Handbook Guide To Strategy Formulation
Handbook Guide To Strategy Formulation
Handbook Guide To Strategy Formulation
1.1. The DIDM Mission and Core Values. DIDM Mission Statement: The
DIDM assists and advises the Chief, PNP in the direction, control, coordination and
supervision of the investigation of major and sensational crimes DIDM Core Values:
Integrity, Competency, and Efficiency. NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 97-032 indicates the
Mission Statement of DIDM :
The DIDM assists and advises the Chief, PNP in the direction,
control, coordination and supervision of the investigation of major
and sensational crimes.
DIRECTOR
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DEPUTY DIRECTOR
STRATEGY
MANAGEMENT
TEAM
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
1. Crime Laboratory
2. Criminal Investigation and Detection Service
3. Anti-Cyber Crime Group
4. Regional Investigation and Detective Management Divisions (PROs)
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2. The Modified Balanced Scorecard-based Strategy Formulation and
Execution Process
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Operating Plan B
Plan Operations Monitor and Learn
Dashboards
Key Process Improvement Forecast Strategy Reviews
Resource Capacity Plan Resource requirement Perfor-
Operating Reviews
Budgeting Budgets mance
Reviews
Results
Execution
Processes
Initiatives
2.1.1 Clarify the Mission and Values. The development of strategy starts with
studying the mission of the organization and the values that will guide the actions to be
taken to perform the mission. The mission statement is a brief statement (usually one or
two sentences) that defines why the organization exists. It should describe the
fundamental purpose of the organization, especially that it provides to customers, clients,
citizens (for public sector), or beneficiaries (non-profit organizations). The mission
statement should inform executives and employees the overall goal they have come
together to pursue. (The Execution Premium, p38) The Mission Statement of the
Directorate for Investigation and Detection Management based on NAPOLCOM
Resolution No. 97-032 is:
The values, often called core values, of a company prescribe its attitude,
behavior and character. (The Execution Premium, p37). Integrity, competency, and
efficiency are the core values of DIDM as guides for its actions.
2.1.2. Formulate the Vision Statement. A vision statement defines the mid to
long term (3 to 10 years) goals of the organization. For a government organization, the
vision statement should define a stretch goal that relates to its mission and should
describe a clear measure of success and a specific time horizon or end-date. (The
Execution Premium, p40) The vision creates the picture of the destination. (The Strategy
Focused Organization p 74)
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In the PGS initiation stage, DIDM has a vision statement of Imploring the
Aid of the Almighty, The DIDM will be a highly capable, effective and credible Directorate
in the direction, control, coordination and supervision of investigation and detection
services by 2016. Following how the PNP Vision is written, the P.A.T.R.O.L PLAN
basecamping period that coincides with the term of Presidents and Major Final Output
(MFO) assigned to the Directorate, the DIDM Vision may be stated as:
The above DIDM Vision reflects its Wildly Important Goal (WIG) of
improved crime solution, consistent with the DIDM Mission, and has an end-date,
which is 2028 Improved crime solution will become the overall goal of all the
offices and functional units of DIDM that must be considered in their strategic
planning and in their varied core functions.
2.1.3. Conduct of Strategic Analysis. With the vision statement formulated and
the strategic shifts (strategic change agenda) set, it is necessary that the executive team
needs to conduct strategic analysis both external an internal.
After the Revalida for the Compliance Stage of PGS, DIDM Technical
Working Group (TWG) and Strategic Management Team (SMT) started to review its
strategy in anticipation of the directive for all PNP offices and units to conduct their
respective Strategy Refresh. The value chain analysis produced by the DIDM TWG and
SMT are the following:
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a. DIDM Value Chain
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2.1.3.3. Identifying Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and
Threats (SWOT). The SWOT Analysis identifies the organizations existing strengths
and weaknesses, its emerging opportunities, and the worrisome threats facing the
organization. The matrix that follows summarizes SWOT Analysis. (The Execution
Premium, pp.49-50).
