
326 Navigating Strategic Decisions: The Power of Sound Analysis and Forecasting
is that all analytic and evaluation elements benet from this team’s functional links and personal
relationships with internal planning groups and external alliances and contacts. And since their
evaluations and conclusions have the support of that network, they are usually accepted as reason-
able and valid inputs to business cases, business plans, and operational targets. Furthermore, the
same network, analyses, and evaluations are used in project negotiations, risk management and
contingency planning, FSR planning, and project postmortem reviews.
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