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The Big Picture of Business – How Business Advice Turns Into Company Strategy

Strategy Driven

Culture and Mission : values, customs, beliefs, goals, objectives, benchmarking. Philosophy : purpose, vision, quality of life, ethics, long-term growth. Appointed agency heads in a government bureaucracy. Research leads to planning, which is the best way to accomplish tasks and benchmark success. Self Appointed.

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The Big Picture of Business: Putting Budgeting Into Perspective, The Bigger Picture of Strategic Planning

Strategy Driven

Can the benchmarking information be accessed regularly? Running a bureaucracy. Walking the Talk: ethics, values, quality, vision. Are budgeting measures used to manage performance? Is the performance management system focused upon outcomes? Are the key measures the best representation of progress of the institution?