THE INTERNAL BUSINESS PLAN MANUAL eBOOK .

File Type and Size: PDF 224 KB
Publication Size: 68 pages
Publication Date: 2001
Author: Francis Miller
Published by: Millar Consulting
Product Price: £19.95

The Internal Business Plan Manual is one of the very first publications that focuses on internal business plans and how to write them. You will be taken through a systematic process which will make you think about the key areas of your business and make you gather the information you need. The process then leads you to work out the practical steps you need to take to turn your objectives into reality.

It provides a logical model that leads you from developing your vision, mission and values right the way through to the implementation of your plan and reviewing progress.The process then leads you to work out the practical steps you need to take to turn your objectives into reality.

• what the difference is between your vision, mission and values - lots of people are confused by these terms but there's really no need to be.
  
• how to develop your mission statement easily by asking a few simple questions a simple approach to analysing your external environment
  
• how, with the Results and Planning Pyramid, your vision can be directly connected to individual activities
  
• a simple way of identifying your Key Success Factors which will help to ensure your business's success
  
• the importance of identifying Key Performance Indicators to help you assess how well the business is doing
  
• how to develop an action plan - you'll be given a template with all the areas that need to be covered
  
• a quick way to work out your time commitments (and those of your staff, if you have them) - and what your four options are if you find you're overloaded

By making the whole process simpler, the Manual takes the pain out of business planning.

This Manual will be useful for you if:

• you run a business and want it to be more successful
• you've ever had a nagging feeling that you need to be more in control of your business
• you are part of the management team and have been asked to work on your business's future
• you want to make an impact in your business by showing you understand the key strategic issues
• you want a simple introduction to business planning
• you need to develop an internal business plan for a non-profit organisation (while the manual is directed towards business, the process can be just as well applied to the non-profit sector)