One of the best things about being a consultant is the opportunity to see so many kinds of businesses. Though different companies are certainly at different stages of their lifecycles, strategic ...

During the planning process, a small business's owner and team forecast -- or model -- the company's future in terms of the strategic actions that will be taken in order to reach the company's goals, ...

Best in class and high performing organizations often have one thing in common: they have a strategic plan in place and use it to provide direction and focus for all employees. Without a strategic ...

In the past year, uncertainty has been a constant for organizations across industries. Economic volatility, technological disruption, supply chain bottlenecks, geopolitical tensions, and a polarizing ...

According to ASQ, total quality management (TQM) is a system that utilizes effective communications, data and strategy to successfully incorporate the discipline of quality into an organization's ...

Let's be honest. Most strategic business plans fail. There is a plethora of writing on the subject of why. My list of reasons is quite long, but I'll save that for another time. Let's focus on just ...

Traditional, complex strategic planning doesn’t suit modern entrepreneurs. Instead, focus on a lean, agile and actionable strategy that you can start implementing in days, not quarters. Define where ...

Discussing supply chain as a strategic element of a hospital’s processes has been a growing trend as healthcare systems are looking to the supply chain for cost-cutting opportunities. When formalizing ...

Operational headcount planning isn’t holding up in an age of digital transformation and AI integration. The leaves haven’t turned quite yet, and your coffee may not taste like pumpkin spice, but one ...

Remember the good old precoronavirus days of strategic planning in higher education? The president or provost would assemble an ungainly slate of committees for mission, finance, student success, ...

As we began the process of building this new strategic plan, we needed to ensure that our work would be based on guiding principles that reflected Pratt’s self-understanding and our role in the world.