Strategy Implementation at Kenya Power and Lighting Company

Abstract

Strategic management is at the moment a significant part of corporations’ management practices in today´s changing and competitive setting. The different practices involved in strategic management are correlated and influence each other. The procedures involved in strategic management are – strategic planning, strategic implementation and strategic control. As good as it is for companies to formulate strategies; a strategic plan is inoperable to any corporation if it is not accomplished efficiently. Notwithstanding the prominence that researchers have laid on the process of implementation of strategy it is a section of study that has often been dominated instead by a concentration on the procedure of strategy formulation. Strategy Implementation, as opposed to strategy formulation, has been considered a particularly challenging area in management practice. Emphasis should be laid on the strategy implementation process in organizations because if a strategic plan is executed successfully it often leads to prosperous corporations. The research project was a case study on the process of Strategy Implementation at Kenya Power and Lighting Company Ltd. The aim of the study was to find out the process of strategy implementation at KPLC. With the intention of resolving this study objective, data was collected using an interview guide and by conducting person to person interviews pursuing essentially the respondents in the Human Resources Department, Learning and Development Department and Business Planning department. All members of staff in the Business Planning Department were responsible for the operational part of strategy implementation at KPLC. The study discovered that strategy implementation is critical for the realization of any corporation. Emphasis should be engaged on the operationalization and institutionalization of strategy. The main factors desirable for the process of strategy execution to be attained were identified by the respondents. Key among the factors was the leadership of Kenya Power which is the Board, MD & CEO, regional managers and departmental heads. Communication of the strategic plan and implementation program to the various partners and staff was also identified as a crucial factor influencing the strategy implementation process. The Key enablers of the strategy execution process revealed by the research were stated as the organization structure, the key procedures, employee’s capacities and culture, information technology and the financial resources.