Assumption-Based Planning: A Tool for Reducing Avoidable Surprises (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521806534)

Unwelcome surprises in the life of any organization can often be traced to the failure of an assumption that the organization's leadership didn't anticipate or had "forgotten". Assumption-based planning (ABP) is a tool for identifying as many as possible assumptions underlying the plans of an organization and bringing them explicitly into the planning process. This book presents a variety of techniques for rooting out those vulnerable, crucial assumptions. It also presents steps for monitoring the vulnerable assumptions of a plan by taking actions to control them where possible and preparing for potential failure where control is not possible.

Author: James A. Dewar
ISBN-10: 0521806534
ISBN-13: 9780521806534
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/17/2002
Pages: 268
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d