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www.newproductdynamics.com |
Strategic questions often arise in the context of launching or re-launching a product. NDP offers bite-sized insights on quickly developing new products in fulfillment of Strategic Renaissance’s “probing with pinpricks” ideal.
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www.competia.com |
Foremost site and e-magazine for strategy and competitive professionals. Great content and links to other resources. |
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mitsloan.mit.edu |
MIT’s Sloan Management Review Article Index. A good compendium of articles. Be wary of wandering between strategic clichés and the overly academic. |
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www.forbes.com |
Forbes editor John Rutledge’s archive of business strategy case studies. Look for a situation like yours—then don’t imitate the other guy’s solution |
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www0.delphi.com |
Delphi’s registration-requiring business strategy forum. Two heads are always better than one, says Grandma, even if one is a cabbage (or on line!) |
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www.csuchico.edu |
Basic strategy Powerpoint slides based on Thompson & Strickland, Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases (9th edition). Follow this outline carefully to create an excellent me-too strategy without any creative insight (but it will let you know how your competition is thinking!) |
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www.hbs.edu |
Might as well go to Harvard Business School site and check out the extensive Harvard Business Review articles and faculty research publications. |
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live.looksmart.com |
Q&A about Prof. Michael Porter’s famous industry/competition model that has served consultants and strategic planners so well for 20 years. Gotta know it—if only so you know what the others are thinking. |
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www.strategyweb.com |
A comprehensive resource for online strategic planning including a nice booklist. Focus on Internet strategic planning. |
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www.findarticles.com |
Important article for CFOs on integrating budgeting and financial planning. Doesn’t go as far as Strategic Renaissance’s call for totally revamping finance to serve strategy. |
