"This book provides a "how to" approach to mastering business analysis work. It will help build the skill sets of new analysts and all those currently doing analysis work, from project managers to project team members such as systems analysts, product managers and business development professionals, to the experienced business analyst. It also covers the tasks and knowledge areas for the new 2008 v.2 of The Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) and will help prepare business analysts for the HBA CBAP certification exam."--BOOK JACKET.
As the saying goes, "People don't plan to fail -- they fail to plan". In business, this failing is fatal -- because planning is essential to the well-being and success of any company. This new book cuts past the traditional planning problems and provides readers with a documented method of building a simplified business plan that works! This book helps managers find a sensible starting point, understand the value of an integrated planning model, and finally write a logical business plan. Four features make it all work: 1. A Seven-Step Planning Process -- How you plan to integrate planning down to the lowest level. 2. Your Management Story -- Define what the company is "about", and ask yourself if it makes a good "story?" 3. The Concept of backPlanning -- Where do you want to be, and how do you work backward form there? 4. The 5-Page Business Plan -- How can you create a concise, functional, and user-friendly plan -- in just 5 pages?
Sunday: Get started with realistic goals and a detailed business plan, and do your market research Monday: Learn strategies for building a network of contacts and how to handle meetings Tuesday: Learn how to get the product or service right and increase your margin Wednesday: Choose the most effective ways to communicate with customers and prepare useful marketing materials Thursday: Market yourself and your business and learn how to cut the jargon and describe what you do in 30 seconds Friday: Motivate yourself to work hard and ignore distractions and make a good impression as the face of your business Saturday: Avoid difficulties and problems through using personal planning and business planning tripwires
This book presents a new approach to solving the many problems and failures that we encounter at work, many of which are people-related. Based on techniques and methods from the world of psychotherapy, the author shows you how to get things done through people. In order to get closer to our goals, we need to act as a leader and as a coach. Leaders define the direction and guide others on the way. Coaches are enablers who help others make the best of themselves. This book offers new insights and tools that will sharpen both your leadership and coaching skills. As a result, you will start looking at and dealing with everyday challenges and problems from a new perspective.
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What if you had a real message within? A message that had the potential to have a powerful effect upon the world. The central idea of this book is: you have a real message within. It's a clear, concise road mapEto help anybody who is thinking ofEbecoming a professional speaker and help them to start on their journey.EIt's an ultimate toolbox for finding and delivering your message as a speaker and entrepreneur. Samuel speaks to the reader in a frank and engaging manner, coloured with the richness of his life experiences. This book is a must have for anyone who wants to find their flow and pack a bigger punch.
Marketing planning just got easier Nothing can bring a business greater rewards than getting its marketing right. If you have formed a company, it is vital to market your products or services and to make consumers aware of your business. It doesn't matter how good your products or services are if your marketplace doesn't understand what it is you do, why that is going to be of value to them and why they should buy from you and not the competition. Well-thought-out marketing approaches, attached to a good marketing plan, can be the key to your success. Great marketing will grab people's attention, bringing you more customers, more sales and more profits. The way you market your company's brand, products and services can mean the difference between you or your competitor getting the sale. Having a good marketing plan in place and enabled will not only unlock huge potential for your business but also help you run your enterprise more smoothly and effectively. This book will give you the information and skills you need to develop a sound marketing plan. In a week you will learn how to draw up the kind of plan that not only will impress the bank but can be used as your guide to delivering market awarenessand to attracting, winning and keeping sales opportunities. Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, this is your fastest route to success: - Sunday: What is a marketing plan? - Monday: Asking questions - Tuesday: Researching the answers - Wednesday: The objectives - Thursday: Converting objects into action plans - Friday: Putting the plan together - Saturday: Using the marketing plan
