Vision & Mission Statement
Vision & Mission Statement
Vision & Mission Statement
MEANING OF VISION
A vision statement is a company’s road map,
indicating what the company wants to become and
guiding transformational initiatives by setting a
defined direction for the company’s growth. Vision
statements undergo minimal revision during the life of
a business, unlike operational goals which may be
updated from year to year.
CHARACTERISTICS OF VISION
Concise
Clear
Time Horizon
Future-oriented
Stable
Challenging
Abstract
Inspiring
Meaning of mission
A mission statement of an organization’s purpose,
what its overall goal is, identifying the goal of its
operations: what kind of product or services it
provides, its primary customers or market, and its
geographical region of operation. It may include a
short statement of such fundamental matters as the
organization’s values or philosophies, a business’s
main competitive advantage or desired future state-
the “vision”.
CHARACTERISTICS OF MISSION
It should be Feasible
It should be Precise
It should be clear
It should be Motivating
It should be Distinctive
It should indicate the major component of strategy
Meaning of objective
A specific result that a person or system aims to
achieve within a time frame and with available
resources.
In general, objectives are more specific and easier to
measure than goals. Objectives are basic tools that
underline all planning and strategic activities. They
serve as the basis for creating policy and evaluating
performance.
Characteristics of
objective
Objective should be understandable
Objective should be concrete and specific
Objective should be Related to a Time Frame
Objective should be Measurable and Controllable
Objective should be challenging
Objective should be set within constraints
Issues in objective setting
Specificity
Multiplicity
Periodicity
Verifiability
Reality
Quality
Difference between
VISION STATEMENT MISSION STATEMENT
• A vision statement talks A mission statement talks
about the present leading to about the present leading to
its future. its future.
It answers the question
• It answers the question
“what do we do”, “what makes
“where do we aim to be” us different”
• It remains the same till the • It may change if required by
company survives. the company.
• It is made to inspire. It is made to inform.
• Vision statement is longer. Mission statement may
shorter.
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