In the pursuit of the best results, strategic management of companies requires planning based on steps that develop process maturity. This is the concept defended by the executive director of Stratec as part of the company's philosophy of offering corporate management solutions to the market. Specifically aiming to improve strategic management, Guilherme Barbassa says that Stratec has been developing a maturity levels model that clients can apply to plan and evaluate completed stages towards excellence in management.
“The main objective in developing a model is to enable companies to establish a timeline that targets stages, also predicting subsequent goals. The application of these methodologies is common in areas such as project and people management and also in quality management; but we haven't found anything similar for application in strategic management,” reinforces Guilherme Barbassa.
The CEO of Stratec further explains that such methodologies usually establish scoring standards on a scale of 1 to 5, indicating the level of sophistication achieved by that company in applying a particular work method in all its nuances and functions. “In the case of strategic management, the lack of a standard for planning and implementing steps creates two very common problems. First, the lack of proper planning causes some attempts at strategic management implementation to fail, which traumatizes the company. Another issue is observed precisely because the different sectors of the company have varying degrees of process maturity. It's no use being excellent in people management without good project management, for example. This global investment in management is essential,” he exemplifies.
For Guilherme Barbassa, the Stratec experience In serving its approximately 50 clients, work directly grounded in the management area is what determines the company's market perception and knowledge. “Our clients provide us with the know-how to follow different maturity levels and understand companies” needs for the evolution of the strategic management concept within their internal processes. This is the foundation we use to think about a strategic management maturity tracking model; including using the mapping provided by our already highly recognized management solutions software,” he states.
Finally, the CEO of Stratec also emphasizes that, to achieve excellence in management, investment in organizational culture is fundamental; which demands a period of time of around three to four years. For this reason, Guilherme Barbassa offers some essential tips. First and foremost, companies should develop a management plan for a five-year period that takes into account the desired maturity levels at different stages and the forecast of objectives for the following ones. The main areas cited by the executive in the development of excellent management are, in addition to strategic management, people management, process and project management, and budget management.
