Organizations should see strategic Management as a bed rock for survival, economic stability, growth and development because any Nation or Firm’s experiencing economic recession lack strategic management (Sunday & Idodo,2016). The adoption of strategic management in the elaboration of local government Imihigo process are seen as the art of formulating, implementing, and evaluating cross-functional decisions that enable an organization or government to achieve its goals and objectives. The implication of this is that, Imihigo and strategic management focuses on integrating various departments such as: marketing, personnel, finance, production, research and development, and information and communication technology to achieve organizational success. The current global situation demands that managers not only manage actions domestic to the firm/organization but must also adopt a strategy and laid down policies that will enhance its competitive position in the external environments of the firm’s. The external environment constitute major threat to any business organization’s and managers must monitor the activities of the political, competitors, financial conditions, technological advancement, amongst others in the environment, all of these must be expected and monitored in the decision making process of a manager’s as the growth and profitability of firms depend largely on how well managers manage everything strategically using management techniques that will place the firm in its merit competitive position by utilizing and managing changes in its internal and external environment(Sunday & Idodo,2016). Findings also reveal that strategic management of new government public policies enhances public self-reliance on the Rwandan leadership particularly when there is growing understanding on the part of many that policies have to be formulated through the vigorous participation of the concerned communities. A learned anointed professional would do better than unlearned but do anointed, therefore expert that are knowledgeable about strategic management should be allowed to be at the forefront of strategic management of government public policies. Strategic Management basically deals with discovery and description of the strategies that leaders or managers can take so as to realize improved competitive advantage and performance for their organization (Sunday & Idodo,2016). On the other hand, the use of Rwanda’s Imihigo (performance contracts), is one of those innovative and homegrown approaches that has strengthened service delivery and contributed significantly to improvements in the socio-economic well-being of citizens(BAD,2012). The performance contract (Imihigo) is an initiative that went into effect in 2006 by the Government of Rwanda as a tool to accelerate implementation of priority programs. In modern Rwanda the Imihigo practice was adopted as a means to accelerate the progress towards economic development and poverty reduction (MINAFFET, 2012). This article explores the adoption of strategic management in local government’s Imihigo process in Rwanda.
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