Are You Allocating Sufficient Time to Strategic Planning?

By Jeff Brunings

Budget & Resource Alignment
In our last issue of StrategyCheck we asked you, our readership, the greatest challenge being faced in 2015 strategic planning and performance management. We asked. You answered. We listened. We received...

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Does the Recession Make Your Strategic Planning Process Useless?

By Todd Ballowe

Budget & Resource Alignment
While many managers and business owners are focusing on tactical measures to ensure their organizations' survival, experts urge businesses to maintain a strategic focus.

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Include Room for Recovery When You Create a Strategic Plan

By Todd Ballowe

Budget & Resource Alignment
Reno, NV (PRWEB) August 28, 2009 -- With many businesses finally getting around to recession planning, some are questioning whether too much focus on the economic downturn can be unhealthy for...

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MySpace’s Strategic Plan for the Recession

By Todd Ballowe

Budget & Resource Alignment
According to this article on Tiny Comb, Myspace is fighting the recession by outsourcing work to India. Contrary to Facebook's strategy of paying top dollar for talent, Myspace has consistently fought...

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Create Budget Alignment with a Financial Assessment

By Erica Olsen

Budget & Resource Alignment
All best laid strategic plans are all subject to time and money. Find insight on how to make decisions regarding when to implement certain action items and if your cash outlay...

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Realigning Our Resources for the Coming Downturn

By Erica Olsen

Budget & Resource Alignment
(reprinted from RLife Magazine)

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Five Exercises for a Leaner Organization

By Todd Ballowe

Budget & Resource Alignment
Is your marketing budget making you look fat? With uncertain times ahead, the last thing that you’ll want to do is stop attracting customers. In fact, with a possible recession approaching,...

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How to Perform Financial Forecasting

By Erica Olsen

Budget & Resource Alignment
After you’ve completed your goals and actions, assess the financial viability of your strategic plan. While your action items and goals are fresh in your mind, estimate the costs associated with...

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Bikini Season for your Budget

By Todd Ballowe

Budget & Resource Alignment
You know that feeling that accompanies spring? Right next to "I've got to do something about the clutter in the garage" is "I sure did pack on the pounds over the...

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Align Your Budget with Your Strategic Plan to Avoid Going Broke

By Erica Olsen

Budget & Resource Alignment
A recent survey found that 54 percent of all companies filing for bankruptcy experienced record sales levels in the weeks before closing their doors. In most cases, these companies are on...

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