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		<title><![CDATA[SWOT Analysis Revisited]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931715]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[People make a lot of the SWOT analysis in strategic planning. As a rudimentary approach to thinking about strategy, the SWOT works pretty well. There is so much more to great strategy than a simple SWOT analysis. Sure, it's a great buzzword. There are three main reasons. First, the SWOT...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Integral Relationship Between Business And IT Strategy In The Organization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931717]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Market trends are some of the key factors to look at when developing a strategic plan. But in addition to looking at the market attractiveness a company must also look inside and assess its own strengths and weaknesses. Compete on strengths and avoid areas of weakness. All of the airlines...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Planning Is A Necessity In Business Success]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931719]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[You may have decided that your company needs a comprehensive, formal strategic plan, but are you really ready for the challenge? Just as important as your willingness to plan is your commitment to expend the resources (time, creative energy and money) required to do it right. Proper planning always involves...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Creating A Business Plan For Your Nonprofit Organization]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931721]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[All around you, the air is filled with the sounds of despair as the economy limps forward. In the meantime, your strategy is sound, your business prospects still look good and you have decided that you refuse to participate in the current downturn. This paper explains three things that you...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[How To Use Benchmarking To Improve Performance Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931723]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[REALIZE YOUR POTENTIAL! Is that what you want for yourself and your company? What is your company's potential? Do you have a vision of it? Yes? That's why you use Simplified Strategic Planning, isn't it? In the Simplified Strategic Planning process you build toward your strategy - your vision for...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Continuous Improvement And Benchmarking]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931725]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[At the corporate level, seeking broadly-based, multiple sources of market intelligence on which to base strategic planning is a good start. Having sufficient independent oversight on operations and finances is another good method. At the end, however, it comes down to the ethics of the company and its leaders. There...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Behavior And Attitude Problems In The Workplace?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931727]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Listing of a company's strengths and weaknesses are a normal part of any attempt at strategic planning for virtually all companies. No shock there! But, why do we perform these analyses, and what do we expect to learn by doing them? To be sure the company is headed in the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Retail Marketing Strategy - Where Has All The Money Gone?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931729]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[What are the impediments to effective implementation and execution of strategies for companies? One problem is the lack of buy-in by key personnel in the company. What can cause this lack of buy-in? Starting with the actual planning process, are these people part of the strategic planning team? This can...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tagging The Right Price - Optimizing Your Pricing Strategy]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931731]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Does your company think that developing a strategic plan, printing it and distributing it to the appropriate population within your company actually completes the whole process? Or is it dedicated to actually carrying out the decisions the planning team made during the strategic planning process? Many companies go through a...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Risky Business?: Managing Risk And Creating Value In A Volatile World]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931733]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Any department in your organization can either support your strategy by being aligned with it, or block your strategy by pushing against it. This paper takes a look at how several different departments might affect strategy. Departments must support strategy by being aligned with the type of customer you are...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Case Study: Implementing New Financial Management Systems]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931735]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[No organization can operate without teams. After all, an organization is fundamentally a team of teams - some short-term, some long-term. Organizational success depends on how well these teams work. Organizational alignment with strategy and strategic management are key ingredients of winning. These are impossible without effective teamwork. Formulation and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Case Study: A Life Sciences Company Meets A Compliance Deadline & Improves Supply Chain Security]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931737]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dealing with and handling change and uncertainty is one of the major challenges each of us faces in nowadays' world. And we face it in our business and personal lives. It can be said that change and uncertainty arrive together and that most people find it much more difficult to...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Case Study: Tax Management Services For A Global Agriculture Company]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931739]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Commodity industries that are highly capital intensive, have cyclic markets and high transportation costs are particularly susceptible to price fluctuations caused by unexpected supply/demand imbalances. This price variability makes investment in additional capacity very dicey. The long-term result is product substitution and periods of over-building capacity once companies overcome their...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Case Study: Tax Management Services For A Global Bank]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931741]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[When the strategy is simple and clear, the company leaders can deliver and reinforce the message in a passing hallway conversation, dozens of times each day. A strategy distilled to this level becomes a beacon that lights a path through the clutter of conflicting priorities. Everyone in the company learns...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Case Study: Tax Management Services For Energy Companies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931743]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As a company looks for additional growth, its strategic planning team needs to remember that not all growth is good growth. When searching for growth, a team can be lured by the siren song of a big customer or a high growth segment. However, the team might find the new...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Case Study: Tax Management Services For A Large Multinational High-Tech Company]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931745]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Strategic success comes not simply from crafting sound strategy and implementation plans. Both are essential ingredients, but results come from activities that people engage in. Your people can only deliver good strategic results if you ensure that they align their actions closely with the course and direction, implementation plans, and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Evaluation O Acquisition Targets]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931747]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper takes a quick look at the strategic factors that may dramatically change your assessment of the value of an acquisition target. Market impact is the effect that combining your company with the target will have on market behaviors. As you can see, there are many ways an acquired...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Case Study: Tax Management Services For An Energy Company]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=931749]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As CEO, are you tired of acting as a referee caused by turf battles between businesses or functional areas? Developing a strategic plan allows team members to develop a shared base of knowledge which allows the team to come to consensus on key company priorities and allocates resources based on...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Market Segmentation - Starting With The Basics]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=379202]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The basics of Strategic Planning can be misunderstood by those who need to determine what they are and how they apply to the overall development of your strategic plans. On one hand, some teams will overlook the importance of carefully defining the market segments so they can obtain the best...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Planning Made Simple]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you do not thoughtfully lay out a course and direction for your family business, it is likely that environment and external factors will lay out one for you. You may eventually be forced to accept a strategy that is a whole lot less satisfactory than one you could have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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