Helpful for achieving the Harmful for achieving the
organizations vision organizations vision
Internal Attributes Strengths Weaknesses
External Attributes Opportunities Threats
Some organizations and companies use SWOT matrix that are organized
by Balanced Scorecard perspective. For DIDM, its offices and functional units, the matrix
below can be used as guide in the conduct of SWOT Analysis. (The Execution Premium,
p.51)
SWOT Guidance
Perspective Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
Community Existing Existing Opportunities to Threats from
(Customer) strengths of our weaknesses of improve the customers
value our value customer value
proposition as proposition as proposition strategy
perceived by perceived by as perceived by the
customers customers customers and their
requirements
Process Strengths in our Weaknesses in Opportunities for Threats posed by
Excellence internal our internal internal process internal process
processes: processes and improvement to weaknesses
where we excel value chain achieve
opportunities
Learning and People, culture, People, culture, Opportunities to
Threats and risks
Growth core core develop culture,
to delivering on
competencies, competencies, competencies, and the strategy due
and strategic and strategic capabilities to
to shortfalls in the
capabilities capabilities enable strategiccapabilities of our
strength weaknesses priorities people, structure,
competencies and
culture.
Resource Strengths in our Weaknesses in Opportunities to Threats and risks
Management Logistical and the logistical and support financial in Resource
financial financial and logistical Management
resources resources requirements
2.1.3.4. Set the Strategic Change Agenda. The strategic change agenda
compares the current status of the organizational structure, capabilities, and processes
with what they need to become over the next three to five years.(The Execution
Premium, p.38)
During the Strategy Refresh for P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan 2030, the PNPs brand of
the Performance Governance System (PGS), the following are the strategic change
agenda (we call it Strategic Shifts):
Strategic Shifts
From To
High Index Crime Volume Reduced index crime volume
Reactive policing Proactive policing
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Strategic Shifts
From To
Limited community participation Increased community
in crime prevention and crime participation in crime prevention
solution activities and crime solution activities
The following Strategic Change Agenda may be instructional for DIDM, its
offices and functional units: (The Execution Premium, p.41-42)
From. To..
Blood Products Mission Expanded products
and services
Tactical, Executive Team Longer-term strategic
operational, crisis Focus dialogue
Resisted and not Implementation of Championed and
understood quality systems owned
Short-term, single- Multisource funding,
source funding Funding strategic investments
Inherited, ineffective Infrastructure Refurbished; modern,
purpose-built
Responsive and Medical R&D Targeted. Strong,
limited visibility and visible thought
leadership
Manual Core Processes Standardized and
automated
Top Down Leadership Identity, develop,
empower
Unclear benchmark Unit Cost Well defined, near
benchmark
Focused on local Connected to the
jobs and tasks, People strategy
unaware of strategy
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FBI Strategic Change Agenda
From To
Tactical Strategic
Restrict; and share what you Share, and restrict what you must
must
Ineffective Communication Effective, relevant, and timely
communication
Operational silos Integrated team approach
Ineffective and inefficient HR Highly effective and efficient HR
processes processes
Agents/support Team of Professionals
Antiquated and disparate IT Mission-enhancing integrated IT
systems systems; productivity tools
Applying developed science and Developing and applying optimal
technology science and technology
Budget drives strategy Strategy drives budget
Customer Analysis (Who are our customers and what are their needs
and expectations?)
Primary Customer C, PNP
Secondary Customers RDs, CIDG, CL, ACG, DI, DO, DPCR,
Other NOSUs with Investigative Functions,
Other D-Staff, Other LEAs, Foreign
Counterparts, Diplomatic Communities and
Other Pillars of CJS
Major Deliverables Policies
(Customer Needs) Crime Statistics
Certification Process for Field Investigators
and Detectives
IT Solutions in the management of crimes
Crime environment information
Customer Value Quality Investigative and Detective Services
Proposition
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INVESTIGATION AND DETECTION VALUE CHAIN
Crime Filing of Case
First Crime Scene Crime Crime Monitoring and
incident &
Responders Investigation Detection Solved Evaluation
reported Arrest of Suspect
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2.1.3.6. Plan the Strategy. The process to plan the strategy converts
statements of strategic direction into specific objectives, measures, targets, initiatives and
budgets that guide actions and align the organization for effective strategy execution.
