Scenario Planning in Organizations: How to Create, Use, and Assess Scenarios (Paperback)

Paperback. With scenario planning, leaders, executives, and decision makers can develop strategies for multiple futures, making their organizations resilient, agile, and capable of adapting to new circumstances at the speed of change.Here, Thomas Chermack addresses the method's complexities and, unlike other books, deals not just with developing different scenarios but also with applying those scenarios and assessing their impact.This is the most comprehensive guide available to the scenario planning process, offering a thorough discussion of the method's theoretical foundations and detailing a five-phase scenario planning system.Chermack uses a real-world case study to illuminate the entire process-from project preparation to scenario exploration, development, implementation, and project assessment. He provides specific techniques and tools for gathering and analyzing relevant data, structuring and managing projects, and avoiding common pitfalls. Scenario planning helps organization leaders, executives and decision-makers envision and develop strategies for multiple possible futures instead of just one. This book is the most comprehensive treatment to date of the scenario planning process. Unlike existing books it offers a thorough discussion of the evolution and theoretical foundations of scenario planning. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…