Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. This isn’t a retread of scientific management , nor is it an updated take on scenario planning.

Strategy 12

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2014

In health care, these tools are changing the way doctors identify people at risk of developing certain diseases; in fashion, they crunch purchasing data to anticipate trends; sales and marketing experts use them to tailor ad campaigns. This isn’t a retread of scientific management , nor is it an updated take on scenario planning.

Strategy 8

Strategy Scenario Planning Scientific Management Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

For example, sometimes when a senior manager makes a request, it causes a cascade of activity that is far beyond what she intended. To minimize their negative impact, there are two steps that managers can take: Plan ahead (as much as you can). Have you ever worked on a project that produced unexpected results ?

Airlines 12

Airlines Supply Chain Scenario Planning Travel 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

An obvious scenario, one that some companies might find themselves dealing with in the not-too-distant future, is a faked video of their CEO making racist or sexist comments, or bribing a politician. But equally damaging could be a video about, for example, corporate spending.

Reputation 11

Reputation Company Video Crisis 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2011

Old efficiency thinking based on engineering and rational market models needs to be replaced by a creative intelligence based on imagining, building and managing new futures. These firsts-of-their-kind developments require unprecedented degrees of creativity.". It's not a matter of training to choose option "A" or "B."

Uncertainty 13

Uncertainty Supply Chain Scenario Planning Sharpe 13

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 3, 2015

Examples include collaboration platforms such as MeetX , Virtualboardroom , Diligent , and Boardpad.) It would be an antidote to the insularity that so many boards are criticized for, and a useful complement to the simulations and war-game tools that help with scenario planning and anticipating competitors’ moves.

Scenario Planning 8

Scenario Planning Tools Technology Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2017

and European elections, to management of the Syrian War, it’s clear that relations between the West and Russia have become increasingly hostile. For example, in 2014, at the onset of the sharp deterioration in U.S.-Russian Jennifer Maravillas for HBR. From the conflict in Ukraine, to Russian meddling in U.S.

Policies 9

Policies Supply Chain Politics Operations 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Developments in the Middle East — first the removal of long-time Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 and now Hosni Mubarak's stepping down in Egypt — suggest that authoritarian regimes in the region are not immune to "people power."

Strategy 13

Strategy Politics Short-term Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2013

First we see major shifts in demand: developing economies such as China and India are morphing from the world's source of low-cost manufacturing capacity to the world's best market opportunities. They will not, it must be noted, alter how the role of manufacturing evolves as economies develop.

Globalization 9

Globalization Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals McKinsey 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2016

But it’s also possible to build mindfulness directly into planning exercises. One of us recently had the opportunity to test the concept of mindful strategy with a group of middle managers and senior executives from the legal, advertising, finance, and non-profit sectors in the Bay Area.

Strategy 8

Strategy Goleman Strategic Planning Parcell 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Scenario planning is as essential for strategy formulation as it is for the design of next generation technologies and industries. Thinking in terms of scenarios forces people to rigorously examine fundamental assumptions and unexpected risks. Fantasy Sports Competition. Comparative Coding.

Class 9

Class Education Supply Chain Sports 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

For example , U.S. Companies should anticipate this trend and start developing “value pricing” and less expensive products. 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.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Retail Crisis Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2018

Waiting for perfect information to start planning is a risky approach because sufficient clarity may come too late, if at all, to take crucial action. For example, adjusting supply chains can take up to nine months or longer depending on internal and external constraints. How to Plan for Brexit. Understand possible scenarios.

Planning 8

Planning Supply Chain Strategic Planning Workshop 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Originating from agile software development, the sprint has entered the business mainstream as an increasingly popular means to accelerate business model, product, or service innovation. But the sprint format isn’t just for development and design anymore. Can you run fast and go deep at the same time?

Agility 8

Agility Strategy Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2017

For example, directors of auto manufacturers and auto parts suppliers will need to understand how shared and autonomous mobility will accelerate electrification of the transportation sector, affecting car sales. In particular, boards will have to show that they understand two things.

Tips 8

Tips Supply Chain Proposal Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 20, 2017

While consumer spending has proven resilient, with same-store retail sales rising 6% YOY in April , most multinational corporations are developing contingency plans to mitigate risks to their businesses and reassessing the country’s role in their global market portfolio and supply chains. Renegotiating NAFTA.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Depreciation Uncertainty Marketing 9