Problem: Whatever strategic approach is adopted by a company to deliver value, it nearly always:
1) Requires that management undertake formal planning sessions with functional departments to ensure productivity improvement.
2) Requires the identification of strengths and weaknesses within the company
3) Requires matching corporate identity with the corporate culture in order to integrate effort and build sales momentum.
4) Requires performing value chain activities differently than rivals and building competitively valuable resources and capabilities that rivals cannot readily match or trump.
5) All of these