(The Execution Premium, p69). We will use here the strategy translation model
recommended by Kaplan and Norton presented below as a matrix. (The Execution
Premium, p.71) .
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The customer perspective describes the tangible outcome of the strategy. The
outcome in this perspective is a lagging indicator signal whether the strategy is working
to deliver tangible results. (For DIDM, the lagging indicator is improved crime
solution efficiency)
The process perspective identifies the critical few business processes that
will satisfy the objective in the customer perspective. The objectives in this perspective
drives the attainment of the customer value proposition.
The learning and growth perspective identifies the jobs (human capital),
systems (information capital), and climate (organization capital) that support the value-
creating processes. In short, this perspective (along with the resource management
perspective) are the enablers of the value-creation processes in the process
perspective.
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The table below presents a sample of the Strategy Balance Scorecard
Matrix for better understanding of the elements of the DIDM Strategy Framework.
3. Strategy Execution. There are two principal things a leader can influence
when it comes to producing results: your strategy (or plan) and your ability to execute
that strategy. (The 4 Disciplines of Execution, p xxcii). In the Balanced Scorecard
management improvement concept, strategy execution is managing the strategic
initiatives, the set of finite-duration projects and programs that are the organizations day-
to-day operational activities that are designed to help the organization achieve its
targeted performance. (The Strategy Premium, p. 103).
Strategic initiatives are activities that are intended to help close the
performance gap between the current state and the target state. They
are the projects, or programs, that, once initiated, will bring the
organization to the future desired end state. Initiatives are not business
as usual. In order to reach targets that are set for a particular strategic
objective, the organization must take actions that are outside of its core
business functions. For example, if the objective is to impact crime
through effective practices, an initiative could be to: offer more
training about professional policing practices to members. This
initiative goes beyond ordinary daily practices and will help to achieve
the desired goal. It is important to note that an initiative is not
measured; only the objective is measured, since it is the objective that
the organization is striving to achieve.
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3.2. Fund the Strategy. Funding the strategy means providing funds for each
strategic initiatives. Norton and Kaplan called the budget for strategic initiatives as
Strategy Expense (STRATEX). Using the definition of strategic initiatives as the finite-
duration discretionary projects and programs outside the organizations day-to-day
operational activities that are designed to help the organization achieve its targeted
performance, it is logical to say that funds for DIDM Strategy must be provided by the
PNP on top of its MOOE.
3.3. Establish Accountability for Strategic Initiatives. The final step in the
strategy continuum is to assign responsibility and accountability for execution of the
strategy. Business companies typically assign one or two members of the executive team
to be the owners of each strategic theme, giving the theme owners the night jobs of
overseeing execution of the assigned strategic themes in addition to their day jobs as
heads of business or functional units.
Competency Development
Program
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4. Defining Personal and Team Objectives
FOR STRATEGY TO BECOME TRULY MEANINGFUL to employees, personal goals
and objectives must be aligned with the organizational objectives. Setting objectives for
individuals, of course, is not new. Management by objectives (MBO) has been around for
decades. But MBO is distinctly different from the strategic alignment achievement with
the Balance Scorecard. First, the objectives in an MBO system are established within the
structure of the individuals organizational unit, reinforcing narrow, functional thinking.
Second, the objectives are established relative to departmental goals, which, without a
Balanced Scorecard strategic management system, are short-term, tactical, and
financial. In effect, MBO reflects the traditional approach to job definition, whereby people
are asked to do their existing jobs better.
The Balanced Scorecard, in contrast, provides individuals with a broad
understanding of company and business unit strategy. It explicates where they fit in their
organizations strategy maps and how they can contribute to strategy objectives.
Individual objectives established within the framework of the Balanced Scorecard should
be cross-functional, longer-term, and strategic (The Strategy Focused Organization, p.
233).
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