Assumption-Based Planning: A Tool for Reducing Avoidable Surprises

By James A. Dewar

Book Overview

Unwelcome surprises in the life of any organization can often be traced to the failure of an assumption that the organization's leadership didn't anticipate or had forgotten. Assumption-based planning (ABP) is a tool for identifying as many as possible assumptions underlying the plans of an organization and bringing them explicitly into the planning process. This book presents a variety of techniques for rooting out those vulnerable, crucial assumptions. It also presents steps for monitoring the vulnerable assumptions of a plan by taking actions to control them where possible and preparing for potential failure where control is not possible.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521806534
• ISBN13: 9780521806534
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"