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, ...

2020 will soon be behind us. As many executives heave a sigh of relief, they are also preparing for a dramatically different environment in 2021. Recent economic challenges have forced manufacturers ...

A business needs to have both a strategic plan and a budget. The strategic plan lays out the direction and goals of the business and guidelines for actions to achieve those goals, while the budget ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Why do so many strategic plans by government agencies and jurisdictions fail, ending up on the shelf as expensive paperweights? One reason is that, too often, they’re developed by a narrow ...

Strategic planning is a polarizing term. For some people, it’s cringeworthy, conjuring up images of long meetings that are driven more by outdated process than by purpose. I’ve been there myself; I ...

Throughout North America, firefighters respond to a wide variety of emergencies that seem to expand regularly. Notwithstanding the increase in demand, we are always willing to step up in any time of ...

As we begin the New Year, we tend to be positive and focus on the future of the year ahead. Some do this in both their personal life and professional life. The best way an organization can address the ...

IT professionals increasingly need to navigate projects arising from greater business complexity. The integration of systems models with established methodologies, like design thinking, agile and lean ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Strategic planning is a polarizing term. For some people, it’s cringeworthy, conjuring up images of long meetings that are driven more by ...