Plan for Profitability!: How to Write a Strategic Business Plan

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One of the best books on Strategic Planning!

Plan for Profitability by Lee E Hargrave, Jr.

The Bible on Strategic Business Plans

A must-read for those who want a strategic plan that works!

Plan for Profitability!: How to Write a Strategic Business Plan
Lee E., Jr. Hargrave
Manufacturer: Four Seasons Publishers
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Plan for profitability: a .......2006-06-28

"Plan for Profitability" is a very practical book that covers all areas of making a strategic business plan. Hargrave's book oozes practicality and experience as he explains, in a straightforward and uncomplicated way, all the elements involved in creating a strategic business plan, making it possible to grasp the basics in a relatively short time.
To avoid confusing the reader, he gives clear, timely definitions of the business terminology that he uses, and breaks strategic business planning into its component parts. He encourages the reader to work through the individual processes as he covers them, turning a large task into a group of smaller, simpler tasks that systematically create the strategic plan.
This book not only covers the theory, but also acts as a step-by-step workbook to help the reader create a strategic plan.
The last three chapters contained very useful information on evaluating both plans and corporate development. I found the section on return measurements particularly interesting.

One of the best books on Strategic Planning!.......2006-05-11

I decided to choose the book of Lee Hargrave as an additional resource for my course on strategic planning for my master degree. Having finished reading the book I must admit that it is something more, it is a synthesis of the knowledge from my previous courses and even more the synthesis from all areas of business.For this reason, I used it as the main textbook and following faithfully the book of Lee Hargrave, which I think is one of the best books in this area, I managed to build step by step my first strategic business plan.It's a great book! Thank you Mr.Hargrave!

Plan for Profitability by Lee E Hargrave, Jr........2005-05-19

The author of Plan for Profitability, Professor Lee Hargrave, had a long career in a variety of companies, large and small, in various senior positions, including Vice President, Chief Operating Officer as well as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He has vast experience in writing strategic plans, having written over a hundred in his long career, spanning over 35 years. He has an excellent academic background. His book is, therefore, unique in that it gives practical hands on guidance to the reader to enable him to formulate effective strategic plans.

The book is a step-by-step guide on how to write a practical business strategic plan. The reader is guided through the interrelated elements of a typical plan. These elements are the mission, market, competition, self-evaluation, opportunities, objectives, strategies, programmes, goals, resources and financials. The book has several examples from actual strategic plans, making it easy for the reader to understand the subject fully.

The Bible on Strategic Business Plans.......2004-03-14

I consider Mr. Hargrave's book, Plan for Profitability!, to be one of the most straightforward and instructional books on the subject of strategic business plans. I have reviewed and researched other books on the subject and they do not give a comparable depth and insight into the subject .
Mr. Hargrave's book is based on his practical experience that includes writing over one hundred business plans for large and small companies. His business plan experience started while working at General Electric, when, in the early 1970s, the concept of strategic business planning was initiated company-wide. His business planning experience has helped him in leading many business start-ups, acquisitions and divestitures during his career. Since 1991, Professor Hargrave has been the Principal of the Hargrave Consultancy, www.hargrave.com.
Mr. Hargrave presents the eleven elements of the strategic business plan. These elements are similar to what other writers present but these elements provide the information necessary to ensure a plan that is acceptable to potential investors. Mr. Hargrave presents the best details about `how' to put a strategic plan together, including several tools that he uses to help in the analysis process during the preparation of the plan. His Principle of Linkages is a very useful tool in organizing the process that leads to identifying and selecting the strategies, programs and goals for the company and its competitors.
The mission is the first element and the foundation upon which the other elements of the strategic plan are established. The final element of the strategic plan is to develop the financial projections. These projections use the data from the previous elements of the plan to quantify the company's revenue performance. Mr. Hargrave's explanation of the financial information is very easy to understand. This book is one that will be used for many years to come in my business endeavors.

A must-read for those who want a strategic plan that works!.......2004-01-07

Mr Hargrave's book contains practical guidance to developing a sound, realistic and executable strategic business plan. Drawing from his wealth of business experience from working & leading various corporations and running his own consultancy practice, the book provides a detailed framework from which managers can follow to draw up their own plans. On top of that, explainations are given throughout the book on why certains steps are needful while others are superfluous, what key issues to consider and what pitfalls to avoid in formulating the plan. Three words that describe the content of the book will have to be: impactful, illuminating and practical. A must-read for managers and aspiring MBAs in strategic management. A second edition to bring in the role of IT in strategic planning would be great!

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E-Crit: Digital Media, Critical Theory, and the Humanities

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E-Crit: Digital Media, Critical Theory, and the Humanities
Marcel O'Gorman
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O'Gorman explores the ways in which digital media might help to restore the critical, intellectual purpose of higher education, which has been repressed by the technocratic structures that dominate the modern university. He argues that the revolutionary, socio-critical impetus that spurred deconstructive theory and transformed the humanities was lost in the initial attempts to digitize the literary canon and demonstrate the convergence of critical theory and hypertext. Humanities disciplines, he argues, must reposition themselves through the invention of humanities-based interdisciplinary programs capable of adapting to the post-print vicissitudes of a digital culture. E-Crit is thus essential reading for anyone concerned with the practice - and future - of the humanities in higher education.

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