When you are either starting up a new business or changing the process of how you conduct your already started business, there are many ways it can be done. Some processes are better than others as ...

What Is Visionary Planning?. The planning function in business is often thought of as the process of allocating the company's human resources, capital and productive capacity in a way that... The ...

Many integrated business planning processes fall short of delivering the full value they can provide. Too often, companies ...

Business planning has always been part of the core of successful organizations. From startups to Fortune 500 companies, a robust business plan lays the foundation for growth, competitive advantage, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Plans are wrong, but nonetheless vital. There’s a paradox for you. It’s a simple statement, one that I hope is somewhat surprising coming ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy or direction and making decisions on allocating its resources to ...

Most would agree these past two years have been unlike anything we’ve experienced before. Consistent, predictable consumer demand has been replaced with dramatic shifts in buying preferences, flooding ...

Businesses can do well without planning, many do. However, to become a high performing organization, to grow rapidly, a company really needs a planning and monitoring process. Got yours? I sure do ...

Business planning in the modern sense has a fairly long history. Henry Mintzberg, in The Rise and Fall of Strategic Planning, pointed out that business planning with modern characteristics (10-year ...

Integrated business planning (IBP) has evolved from a supply chain initiative to a core function that enables strategic ...

As a kid, I remember my dad--the quintessential methodical, organized engineer--sitting me down at the kitchen table for his favorite bi-annual lecture: "Planning For Your Future." His yellow legal ...