Business in brief library

Strategy and Planning Techniques

Sourcing and Shared Services Market Trends

Sourcing and Shared Services Market Trends

This technique explains what sourcing and shared services trends are, and the importance of actively seeking out these trends to inform organisations how to develop their strategies and stay competitive in the market.

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Sourcing Governance Value

Sourcing Governance Value

Good sourcing governance is key to building sustainable value for all stakeholders in the value chain. Learn what sourcing governance is and the steps and success factors required to implement it effectively.

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Stakeholder Analysis and Management

Stakeholder Analysis and Management

The purpose of the concept is to explore the ideas and experiences in developing and applying stakeholder analysis. The concept sets out the benefits of stakeholder analysis and provides indicative guidelines and recommendations for its implementation.

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Strategic Alignment

Strategic Alignment

Strategic alignment is a fundamental business concept that determines the competitiveness of an organisation. The concept explains how organisations can better achieve strategic alignment to increase growth and profitability - even in the toughest markets and economic climates.

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Strategic Alliance

Strategic Alliance

Strategic alliances are important in today's increasingly interconnected world. Research and case study examples of leading international firms are presented and critical factors for success are outlined.

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Strategic Business Units

Strategic Business Units

A strategic business unit is a separate, specialised subsystem in the company which acts as an independent company. Having SBU assists organisations to plan their strategies and make manufacturing decisions. The concept provides a review of the critical issues on an SBU benefits and success factors.

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Strategic Intent

Strategic Intent

The concept explains how organisations can leverage strategic intent - energy and resources - to achieve a unified organisational goal. It describes how many leading organisations have achieved success using this philosophy and outlines the steps required to implement it effectively.

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Strategic IT Acquisition

Strategic IT Acquisition

The complex processes of buying, introducing, adopting, adapting and localising technologies are broken down and guidance is given on development of IT acquisition strategy and measures needed to evaluate the strategy’s effectiveness.

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Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning

This concept reviews the process of strategic planning and shows how companies can implement strategies to enhance company and product competitiveness. It also offers a summary of the benefits of the process and examples of its application.

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Strategy Map

Strategy Map

The concept explains how organisations can use strategy maps as an essential tool in their strategy and planning activities. It describes how organisations have successfully used strategy maps to achieve strategic alignment and identifies the steps required to apply the concept in practice.

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Structure-Conduct-Performance Model

Structure-Conduct-Performance Model

The concept explores the relationship between organisational environment, behaviour and performance. It presents the main characteristics, strengths and limitations of the S-C-P model, along with success factors and industry cases.

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