Strategic planning refers to what a business wants to do, while strategic management refers to how it's going to do it, explains management strategist Deron King of business consulting firm WIPFLI. A ...

The conventional view of a manager is someone who controls and directs his employees. Management theorists still cite controlling as one of the four management functions. Despite this label, ...

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What’s in a Service Management Plan? Your email has been sent When should a SMP be drafted? Term for a Service Management Plan Typical content of a Service Management Plan Signatories and sign-offs ...

In today's fast-paced business world, strategic planning emerges as an essential tool for the success and survival of companies. The ability to anticipate, adapt and direct resources toward specific ...

Establishing a crisis management plan may seem overwhelming to school officials unsure of where to start. That’s why we broke the process down into manageable steps designed to help them take action.

Planning shouldn’t feel like a strict system you’re forcing yourself into. The truth is, most people don’t hate planni ...

It’s December and time once again for our annual Executive Guide to Supply Chain Resources. This is a comprehensive guide to services, products and educational opportunities targeted specifically to ...

Creative Planning, the Overland Park, Kan.-based registered investment advisor run by CEO Peter Mallouk, closed on its acquisition of Goldman Sachs’ Personal Financial Management unit Friday morning.

If you have out-of-control debt, you probably have made an attempt or two to pay it down. But a debt management plan (or DMP) is a much more organized plan of attack. You usually enroll in a DMP ...