January 28th, 2011 by admin
As part of my consulting practice, I read and review business plans written both for venture capitalists and for grant applications. The weakest part of every business plan is always how will the company get from today to “the dream” five years out.
Usually, there is a pretty good description of what will happen in the next six months and a decent description of what will happen in five years, but there is nothing in between.
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Technical entrepreneurs have a good handle on what product development they need to do to get the product into a usable form. They understand the costs and the time involved. However, once the product is developed, they seem to be at a loss as to what to do next.
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January 27th, 2011 by admin
Exposure to strategy concepts alters the way one looks at businesses. Strategic thinking involves a comprehensive analysis of a business in relation to its industry, its competitors and the business environment in both the short and the long term.
Ultimately, strategy is a company’s plan to achieve its goals.
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Corporate managements often do not know clearly what they want or how they’ll get there. For example, if the question posed is which way do I go from here and the answer is it depends on where you want to go, then if the resulting answer is I don’t really care then the ultimate conversation finisher could be then it does not matter which way you go.
January 21st, 2011 by admin
Business strategy implementation is the name of the game in small and large companies today. Due to a revolving door of management mantras and fads, and increasing “guru fatigue”, there is increasing recognition that the ability to successfully execute new strategies and programs is the real key to competitive advantage in business in the 21st century – not strategy development.
The ability to implement business strategy successfully is dependent on proper alignment of strategy with internal and external business conditions. Here are 4 factors that business leaders must consider and connect to their road maps during the strategic planning process and beyond.
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1. Customer Marketplace Realities
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