Defining the Strategic Characteristics of a Transformation Stage
The enterprise strategic elements are aligned with strategic element of the transformation stage: enterprise goals and objectives, strategies and tactics.
Defining an enterprise objective
An enterprise objective is a quantifiable end that a company/organization wants to achieve for a given Enterprise Stage. An Enterprise Objective may support an Enterprise Goal; it may be refined into sub-objectives. An Enterprise Objective may concern a defined Exhibited Capability and be addressed by a defined Tactic.
Creating an Enterprise Objective
To create an Enterprise Objective:
1. Open the Characteristics properties page of a transformation stage.
2. In the Objectives section, click New.
The Creation of an enterprise objective dialog box opens.
3. Specify the objective name and click OK.
The new enterprise objective appears in the list.
4. In the Enterprise goals column of the table of enterprise objectives, select the enterprise goals covered by the objective.
A goal tends to be longer term, and defined qualitatively rather than quantitatively. It should be narrow-focused enough that goals can be defined for it.
Enterprise Objective properties
The Characteristics property page of an enterprise objective is used to access:
• its Name,
• its Owner, by default the current transformation stage.
• the Comment text.
• the list of Enterprise goals the objective aims to satisfy.
Defining Tactics
A tactic is a course of action that implements part of a strategy. Tactics generally channel efforts towards objectives.
Creating tactics
A tactic is a way to achieve an enterprise objective. So a tactic is created from an enterprise objective.
To create a tactic:
1. Open the Characteristics properties page of a transformation stage.
2. In the Objectives section, select the objective that interests you.
3. In the Contributing Tactic section, click New.
The new tactic appears in the list.
4. Specify the name of the tactic.
5. In the Strategy column of the tactic table of the transformation stage, select the strategy corresponding to the tactic.
Tactic properties
The Characteristics property page of the tactic provides access to:
• its Owner, by default the current enterprise.
• its Name,
• the Comment text.
• the list of Supported enterprise objectives.
• the list of Strategies that it implements.
For more details on enterprise strategic elements, see Defining Enterprise Strategic Elements.