25 Need-to-Know Strategy Tools

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title page
3. Contents
4. Dedication
5. About the author
6. Publisher’s acknowledgements
7. Introduction
8. Top 10 do’s and don’ts of strategy development
9. 1 Identifying key segments
10. 2 Setting long-term goals
11. 3 Setting SMART objectives
12. 4 Core ideology (Collins and Porras)
13. 5 The HOOF approach to demand forecasting (Evans)
14. 6 The five forces (Porter)
15. 7 Rating competitive position
16. 8 The resource and capability strengths/importance matrix (Grant)
17. 9 The value chain (Porter)
18. 10 The product/market matrix (Ansoff)
19. 11 The attractiveness/advantage matrix (GE/McKinsey)
20. 12 The growth/share matrix (BCG)
21. 13 Three generic strategies (Porter)
22. 14 The experience curve (BCG)
23. 15 Blue ocean strategy (Kim and Mauborgne)
24. 16 Optimising the corporate portfolio
25. 17 Creating value through mergers, acquisitions and alliances
26. 18 Creating parenting value (Goold, Campbell and Alexander)
27. 19 Core competences (Hamel and Prahalad)
28. 20 Deliberate and emergent strategy (Mintzberg)
29. 21 Profit from the core (Zook)
30. 22 Disruptive technologies (Christensen)
31. 23 Good strategy, bad strategy (Rumelt)
32. 24 Innovation hot spots (Gratton)
33. 25 The Suns & Clouds Chart (Evans)
34. Conclusion
35. What did you think of this book?
36. Ten useful strategy books to read next
37. Glossary of terms
38. References and further reading
39. Index
40. Endorsements
41. Advertisement
42. Imprint