Vision and Mission Difference in Agile

Vision and mission statements are the marketing tools that help an organization grow by aiming at where they are heading, and answering what the organization's culture and values are. They are the most helpful in small-scale organizations but also benefit large and medium scaled organizations. Vision statements and mission statements are always placed together but are different from one another. They both are created for different purposes. We have previously seen how a vision statement helps in looking forwards to where an organization wants to reach whereas; a mission statement clarifies what an organization wants to do now.

But many get confused with vision and mission statement considering them as one, reasoning that the statement seems similar to their ears. Being very precise agile understands the concept in depth so that they should utilize it to the fullest. So today, we will discuss in detail the differences they both have.

Differences in Vision Statement and Mission Statement

Definition:

Vision Statement- The vision statement of a company is a short statement that defines the organization's long-term goals including its core values. It is like a guide that motivates and inspires the employees of the organization for achieving greater goals.

Mission Statement- The mission statement of a company is a brief phrase that states what the organization does, how they do it, and even sometimes it mentions the reason why they do it. It also includes the company’s basic values and goals. It is generally written for the organization’s customers, investors, and employees.

Timeframe: This is one of the basic and main differences in both statements.

Vision Statement- The timeframe of a vision statement is mostly created to present what the organization is trying to reach for in the future. It states what the organization is trying to build up in the future and where they see it in the long run. In short, it represents the organization's future goals.

Mission Statement-The timeframe of a mission statement is building in the present to reach their future goals. In short, the mission statement represents the organization's present state.

Audience: The audience for both statements also varies as these two statements are two different things.

Vision Statement- It is directed mostly toward the employees of the organization so that employees can be guided, motivated, and inspired toward organization goals.

Mission Statement- These statements are directed mostly towards consumers and investors of the organization giving the basic idea about what the organization's personality is and what are their core values. But the mission statement can also be directed towards employees by driving company policies.

Function: As we can see from the definition the purpose or function of both the vision and mission statement are different.

Vision Statement- It gives a picture of where the organization sees it after some years and inspires the employees to work towards it. It gives the motive and makes employees understand why they work in that organization.

Mission Statement- It provides the understanding of why an organization is formed, its prime function, along with the key measure and directions the organization needs to follow for success.

Change: Many times organizations tempt to make a change in statements or completely renew them. Should we go with the change or not?

Vision Statement- Being a foundation of an organization even if it’s tempting, change should be avoided. In a vision statement, change can be done but try to keep it minimal. Change should not include a complete statement change.

Mission Statement- Try to avoid the change but still in the mission statement change can be done, while doing so remember to keep the tie with core values, vision, and customer needs.

Questions Included while Developing: During the development of these statements it is necessary to keep in check the answers to some questions. This question varies for both the vision and mission statement. These are explained below.

Vision Statement-

o   Where do we want to go further?

o   When do we want to reach those goals?

o   How do we want to do it for reaching those goals?

Mission Statement-

o   What do we do in present?

o   For whom do we do it?

o   Why do we do it?

o   What are the benefits of doing it?

From the above discussion and differences, we can see that the vision statement and mission statement in agile are two different things and both are the foundation and an important aspect of the organization.

By understanding the concept of a vision statement and mission statement in depth any organization can bring it to good use and can achieve half of their job of motivating, and inspiring their clients, investors, and employees by making them understand what the organization values the most and where they see themselves in the future. 

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