James A. Dewar (California RAND Corporation)

Assumption-Based Planning

A Tool for Reducing Avoidable Surprises
Herausgeber: Wolf, Jr.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a variety of techniques for rooting out assumptions that have gotten buried in one's thinking. It illustrates steps for monitoring all the vulnerable assumptions of a plan and for preparing the organization for the potential failure of those assumptions where control is not possible.

Produktdetails

• RAND Studies in Policy Analysis
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9780521001267
• ISBN-10: 0521001269
• Artikelnr.: 22391895

Inhaltsangabe

1. The essence of assumption-based planning
2. A taxonomy of assumptions
3. Step 1: identifying assumptions
4. Step 2: identifying load-bearing, vulnerable assumptions
5. Step 3: identifying signposts
6. Step 4: developing shaping actions
7. Step 5: developing hedging actions
8. The art of conducting ABP
9. Beyond ABP as a post-planning tool.