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949742
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Dewar, James A.
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| Title & Author
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Assumption-based planning : : a tool for reducing avoidable surprises /\ James A. Dewar.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 2002.
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| Series Statement
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RAND studies in policy analysis
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1 online resource (xviii, 248 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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051100740X
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: 0511041802
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: 0521001269
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: 0521806534
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: 1280154934
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: 9780511007408
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: 9780511041808
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: 9780511044229
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: 9780511119767
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: 9780511202643
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: 9780511305566
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: 9780511606472
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: 9780521001267
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: 9780521806534
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: 9781280154935
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: 9786610154937
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0521001269
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0521806534
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-228) and index.
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| Contents
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The essence of assumption-based planning -- A taxonomy of assumptions -- Step 1 : identifying assumptions -- Step 2 : identifying load-bearing, vulnerable assumptions -- Step 3 : identifying signposts -- Step 4 : developing shaping actions -- Step 5 : developing hedging actions -- The art of conducting ABP -- Beyond ABP as a post-planning tool -- Appendix: Assumption-Based Planning and the planning literature.
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This book presents a variety of techniques for rooting out assumptions that have gotten buried in one's thinking. It illustrates steps for monitoring all the vulnerable assumptions of a plan and for preparing the organization for the potential failure of those assumptions where control is not possible.
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Hypothesis.
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Planning.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Strategic Planning.
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Hypothesis.
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Planning.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.4/012
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| LC Classification
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HD87.5.D49 2002eb
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