Strategy evaluation at the World Health Organization Somalia Country office
Abstract
Strategy is the direction and scope of the organization over the long term. Strategy
evaluation is the appraisal of plans or the results of plans that centrally concern or affect
the basic mission of an enterprise. When strategy is not reassessed and reformed then
strategy decay and strategy drift occurs. Strategy evaluation therefore is a crucial activity
in the strategic management process. Strategy evaluation takes place in three main steps.
Internal/external environment analysis followed by performance measurement and
finally corrective action.
The objective of this study was to establish how the strategy evaluation process is carried
out at the World Health Organization Somalia office.
The findings of the study confirmed that the organization does have a strategy evaluation
process that is carried out annually for all programs in a session called the program
review management process. The findings of this review process are shared among all
stakeholders. Because of the political changing environment within Somalia which
affects the organizations strategies and activities, the larger programs have a continuous
approach to evaluation and monitoring. Apart from the annual review process, these
programs have a good structured ongoing evaluation process which guides their activities
and helps them take corrective actions in time.
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University of NairobiPublisher
School of Business, University of Nairobi