While many companies focus on developing plans, the most important element in planning is implementation. Making the plan happen is critical as it is the actual execution that leads to results.

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In today's fast-paced business world, strategic planning emerges as an essential tool for the success and survival of companies. The ability to anticipate, adapt and direct resources toward specific ...

Why do so many strategic plans by government agencies and jurisdictions fail, ending up on the shelf as expensive paperweights? One reason is that, too often, they’re developed by a narrow ...

It has been said that if you are not planning to succeed, you’re planning to fail. A lack of planning will lead to the demise of an organization, especially the fire service. Strategic planning is one ...

A business needs to have both a strategic plan and a budget. The strategic plan lays out the direction and goals of the business and guidelines for actions to achieve those goals, while the budget ...

This academic year we’ve been busy rolling out the next set of strategic initiatives to get UTSA closer to our destinations as a great research university, model for student success and exemplar for ...

Effective pre-implementation planning is critical for successful adoption of intelligent process automation (IPA). The comprehensive IPA pre-implementation framework outlined in this document provides ...

After facilitating strategic planning sessions for dozens of fast-growing companies, I’ve observed a consistent pattern that separates high-performing leadership teams from those that struggle with ...

In late January, Gov. Laura Kelly tasked the Kansas Water Authority to come up with a strategic implementation plan to help save the state’s water. Kelly wanted the plan to include funding based on ...