Sucessful Companies Do

Posted by accountingweb on Oct 13 1999 133 printer friendly

Whether you are planning to grow your firm for the 21st century or you are providing business planning for your clients, a lesson from top-performing companies can help.

According to AnswerThink, a consulting group, top performing companies integrate strategic planning with tactical and financial planning processes. More than two-thirds of companies worldwide currently rely only on financial planning to realize business goals.

Successful companies also don’t keep strategy a secret. They share it with all levels of the organization. The survey indicates this is a prevailing characteristic for top performing companies as is tying incentives and rewards to strategic goals.

Survey top performers completed strategic planning in a relative short amount of time, tailored custom reports to help managers understand what is “important,” and focused on action plans rather than budgets.

For more information, contact James M. Kenny at Hackett Benchmarking Solutions (the research arm of AnswerThink) or call 330.656.3110.

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