Enlightened Planning

Strategy, risk and project management are often considered separately but this book demonstrates how a synthesis of these approaches yields greater opportunities. It is essential reading for practitioners specialising in these areas as well as teachers or participants in executive programmes.

Foreword by Stephen Ward, Comments by other colleagues, Preface, Overview, About the author, Acknowledgements, Part 1 Foundations, 1 Why planning is usually vital but often difficult and frequently inept, 2 A 'universal planning uncertainty and complexity management process' (UP), 3 Low to high clarity approaches and the 'estimation-efficiency spectrum', 4 Confronting challenging complexities usually needing more clarity, Part 2 Employing planning tools in practice - five illustrative tales, 5 Using a UP - an initially simple supply chain management example, 6 Building 'specific processes' - a bidding process example, 7 Adapting 'generic processes' - a project planning example, 8 Corporate strategy formulation - an electricity utility example, 9 Building well-founded trust about complex concerns - a railway safety example, Part 3 Further synthesising and reflecting, 10 Immediate and longer term 'what needs to be done' priorities, 11 Ongoing enhancement of strategic clarity and tactical clarity, References, Index, Website information