Synopsis
Fortune Magazine estimates that 75% of all strategies and projects fail. TURN STRATEGY INTO ACTION offers a proven system to be among the 25% that succeed, every time. TURN STRATEGY INTO ACTION provides a step-by-step process and interactive thinking tools to help knowledge workers of all types tosuccessfully plan and execute their biggest opportunities, critical projects and strategic initiatives. The book describes a practical thinking and planning system that helps teams avoid the six planning mistakes that doom most strategies. This flexible system avoids the activity/budget focus of traditional project planning and increases the ability to achieve big-picture strategic objectives. This approach adds special value at the fuzzy front end , and bridges the gap between strategic planning and project management. The concepts and tools apply to complicated, slippery, intangible projects involving process and change and are proven in organizations of all types and sizes The book features step-by-step guidelines, practical checklists, and multiple examples from the authors experience teaching this system in 32 countries. The appendix includes client case studies involving research and development, marketing, process improvement, strategic planning This method is ideal for rapidly turning cross-functional task forces and new groups into committed and effective teams. The bottom line: your vital projects will reach their goals faster, smoother, and with fewer problems.
About the Author
Terry Schmidt is an internationally-known management consultant who helps organizations become more strategic, productive and profitable. He has three decades of experience as an executive, educator, and strategy coach, assisting corporations, governments, and research institutions in 32 countries worldwide. Terry is the founder of ManagementPro.com, a Seattle-based company with expertise in strategic thinking, action planning, and execution. His North American clients include eBay, Boeing, Northrup-Grumman, Sony Electronics, PATH, Walt Disney Imagineering, Microsoft, Cargill, the Los Angeles Times, Blizzard Entertainment, and national research labs including Los Alamos, Lawrence Livermore, and Sandia. He has assisted virtually every Washington state and federal government agency, and international clients such as Nokia, Thai Airways, and the Bank of Thailand. Terry teaches executives and technologists at the MIT Professional Institute and at the UCLA Extension Technical Management Program, where he is rated in the top 10% of all faculty. Terry earned his BS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Washington, and his MBA from Harvard. He is an immediate past president, current board member, and lifelong learning chair of the Harvard Business School Club of Puget Sound. Terry has been listed in Who s Who in the World, Who s Who in Industry, and Who s Who in International Training and Development.
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