Manager's Guide to Business Planning

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ISBN: 9780071628006 | 0071628002
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Copyright: 10/14/2009

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A nuts-and-bolts guide to planning andimplementing new strategies to ensure afuture of growth and profits.Both novice and seasoned managers feel the need to keep abreast of new ideas in today's fast-pacedand supremely competitive business environment. Designed to explain the most current managementpractices in a quick, on-the-go format, Briefcase Books help readers employ the right skills in anymanagement situationevery time!

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Fail to Plan ... Plan to Fail	p. 1
Why Plan?	p. 1
The Hierarchy of Business Planning	p. 2
The Value of a Mission Statement in the Planning Scheme	p. 5
Recognizing the Uses of the Plan	p. 5
Vista of Business Planning	p. 6
The Planning Process Model	p. 7
Planning to Plan: Collecting Data to Feed Your Plan	p. 9
Analyzing the Information	p. 12
Bringing the Data Together	p. 12
Apply Your Financial Knowledge	p. 14
The Planning Window	p. 14
Hitting the Sweet Spot Between Planning and Execution	p. 15
Creating the Right Mindset Going Forward	p. 16
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 1	p. 18
Creating a Focused Business Plan	p. 21
Three Paths to Take	p. 21
Focusing the Business Plans	p. 22
Essential Components of a Business Plan	p. 23
Dealing with Different Personalities	p. 30
Functional and Departmental Plan Development	p. 31
Building Functional Plans	p. 31
Integrating Plans	p. 33
Putting It All Together	p. 36
Mini Case Study: Spiro-Gyro, Inc.	p. 36
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 2	p. 38
Measuring Performance	p. 39
Measurement as Part of a Larger System	p. 39
The Business, Functional, and Individual Performance System	p. 40
Preparing the Functional Plan	p. 42
Work Planning and Individual Performance Standards	p. 46
Sample Functional Plan	p. 49
Review of Progress	p. 50
Converting Customer Requirements into Measurements	p. 51
Linking Planning and Budgets	p. 53
Aligning Priorities	p. 53
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 3	p. 56
Execution Is the Key	p. 57
Malcolm Baldrige Systems Perspective	p. 58
Balanced Scorecard	p. 62
Hoshin Planning	p. 65
Driving Forces Wheel	p. 66
Strategy Deployment Worksheet	p. 69
Other Deployment Tools	p. 69
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 4	p. 73
Mobilizing the Workforce	p. 75
Creating the Right Business Culture to Produce the Results	p. 75
A Communication System Strengthens Culture	p. 79
Business Cascade	p. 81
Information Management	p. 86
Training	p. 86
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 5	p. 89
Tracking, Controlling, and Reviewing the Plans	p. 91
Planning versus Tracking and Controlling	p. 91
Creating a Management System	p. 92
Objective and Project Tracking	p. 94
Influencing the Essentials	p. 96
The Review Process	p. 97
Organizational Reviews	p. 101
Business Planning Retreats	p. 102
Case Study: The Equipment Division	p. 103
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 6	p. 106
Contingency Planning	p. 107
What's Changing?	p. 107
Tools to Support Change	p. 108
Turnaround Situations	p. 110
Activating Contingency Plans	p. 111
Cost Management versus Cost Reduction Programs	p. 113
Being Proactive: Business Tune-Ups	p. 116
Increasing Sales Productivity	p. 120
Business Continuity Planning	p. 121
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 7	p. 122
Recycle Your Learning	p. 123
Creating a Learning Organization	p. 123
How to Learn	p. 125
Applied Learning	p. 126
Two Examples	p. 130
GE Workout	p. 133
Team Action Planning	p. 135
Leadership Through Learning	p. 136
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 8	p. 138
Tips and Traps to Avoid	p. 139
Planning Tips	p. 139
Traps to Avoid	p. 145
Ethics	p. 147
Your Planning Zone	p. 149
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 9	p. 151
Personal Productivity	p. 153
Getting Organized	p. 153
Managing Time	p. 154
Managing Meetings	p. 156
Effective Presentations	p. 159
Negotiations	p. 162
Managing Relationships	p. 163
Making a Commitment to Change for the Better	p. 163
Your Continuing Development Plan	p. 164
Manager's Checklist for Chapter 10	p. 166
Appendix: Planning Toolkit	p. 167
Applying Planning and Problem-Solving Tools	p. 169
Getting People Involved	p. 171
Identifying Issues and Challenges	p. 172
Identifying Opportunities and Issues	p. 174
Understanding the Situation	p. 176
Ranking or Prioritizing for Decisions	p. 178
Developing Actions	p. 180
Manager's Checklist for the Planning Toolkit	p. 181
Index	p. 183
About the Author	p. 191
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