Strategy Implementation Body of Knowledge (SIBoK)

The body of knowledge is designed to complement participants on the course and for leaders to guide them through their company’s strategy implementation journey. Only one in three strategy implementations are successful, and only 12% deliver long-term value over three years and beyond. SIBoK 2.0 was released in 2024 and provides updates to the course that include leveraging AI to implement it, how to implement it in the digital world, and updated references, statistics, and use cases.

Note: Anyone participating on our online course receives a complimentary electronic copy of the SIBoK 2.0.

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The SIBoK guides you to close the strategy implementation skills gap in your organization. Structured around our propriety Strategy Implementation Road Map (SIR)©, it is packed with easy-to-adopt tools, best practices, external articles, references and video links. You can use it as a reference to implement your strategy by going to the color-coded sections you need and/or to support you in completing our online course.

As co-founders of the Strategy Implementation, Antonio Nieto Rodriguez and Robin Speculand bring you the Institute’s body of knowledge in support of leaders who want to successfully implement their strategy.

Roadmap

Author’s Profiles

Antonio Nieto Rodriguez and Robin Speculand are co-founders of the Strategy Implementation Institute. Antonio is the author of the Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook and the world’s leading champion of Project Management. Robin is the author of World’s Best Bank and a global pioneer and specialist in strategy and digital implementation. They came together when they realized a shared passion to support leaders in successfully implementing strategy. Because leaders are typically taught how to plan but not how to implement, this missing skill set contributes to the high failure rate of implementations. In addition to Strategy Implementation Playbook, the Institute offers an online course and certification for becoming a recognized strategy implementation professional.

Robin Speculand is an implementation specialist in strategy, digital, and AI. He supports C-suite and boards in transforming their organizations. Robin is a frequent keynote speaker, a facilitator at business schools, including Harvard, and the bestselling author of World’s Best Bank and Implement. Robin is a board advisor, has been nominated for Thinkers50 and is an ambassador for the Peter Drucker Forum. His work has been featured on the BBC and CNN.

Endorsements:

“If you think the implementation of your strategy is a major issue, which few books address correctly, let yourself be charmed by the Playbook offered by Antonio and Robin, full of tools, techniques, and practical tips that you can immediately apply.”

Yves Pigneur
Co-inventor of the Business Model Canvas with Alex Osterwalder

“For too long there’s been a gap in the market on how to implement strategy. That’s why Thinkers50 has championed the important work of Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez and Robin Speculand at the Strategy Implementation Institute. This Playbook finally fills that gap and is essential practical reading.”

Stuart Crainer & Des Dearlove
Founders, Thinkers50

“Research reveals that very few leaders have the ability to both craft and implement strategy. This Playbook provides a clear and actionable framework and critical implementation tools and tips to help leaders guide their organization to strategy implementation success.”

Dr. Tony O’Driscoll
Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Strategy Implementation Institute Board of Advisor

“If in a strategy meeting you don’t experience discomfort, you are not doing strategy.
Strategy is painful.”

– Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez & Robin Speculand