Developing future strategies for a company is an important and complex
task, and forms the core issue in this book. A company's strategy
defines its future direction, specifying its desired market position and
key competitive advantages both at the level of market offers and of
resources. This book provides clear, straightforward advice for
professionals: after a brief introduction to strategic planning, a
heuristic process for determining future strategies is presented. It
shows how to analyze a company's current situation, develop and assess
options for the future, and define implementation projects. Throughout
the book, detailed recommendations are illustrated with the help of
numerous concrete examples. As a result of studying applications of the
book in practice, the second edition benefits from a simplified,
hands-on analysis and planning process at the business level.