IDG Contributor Network: If tech implementation is not the first thing to focus on, what is?

Implementation doesn’t automatically deliver strategic outcomes
A lot of business literature is excellent, but some of them give us the impression that strategy execution is about implementation and deployment. Sadly, we frequently see the same idea in practice as well. Most software projects are implemented passionately — in an effective and efficient manner. Increasingly, software is also deployed with great care and there's celebration when software goes live. Sooner or later thou