{"product_id":"the-craft-of-strategy-formation-9780470518595","title":"The Craft of Strategy Formation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormulating a strategy is one of the most important but also one of the most difficult challenges faced by businesses: How may one translate a concern into a structured issue and the hypotheses for addressing that issue? How should one approach the designing and executing of the analyses through which these hypotheses can be tested, thus creating the insights from which new strategic options can be developed? And how can one identify the best bets from among the many different strategic options available, and determine how these may be translated into a coherent business strategy that the organization and its stakeholders can buy into?  \u003cp\u003eThis book helps to answer these questions for the senior manager responsible for company strategy; the project manager who's been asked to chart and defend a new strategic course of action; and the student wishing to learn the ropes of strategy-creation. This book offers no theoretical strategy frameworks. Nor does it propagate a specific strategy of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...the authors help answer...questions for the senior manager responsible for company strategy, the project manager...and the student...\"  (\u003ci\u003eGulf Business\u003c\/i\u003e, January 2008)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is this book all about? xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Allware case study xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I – The preparation phase 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Days 1 to 5 – We create a question out of a concern 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Days 6 and 7 – We set up a project organisation 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Day 8 – We structure the question 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Day 9 – We formulate hypotheses 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Day 10 – We make a work plan 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Allware: the first two weeks 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II – The analysis phase 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Days 11 and 12 – We develop the analyses further 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Days 13 to 17 – We collect data 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Days 18 to 42 – We carry out the analyses 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Days 43 to 45 – We present the conclusions 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Allware: on with the analysis 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III – The decision-making phase 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Day 46 – We put forward a few business options 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Day 47 – We set up scenarios 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Days 48 to 57 – We model the results 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Days 58 to 60 – We choose the strategic direction 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Days 61 to 65 – We write the strategic plan 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Allware: make a choice and carry on 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV – The implementation phase 225\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Set up an organisation to implement the strategy 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Draw up the implementation plan 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Direct progress 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProfile of OC\u0026amp;C Strategy Consultants 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 267\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402352894295,"sku":"9780470518595","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470518595.jpg?v=1730480152","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-craft-of-strategy-formation-9780470518595","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}