A. Provide a few bulleted points indicating the main messages of this article.

B. MATCHING. Match (connect) each of the 9 items from this article’s Figure 1 with the three Strategic Management steps:

X= Strategy Formulation,

Y= Strategy Implementation

Z= Strategy Evaluation

you will need to copy and paste the 9 items or just indicate their number when matching them with X, Y, or Z)

1.    Assessment of overperformance or underperformance
2.    Review of investments portfolio and resource allocation
3.    Opportunities and threats facing the organization
4.    Pressure-testing assumptions underpinning the strategy
5.    Defining metrics for tracking progress of strategy execution
6.    Description of the business context
7.    Setting quantified, time-bound goals/targets for each business objective
8.    Setting high-level objectives/goals
9.    Assessing vision. Mission, and/or values

C. To provide solutions for achieving UIW’s goals/objectives, draft a short letter to the university president emphasizing the importance of thinking about planning as a product, rather than a process. Include your practical recommendations or strategies to accomplish this new thinking