Strategic Planning
White Papers Strategic planning should follow a common sense approach. The author explains that this method was used for the yearly strategic planning process within his organization. However, one can easily modify it to perform strategic planning for such...
[January 30, 2009, 8:37]
Strategic Planning: A Vision and Roadmap to Prosperity
White Papers This paper focuses on the value of the V-O-E (Visioning/Strategic Planning, Organization and Execution) approach toward corporate prosperity. More specifically, a proven, successful approach toward Strategic Planning is introduced.
[August 14, 2009, 4:39]
Next Generation Supply Chain Strategic Planning Technology and Applications
White Papers What is supply chain strategic planning? It is strategic decision-making and business-planning by forward-thinking companies. In the future, we will see the application and integration of powerful new models to produce a whole new class of supply...
[December 5, 2003, 5:54]
Improving the Budgeting Process With Strategic Resource Planning and Budgeting
White Papers This seminar discusses beyond Activity-Based Planning and Budgeting to introduce the concept of Strategic Resource Planning and Budgeting, where costs are classified by what drives them. The linkage to strategic priorities is provided by using...
[April 26, 2005, 0:00]
Information Technology Management: Improvements Needed in Strategic Planning, Performance Measurement, and Investment Management Governmentwide
White Papers The GAO's January 2004 report indicates that the federal government can significantly improve its IT strategic planning, performance measurement, and investment management. Such improvement would better ensure that agencies are being responsible...
[July 14, 2005, 6:00]
The Application of Strategic Planning in the Office of the Chief Personnel Officer, Trinidad and Tobago
White Papers The Personnel Department (Office of the Chief Personnel Officer) Trinidad and Tobago commenced a strategic planning exercise in 2001. This case study outlines the Personnel Department's strategic planning process, taking into account the impact of...
[May 20, 2005, 0:00]
Driving Strategic Planning With Predictive Modelling
White Papers Uncertainty makes strategic planning complex. However, most companies lack the strategic planning infrastructure to rise above the unknown. Oracle's business intelligence, financial planning and predictive modeling tools enable companies to deploy...
[May 19, 2009, 1:18]
Human Capital: Key Principles for Effective Strategic Workforce Planning
White Papers This paper describes the key principles of strategic workforce planning and provides illustrative examples of these principles drawn from selected agencies' strategic workforce planning experiences. The federal government is in a period of profound...
[May 25, 2005, 3:00]
Strategic Mobility Planning Positioning Your Organization for the Future
White Papers This whitepaper presents the rationale and critical need for organizations, to develop a strategic mobility plan and provides an overview of Motorola's recommended process for development. As an innovator of wireless communications technology, it...
[August 15, 2009, 1:20]
Information Technology Interim Strategic Plan: Planning Information Technology for 2005 and 2006
White Papers The Kitsap County Strategic Plan was first prepared and published in 2001. The Technology Initiatives for 2005 - 2006 presented and approved by the Board of County Commissioners November 2004 essentially serve as the major portion of the County's...
[August 30, 2005, 3:00]
Managing Strategy With the Balanced Scorecard: How to Convert Strategic Planning Into Action
White Papers As the tool has evolved over the past 15 years from measurement system to communication tool to strategic management system, organizations have begun to link the Balanced Scorecard to a variety of processes that, while disparate in nature, combine...
[May 12, 2007, 1:00]
Thirty-Two Trends Affecting Distance Education: An Informed Foundation for Strategic Planning
White Papers Recent issues in this journal and other prominent distance-learning journals have established the need for administrators to be informed and prepared with strategic plans equal to foreseeable challenges.
[April 20, 2005, 0:00]
Planning for Your Human Capital Needs: Is There a Method?
White Papers Today's current economic climate places even greater challenges on strategic human capital planning. This webcast shows how strategic planning, combined with resource modeling principles, can provide you with a clear picture of the Human Capital...
[April 26, 2005, 0:00]
Balanced Scorecard Implementation in SMEs: Reflection on Literature and Practice
White Papers Recent research has indicated that the degree of strategic planning in organisations is likely to have a direct impact on business performance and business evaluation. However, these findings leave small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in...
[August 28, 2003, 0:44]
A Real-World Approach to Planning the Right Workforce for Tomorrow's Organizations - Part 2: Getting Down to Business: How to Workforce Plan
White Papers There are a number of barriers to be overcome before the Strategic Workforce Planning (SWFP) process can be effectively implemented. These obstacles include difficulties with quantifying the return on investment of Workforce Planning: a perceived...
[September 12, 2009, 1:22]
Sun guides buyers through the cloud
News Sun has moved into professional services with the launch of the Sun Cloud Strategic Planning Service, designed to help businesses develop and deploy cloud services at all levels. Sun Cloud Strategic Planning Service will help clients evaluate, plan...
[June 2, 2009, 17:06]
The Do's and Don'ts of Identity and Access Management
White Papers These initiatives are complex and expensive, requiring an approach that is both strategic and flexible. These initiatives are complex and expensive, and they require an approach that is both strategic and flexible.
[October 5, 2009, 0:00]
Global Planning Survey: Operations and Strategy - Who Wins?
White Papers The results of the survey highlight a gap between the strategic and operational views of enterprise planning. When asked about objectives, larger companies have far more strategic goals for their planning process - such as return on capital - than...
[January 31, 2009, 7:12]
Hyperion updates business analytics tools
News Announced on Monday at the company's Solutions 2005 user conference in New Orleans, Hyperion Application Suite 4 is a package of the company's main software products and includes financial management, planning, strategic finance, performance...
[April 12, 2005, 8:55]
The march of Linux in the enterprise
News Strategic Planning Assumption: Regarding migration from other platforms to Linux, 60 percent to 70 percent will come from Unix, 20 percent to 30 percent will come from Windows and 10 percent to 20 percent will come from proprietary systems through...
[March 11, 2004, 13:45]



