The following is excerpted from CannonDesign’s Strategic Insights Series: “Proactive Operational Planning for Successful Ambulatory Care Delivery.” Healthcare delivery is rapidly shifting to the ...

During an Operation Enduring Freedom deployment, a planner with the J-5 shop of an expeditionary sustainment command heard a commander say, "I'm tired of hearing what doctrine says; I want something ...

Simons, Robert L., and Antonio Davila. "Becton Dickinson: Designing the New Strategic, Operational, and Financial Planning Process TN." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 198-034, November 1997.

The process of operational goal-setting is a critical step when it comes to business planning. It's the step that transforms strategic plans into actionable items. I previously wrote about operational ...

Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the U.S. government's reliance on contractors grew at an unprecedented rate. The U.S. continues to rely upon contractors for various logistics ...

Later this year, companies will get a chance to get their hands on Zenda, an Saas that is poised to redefine operational planning and management. MD+DI spoke with Harold Hambrose - Chief Strategy ...

According to the Process Excellence Network, 2025 will see a laser focus on operational excellence as a pillar of survival and competitiveness. Optimized process flows -- the right people, following ...

This is a revised column from one that Dr. Chaman Jain, the editor of the Journal of Business Forecasting (JBF), recently asked me to write. It discussed the relationship between strategic and ...

Effective pre-implementation planning is critical for successful adoption of intelligent process automation (IPA). The comprehensive IPA pre-implementation framework outlined in this document provides ...

Simons, Robert L., Antonio Davila, and Afroze A Mohammed. "Becton Dickinson--Designing the New Strategic, Operational, and Financial Planning Process." Harvard Business School Case 197-014, July 1996.