Abstract
M.Com. (Business Management)
It has been evidenced through the strategic management theory and literature
perused in this study, that transformation of strategies and plans into actual results
could only happen through efficient and effective implementation. Any efforts to
translate strategy into action that are not guided by the principles of strategy
implementation theory have often proven futile or insufficient, thus failure to
achieve strategic objectives became the default result for many organisations.
Continuous evaluation of this critical implementation phase of the strategic
management process enables identification of challenges that cause inefficiency
and ineffectiveness and lays a foundation to resolve and improve these identified
hiccups. Because of the ever-changing environments within which organisations
operate, new challenges are confronted, hence the need for continuous study to
identify these challenges and seek solutions to improve the process of
implementation of plans and strategies. This study therefore evaluates the
implementation process of the Integrated Development Plan as a strategy towards
attainment of goals in a local municipality. Recommendations based on strategy
implementation theory and literature, are made to deal with identified challenges.