Strategic planning CAN be a powerful tool for dealing with change and moving into the future, but it's often misused ending up as wasted effort. Learn how to improve your strategic planning process and about different models and definitions.
By Ravi Tangri
- When everyone works to the same goals, companies can do amazing things. Learn the importance of aligning goals, and building relevance of those goals for all stakeholders, management, employees, and customers.
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By Ronald Gunn
- The contemporary focus on operational improvements a la TQM and Reengineering can result in "doing the wrong things right." This means that the organization invests its talents, time and money into pursuing perfection for a product/service that has already seen its heyday
(Added: 23-Oct-2000 Hits: 78
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By Cal State U.
- Universities may encounter a multitude of problems as they go forward with their strategic planning process. This section discusses several of these difficulties and offers ways to minimize or avoid them.
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By Ward Bower
- Most U.S. law firms have made at least one attempt at developing a strategic plan - i.e., positioning the firm, identifying institutional goals and objectives, and developing strategies and tactics to achieve those goals. Some firms have been quite successful at it. Many, however, have found the exercise to be frustrating or even futile. Learn to make strategic planning work.
(Added: 6-Sep-2003 Hits: 59
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By NA
- To keep the planning process close to the realities of markets, today’s strategists say it should also include interaction with key customers, end-users and suppliers. Such a key element is a revolutionary step in strategic planning but necessary to help produce what customers really want.
(Added: 17-Mar-2003 Hits: 111
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