Critical Analysis and Architecture for Strategic Business Planning

McKee, James

Dec 2021 · IGI Global

About this ebook

To strategically plan the future of a business, it is necessary to thoroughly understand the business and its position in the marketplace. This knowledge must be gathered through a comprehensive analysis of the organization, its suppliers, and customers. It is critical to review the tools and techniques that are available to develop a complete picture of the strength and value of a company and its internal interactions and relationships, together with the surrounding environment of competition and other factors that will enable planners to reliably assess the possibilities for the strategic direction for the organization. Insufficient attention is currently being given in business studies to achieve critical, useful information for the strategic development of an organization.

Critical Analysis and Architecture for Strategic Business Planning seeks to fill current gaps in business and operations research by highlighting the need for greater focus on the research and analysis required to obtain the right kind of information pertaining to the effective business development of an organization. This publication examines the literature for best practices for business research and analysis, which would lead to obtaining the most advantageous information for guiding business and organizations. Covering topics such as business planning, information systems, and competitive advantage, it is an essential resource for managers, business leaders, business strategists, consultants, students and educators of higher education, researchers, and academicians.

About the author

James McKee has a PhD from the Department of Information Systems, Wollongong University, Australia. He has lectured in information systems at that University for several years and prior to that was a technical architect with EDS Australia working on a large re-engineering project in a team of IT architects with the Australian Customs. He is the author of “Applying Principles from IT Architecture to Strategic Business Planning”, and “Business Architectures for Risk Assessment and Strategic Planning”, which were published by IGI Global. James has been in the computing industry for 40 years and he has spent many years in the management team of a University Computer Centre, concluding with the position of Associate Director of Corporate Information Services.

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