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Strategic Planning

01/15/09 A Minor Proposal Designers will become more necessary than ever as leaders of a world of constant change and information overload. Janet Martin
01/15/09 Planning for Trouble Hurricane, flood, fire — you don’t even want to think about the impact that such worst-case scenarios could have on your business. Putting a contingency plan in place is a necessary strategy for any size firm. Wm. Raymond Manning
10/07/08 Global Economy Will Impact All Firms, Some for the Better The changing global competitiveness and financial environment is unfolding dramatically, which will add further complexity into the realities of professional practice leadership.
10/06/08 Setting a Global Agenda These are interesting times for U.S. professional practices — at once stimulating and vexing. Results of the DesignIntelligence Multinational Design Firm Fee Survey tell a story of guarded optimism and prudent growth. James P. Cramer
10/06/08 Continental Shifts: Collaboration as the Driver of Interdisciplinary Design International collaboration isn’t necessarily easy, but it can enable great design. Sasaki does it by selecting the right clients, relying on local expertise, and bringing in former employees who have local knowledge. Dennis Pieprz
07/03/08 Greenway Expands Economic Scenario Planning Greenway Group Chairman and CEO James P. Cramer announced the expansion of the firm’s strategic and foresight consulting services to include custom market economic scenario planning for professional practices.
05/30/08 Designing a Successful Ownership Transition Ten lessons learned as a professional services firm transitions. Mark VanderKlipp and Jeffry Corbin
04/09/08 Effective Compensation is a Strategic Asset Effective design firm compensation plans reinforce the unique vision and goals of each organization and serve to align and motivate people to focus their energy in a common and consistent manner. Steve Fiskum
02/15/08 1 Strategic Plan Implementation: How to Make Good Things Happen and Better Things Happen Consistently Getting the strategic plan right is hard to do, but implementing it is even harder. And everyone’s job depends on it. Melinda Pearson
01/01/07 2007 Unfolding: Mastering the Future New, quite simply superior, project integration strategies and processes will be coming into full view in 2007. And with talent in short supply, those with scarce skills and intelligent strategies will be significantly redefining the design professions and influencing the entire real estate economy. James P. Cramer

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