Strategic planning is a critical part of running a business, but when you get a team of people together to plan, it can often become a confused exercise in grand visions without a clear process for establishing workable goals. This book is unique in providing both guidance for the actual content of strategic plans and techniques for how to plan in a team context. Readers will discover how to: * structure the process so it custom fits their company needs * effectively facilitate the process (keep meetings on track, train others in planning skills, document decisions made at meetings, present and communicate the plan) * use teams and teamwork smoothly and productively to create a far-reaching plan -- and then to implement it Features detailed guidelines for each step, dozens of flowcharts, and three self-contained ""facilitator's guides"" to follow.
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"Strategic planning is a critical part of running a business, but when you get a team of people together to plan, it can often become a confused exercise in grand visions without a clear process for establishing workable goals. This book is unique in providing both guidance for the actual content of strategic plans and techniques for how to plan in a team context. Readers will discover how to:
* structure the process so it custom fits their company needs
* effectively facilitate the process (keep meetings on track, train others in planning skills, document decisions made at meetings, present and communicate the plan)
* use teams and teamwork smoothly and productively to create a far-reaching plan -- and then to implement it
Features detailed guidelines for each step, dozens of flowcharts, and three self-contained ""facilitator's guides"" to follow."
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C. DAVIS FOGG (Nashville, TN) is president of his own consulting firm and has guided many companies through the strategic planning process. He is a former executive of Bausch and Lomb, Johnston-Murphy Shoe Co., and Corning Glass.
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58 of 69 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book has become my bible for developing strategic plans and marketing plans. It offers a great outline for strategic plans, as well as a detailed plan on how to facilitate the information gathering process. This book, however, is appropriate for not only team-based strategic planning, but also for those working on projects alone. I have recommended this book to several of my associates.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have several years of experience in participating and leading strategic planning, and I have found this to be a very good reference guide. One that I still refer to with some frequency. It has high-level comprehensive concepts as well as detailed, practical steps. Not for everyone, especially if you are put off by "business speak", but if you live in that world and are comfortable with it, this can be a very good reference guide.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an excellent guide that allows a leader to structure a strategic planning process to fit a specific organization. It gives step by step instructions and real examples that make the process come alive. It also gives guides for facilitating collection of information and the meetings that must be held to get concensus on the organization's direction. In 30 years of federal government management, I have not seen any book as clear and as useful in directing development of a strategic plan. This book has been on the market since 1999, so I must not be alone in this opinion.
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I've recommended this book to a number of my clients who were struggling with strategic planning. Unlike other books, it does not deal in vague generalities or unsupported... Read more
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There is a classic and proven strategic planning process that works for businesses both large and small, whether they are manufacturing, professional, or service companies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Facilitator's Guide, Detailed Procedure, Facilitating the Process Step, Procedure Facilitator, Preparing the Organization, Western Supermarkets, Procedure Option, Step Figure New!
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There is a classic and proven strategic planning process that works for businesses both large and small, whether they are manufacturing, professional, or service companies. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Facilitator's Guide, Detailed Procedure, Facilitating the Process Step, Procedure Facilitator, Preparing the Organization, Western Supermarkets, Procedure Option, Step Figure New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Project Management (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) by Harvard Business Review on page 265
- Mexico City (World Cities) by James E. Davis in Front Matter
- The Human Side of Enterprise by Douglas McGregor on page 258
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