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, ...

Small-business owners or executive management teams create the long-term, big-picture strategies that help their companies grow. This strategic planning takes place months or years in advance and ...

If you’re a business owner looking to optimize your growth potential, you have probably already heard a bit about strategic planning at some point. Even if you already understand the basic premise, ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. In today's fast-paced business world, strategic planning emerges as an essential tool for ...

A dynamic new model by Michael Mankins and Mark Gottfredson In crafting strategy, companies often struggle to cope with volatility. Using the traditional strategic-planning model, managers attempt to ...