Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2012

A terrorist incident, a breakdown of the London rail system, power blackouts, volcanic ash clouds , flooding, an outbreak of infectious disease—the London organizing committee (LOCOG) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) spent years thinking about every scenario they could imagine.

Risk Management 15

Risk Management Management Committee Insurance 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Senate Banking Committee to save his competitors. For example , U.S. Demand forecasting may become more challenging as demand patterns change, and companies may be advised to look into forecasting methods based on scenario planning rather than historical patterns. automobile industry. The China-Sparked Crisis.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Sure, the value of an in-depth discovery phase; comprehensive, quantitative, and qualitative research; stakeholder interviews; scenario planning; and alignment are undisputed. And how often have you crafted a meticulous three-year strategic plan, only to have it become obsolete after a few months, or even weeks?

Agility 8

Agility Strategy Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

It also involves considerations of coalition-building, lobbying, participation in advisory committees, and more. They will recall, for example, how ITT was implicated in overthrowing the Allende government in Chile in the early 1970s; and they will note the not-unfrequent practice of firms bribing dictators to secure key business concessions.

Strategy 13

Strategy Politics Short-term Long-term 13