. Once the process is completed, the evaluation continues	Operational control takes place on a day-to-day basis, examining everyday problems that arise
4.	Correcting mistakes takes a lot more time	Correcting mistakes or taking action to fix problems is more effective
5.	Strategic control looks at bigger organizational issues, such as a new market to break into, so it takes longer to collect research and make reports	Operational control looks at production numbers, sales figures and daily operations