“In real life, strategy is actually very straightforward. You pick a general direction and implement like hell.”  (Jack Welch)

This quote from Jack Welch goes some way to conveying the importance of implementation and execution.

This observation is confirmed time and time again in practice: a strategic plan is only as good as its operational implementation. A lack of implementation experience typically leads to unnecessary start-up delays, avoidable diversions or simple deviations from the objective, all of which lead to unplanned overheads and, not infrequently, to the failure of the entire business plan. A certain degree of deviation from the plan is not a rarity and can ultimately never be prevented completely; however, it’s vital to initiate appropriate counter-measures at an early stage. Overall, experience gathered from various projects and across a number of sectors has shown that successful implementation requires the right framework conditions. From dedicated implementation teams with clear responsibilities to a clear project structure and the assignment of a project sponsor in top management, it’s important to for the project to be supported as effectively as possible.

With this in mind, the field of execution encompasses the following areas of action:

  • Project Management Office (PMO): Systematic implementation support for growth and restructuring projects, from defining measures, methodological expertise and tool provision to progress monitoring and board reporting
  • Projectmanagement Excellence: Combining agile and traditional project management for successful project implementation
  • Performance Management: establishing continuous measurability of current e-commerce performance through dedicated performance cockpits with transparent representation of relevant KPIs
  • Purpose Driven Collaboration: Implementation of a strategy development method to promote the sense-driven self-organisation and self-goal setting of employees
  • High Performance Organisation: Systematic support in initialising and building powerful and self-organised high performance teams in organisations
  • Profit Improvement Teams (PIT): The deployment of a specific team comprised of individual experts with long-standing operational experience in restructuring and turnaround projects
  • Task Forces for Implementation: The provision of a dedicated implementation team comprised of task-specific e-commerce and digitalisation experts for accelerated, systematic implementation.
  • Collaboration & New Work: Development of a communication landscape and a set of rules for the targeted use of communication channels and tools
  • Recruiting of Digital Talents: Support in the development of a dedicated e-commerce organisational unit staffed by skilled, committed employees
  • Digital Advisory Board: Support in forming a digital advisory body staffed by external experts to confront the challenges of the company’s particular business model (sharing of new ideas and perspectives, digital expertise, etc.)

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Markus Fost, MBA, is an expert in e-commerce, online business models and digital transformation, with broad experience in the fields of strategy, organisation, corporate finance and operational restructuring.

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Markus Fost

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Markus Fost, MBA, is an expert in e-commerce, online business models and digital transformation, with broad experience in the fields of strategy, organisation, corporate finance and operational restructuring.

Further informations about Execution

Project Management Office (PMO)

A PMO provides systematic implementation support for growth and restructuring projects, from the definition of measures, methodological expertise and the provision of tools to progress monitoring and reporting to the board.
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Project Management Excellence

Combining agile and traditional project management for successful project implementation
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Performance Management

Establishing continuous measurability of current E-Commerce performance through dedicated performance cockpits with transparent presentation of relevant KPIs.
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Purpose Driven Collaboration

Implementation of a strategy development method to promote the sense-driven self-organisation and self-goal setting of employees.
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High Performance Organisation

Systematic support in initialising and building powerful and self-organised high performance teams in organisations.
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Profit Improvement Teams (PIT)

Quick results can be achieved through the use of a tailored team made up of individual experts with many years of operational experience in restructuring and turnaround projects.
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Task Forces for Implementation

Provision of a dedicated implementation team for accelerated systematic implementation, with E-Commerce and digitalisation experts selected specifically for the tasks at hand.
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Collaboration & New Work

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Recruiting of Digital Talents

Support in setting up a dedicated E-Commerce organisation and the necessary resources through competent and motivated employees.
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Digital Advisory Board

Assistance in setting up a digital advisory board with external experts for challenging a business model (provision of new ideas & perspectives, digital expertise, etc.).
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