Team-Based Strategic Planning: A Complete Guide to Structuring, Facilitating, and Implementing the Process - Softcover

Fogg, C. Davis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1453836209 ISBN 13: 9781453836200

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

Team-Based Strategic Planning uniquely describes the strategic planning process and the ways of facilitating the development of a strategic plan and its implementation. It is "how-to-do" book profusely illustrated with planning techniques, facilitation guides and real world examples of the planning and strategy efforts of dozens of organizations. The book is a professional best-seller and sold 25,000 copies in hard cover 1964-2010. The book deals with the six key aspects of strategic planning in a team environment: (1) Structure and Customization of the process to meet the needs of your particular organization (2) Facilitation-of the planning process (3) Teams and teamwork (4) Management and Leadership--from forging the vision to making the plan operational (5) Organizational involvement-gaining involvement and commitment at all levels (6) information gathering and analysis--benchmarking, competitive analysis and "the other precious few techniques that are truly useful". Examples from actual companies illustrate each step of the process and what worked and didn't work. Moreover, "Team-Based Strategic Planing" is designed for active use at every stage. You'll find dozens of hands-on tools that will help you as your strategy evolves including ) que cards and flow charts that plot the process and make it easier to master ; self-contained facilitator guides ; troubleshooting advice on problem intervention for CEOs, planning leaders, and facilitators. In short, this is a "must have" guide for anyone at any level in an organization who is embarking on or involved with strategic planning.

About this title

Book Description:

"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."

About the Author:

C. Davis Fogg is president of his own consulting firm in Wakefield ,Rhode Island, and an author, seminar leader and speaker. A former executive of Bausch & Lomb, the Johnston and Murphy Shoe Company and Corning Inc. Mr. Fogg has also served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Marketing and Industrial Marketing Management. He is the author of numerous articles and two other books, "Diagnostic Marketing" and "Implementing Your Strategic Plan". Mr. Fogg holds a B.E. degree in chemical engineering from Yale University and an M.S degree in management form MIT's Sloan School of Management

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1453836209
• ISBN 13: 9781453836200
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352