Benchmark Study
The State of Strategy Execution: Embracing Uncertainty to Adapt at Speed
Global Benchmark Study Shows How Leading Companies Accelerate On-Strategy Delivery
Commissioned by Planview Conducted by Lawless Research
Get the Report • The State of Strategy Execution: Embracing Uncertainty to Adapt at SpeedThis global benchmark study assessed how companies are adapting strategies and execution to deliver against business objectives in times of change.
- Nearly 1,000 business professionals (956) responded to a 10-minute online survey using Lucid B2B panel and the Planview customer database
- The survey was fielded December 3-22, 2020
- Conducted as a blind survey for the panel respondents, who did not know Planview was the sponsor
- The survey was designed and analyzed by Lawless Research
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About the Strategy Execution Index
Respondents rated their organization’s responsiveness in terms of ‘how fast’ and ‘quality of outcomes’ across each of the five core competencies of strategy execution. The researchers categorized Strategy Execution Leaders, Challengers, and Laggards based on the following methodology:
- Calculate average score for 5 components of “How FAST” (Speed) and average score for “Rate the QUALITY” (Quality): Pivot strategies & plans, reallocate funding & budgets, reprioritize work execution & delivery, realign people and teams, access and analyze data for decision making
- Create deciles of average Speed scores and create deciles of average Quality scores
- Add decile position within Fast to decile position in Quality (for example, if respondent was in decile 3 for Speed and decile 4 for Quality, their final score would be 7)
- Multiply score by 5 to get a scale from 10 to 100
- Divide score into four nearly equal groups (almost quartiles) and create Strategy Execution Index:
- Bottom Quartile = Strategy Execution Laggards (29 or less)
- Middle Two Quartiles = Strategy Execution Challengers (30 to 79)
- Top Quartile = Strategy Execution Leaders (80 or more)
About Lawless Research
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About Planview
Planview’s full spectrum of enterprise portfolio management solutions and work management solutions are designed to enable: Innovation Management, Project Portfolio Management, Lean Portfolio Management, Strategic and Financial Planning, Product Portfolio Management, Enterprise Architecture, Lean and Agile Delivery, Project Management, and Project Delivery.
Our solutions enable organizations to focus on the strategic outcomes that matter the most and empower their teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. Planview makes it possible to adapt to the changing world of work, realize agile at scale, create a culture of innovation, and make the product shift.
Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Planview’s more than 1000 employees serve 4,500 customers and 1.3 million users worldwide through a culture of innovative technology leadership, deep market expertise, and highly engaged communities.