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Assumption-Based Planning: A Tool for Reducing Avoidable Surprises
James A. Dewar
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Description for Assumption-Based Planning: A Tool for Reducing Avoidable Surprises
Paperback. This book offers examples and practical advice for analysis conducting assumption-based planning. Series: Rand Studies in Policy Analysis. Num Pages: 268 pages, 19 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 437.
Unwelcome surprises in the life of any organization can often be traced to the failure of an assumption that the organization's leadership didn't anticipate or had 'forgotten' it was making. Assumption-based planning (ABP) is a tool for identifying as many as possible of the assumptions underlying the plans of an organization and bringing those assumptions explicitly into the planning process. This book presents a variety of techniques for rooting out those vulnerable, crucial assumptions. The book also presents steps for monitoring all the vulnerable assumptions of a plan, for taking actions to control those vulnerable assumptions where possible, and for ... Read more
Unwelcome surprises in the life of any organization can often be traced to the failure of an assumption that the organization's leadership didn't anticipate or had 'forgotten' it was making. Assumption-based planning (ABP) is a tool for identifying as many as possible of the assumptions underlying the plans of an organization and bringing those assumptions explicitly into the planning process. This book presents a variety of techniques for rooting out those vulnerable, crucial assumptions. The book also presents steps for monitoring all the vulnerable assumptions of a plan, for taking actions to control those vulnerable assumptions where possible, and for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Series
Rand Studies in Policy Analysis
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521001267
SKU
V9780521001267
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Reviews for Assumption-Based Planning: A Tool for Reducing Avoidable Surprises
'… an impressively flexible and pragmatic approach makes extensive use of scenarios. In my view this is one of the most useful methods for stress-testing a plan … the process spelt out in the book can be applied to all fields of planning and Dewar utilises his real world experience to suggest different methods for implementing the five steps of ... Read more