Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

PL and CM: Coherent companies – those that possess a capabilities system that aligns their strategy with their product/service portfolio – generate superior performance over time, which is what we call the coherence premium. SD : It sounds logical to develop strategy by starting with one’s capabilities. SD : Why now?

Resources 52

Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

That's why there's little pushback on pricing, obsolescence, or disappointing developers. Aligning what products we offer and which customers we focus on. Oh, and, quite often, you're making the decision while challenged: brands are delivering on their product offers while in motion and delivering this quarters' revenues.

Brand 14

Brand Energy Price Long-term 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

If the supplier had used its 2016–2017 sales data, which showed greater demand for its products as a result of the boom in UK tourism, to predict future results and set next year’s strategy, it may have overestimated future performance and ended up with too much inventory, higher costs, and pressure to discount heavily to move product.

Planning 8

Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8