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Skill and talent analysis using NOISE

Mike Cardus

When I developed the NOISE analysis is was to present a solution-focused alternative to SWOT. We developed a qualitative report to show trends and opportunities for investing in changes and learning and development. From the qualitative report the company recognized 3 large area of need and opportunitity.

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How to Find New Competitive Knowledge in Social Media

Harvard Business Review

In the old days, corporate intelligence gathering meant painstakingly gleaning information from experts and competitors' reports, subscribing to expensive online data aggregators such as Factiva or Dialog, and scanning unstructured documents from the media. Intelligence reports are tricky. Micropublish.

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Create a Strategy That Anticipates and Learns

Harvard Business Review

But maybe the thrill of accomplishment in these pockets is diverting senior managers’ attention from another, even more critical opportunity: Digital technologies are also rapidly changing how managers can acquire and assess the information they use to develop and execute on enterprise-wide strategy.

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Create a Strategy That Anticipates and Learns

Harvard Business Review

But maybe the thrill of accomplishment in these pockets is diverting senior managers’ attention from another, even more critical opportunity: Digital technologies are also rapidly changing how managers can acquire and assess the information they use to develop and execute on enterprise-wide strategy.

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Strategic Planning Steps

CO2

Externally, examine societal trends, political implications, technological advancements, and competitive forces. Use SWOT analysis of the data you collected in Step 2 to guide you. Phase 5: Strategic Planning Steps Measurement & Reporting Measurement and reporting are a critical element of the Strategic Planning Steps.