Summary:

The strategic manager must develop a plan, one that incorporated the company’s vision. Beyond that, the strategic manager must decide who or what needs resources to be allocated, how much to allocate and who and how many personnel will be needed to reach the strategic goals. Therefore, strategic management is performed at a higher level of management than that of tactical management.

Tactical managers are typically middle management, or non management. They are the ones that take the plan, as outlined by upper-management, and execute the specific steps outlined by the strategic plan.  They are the people in the organization that perform the daily tasks and ultimately see the strategic plan to completion.

Article Quote:

“Strategic is focused on finding a path to reach specific goals. Once the path has been defined, steps must be decided to move along the path. Tactical management is moving the organization along the path, using the established steps.”

Link:http://www.it-rules.com/policies-procedures/what-is-the-difference-between-strategic-and-tactical-management-policies-and-procedures-in-a-high-quality

The duties of the strategic manager are to envision where the company wants and what steps are necessary to get the company there. They perform scenario analysis and develop contingency plans when a threat or opportunity presents itself. Once the plan is in place, the strategic manager needs to get everyone in the organization on board with the plan. Without company-wide support, the plan will likely fail.

For more on strategic planning and execution, seehttp://www.performancesolutionstech.com/category/strategicplanning/