{"product_id":"best-practices-in-planning-and-performance-management-radically-rethinking-management-for-a-volatile-world-hardcover","title":"Best Practices in Planning and Performance Management: Radically Rethinking Management for a Volatile World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid A. J. Axson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA practical framework for effectively managing performance in today's complex, competitive and risky global markets\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e provides a complete framework for building best practice management processes for today's complex and uncertain world. Fully updated to reflect the events of the global economic crisis, this book provides further practical examples of companies that are successfully using the practices identified.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated for the implications of the global economic crisis on management practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCompletely rewritten section on \"What it Takes To Be An Effective Manager In An Uncertain World\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdded examples and mini case studies throughout the book from companies such as Qualcomm, IBM, Dominos, Target, Toshiba and Facebook\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEstablishes new benchmarks for performance management process and practice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully updated to include recent events, new learnings, technologies and emerging best practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book includes serious rethinking of the way companies plan and manage performance-from the role of accounting to the skills needed to be an effective manager-including new technologies, techniques and real time management processes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe housing bubble, the failures of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, and the near-collapse of the global financial system made it abundantly clear that the management processes on which organizations have relied for more than fifty years are totally broken. Updating indispensable best practices and examining the lessons learned from the Great Recession, \u003ci\u003eBest Practices in Planning and Performance Management: Radically Rethinking Management for a Volatile World, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is your road map for driving fundamental change in your organization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Axson's innovative text helps you significantly upgrade your management practices to better meet the needs of today's increasingly complex and global markets. By providing a framework for identifying best practices in performance management, \u003ci\u003eBest Practices in Planning and Performance Management, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e defines clear action plans for successfully developing, implementing, and profiting from the strategic applications of key performance metrics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One makes the case for a radical change in the way managers manage performance, explaining why effective performance management is needed in today's fast-paced world, and providing a series of diagnostic tools and measures to help you size up the improvement opportunity. Now including \"Lessons for a Volatile World\" in each chapter, Part Two summarizes key lessons managers can take away from the events of 2007-2009 and describes the principal best practices for each element of the performance management process--strategic planning, tactical and financial planning, management reporting, forecasting, and risk management. Finally, Part Three provides insights into the steps required to design a best practice-inspired process that is right for your organization, as well as the critical success factors for implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere is nothing like a good economic downturn to get companies to see that using performance management best practices is absolutely essential. Just in time, \u003ci\u003eBest Practices in Planning and Performance Management, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is the proactive guide you need right now to help you consistently make and execute better decisions \u003ci\u003efaster.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEST PRACTICES IN PLANNING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRADICALLY RETHINKING MANAGEMENT FOR A VOLATILE WORLD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe housing bubble, the failures of Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers, and the near-collapse of the global financial system made it abundantly clear that the management processes on which organizations have relied for more than fifty years are totally broken. Updating indispensable best practices and examining the lessons learned from the Great Recession, \u003ci\u003eBest Practices in Planning and Performance Management: Radically Rethinking Management for a Volatile World, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is your road map for driving fundamental change in your organization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Axson's innovative text helps you significantly upgrade your management practices to better meet the needs of today's increasingly complex and global markets. By providing a framework for identifying best practices in performance management, \u003ci\u003eBest Practices in Planning and Performance Management, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e defines clear action plans for successfully developing, implementing, and profiting from the strategic applications of key performance metrics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One makes the case for a radical change in the way managers manage performance, explaining why effective performance management is needed in today's fast-paced world, and providing a series of diagnostic tools and measures to help you size up the improvement opportunity. Now including \"Lessons for a Volatile World\" in each chapter, Part Two summarizes key lessons managers can take away from the events of 2007-2009 and describes the principal best practices for each element of the performance management process--strategic planning, tactical and financial planning, management reporting, forecasting, and risk management. Finally, Part Three provides insights into the steps required to design a best practice-inspired process that is right for your organization, as well as the critical success factors for implementation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing like a good economic downturn to get companies to see that using performance management best practices is absolutely essential. Just in time, \u003ci\u003eBest Practices in Planning and Performance Management, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is the proactive guide you need right now to help you consistently make and execute better decisions \u003ci\u003efaster\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID A. J. AXSON\u003c\/b\u003e is President of the Sonax Group, a business advisory firm. He is a former head of corporate planning at Bank of America and was a cofounder of The Hackett Group, where he was the architect of the firm's market-leading benchmarks bank. He is a sought-after speaker and writer on best practices in planning and performance management reporting, and is widely regarded as a thought leader in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9.2 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762035818784,"sku":"9780470539798","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33b62fd225e22cb267655018d6b57709.webp?v=1780215453","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/best-practices-in-planning-and-performance-management-radically-rethinking-management-for-a-volatile-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}