| | JUNE 20174Consultants ReviewEditor's NoteA Strategic plan can drive Organizational AlignmentNandini MukherjeeManaging Editor ConsultantsReviewAstrategy delineates a territory in which a company seeks to be unique - Michael Porter. Arguably, a leading cause of business failure is not having any type of strategic plan. If a business has little idea where it is headed, it will wander aimlessly without priorities, changing constantly, and with employees confused about the purpose of their jobs. Perhaps the most obvious reason to engage in corporate strategic planning is that it provides direction and focus by way of a written document. Having a clearly articulated mission and vision enables the company to develop a strategic plan that is a literal roadmap for success. Confusion and day-to-day business fires are often reasons why strategic planning yields little results, but these risks can be mitigated by having a plan that is written down, with clear assignments, dues dates, and deliverables, so that employees know what must be executed by when.Successful companies do not hesitate to use management and strategic planning consultants to help them identify the best opportunities for growth. They recognize the worth of consultants that can bring fresh and independent perspectives, as well as tools and methodologies to support smart business decision making. These consultants help businesses improve their performance and grow by solving problems and finding new and better ways of doing things. In our current edition of Consultants Review, we have featured `10 Most Promising Management & Strategy Consultants' who have made their mark in the ever-changing spaces and fleeting moments of organizational change. While client organizations are supposedly experts in what they do `normally', these consultants claim to be experts in different types of organizational instances, where the organization is shifting direction or changing pace in one way or another. We also recommend you to read the Cover Story on EconStra, a global management consulting firm that provides strategic planning to leading non-governmental organizations, businesses, governments and not-for-profits.Do let us know your thoughts.Vol 3 · Issue 4 · June - 2017 Publisher & Editor Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Nandini MukherjeeEditorial Team Amit Raja Naik Akanksha Pooja Devi Vikesh Deepshikha Singh Prisila Tashi Sangmo Group Art Director Ashok Kumar Sr. Visualiser Maitreyee Visualiser Sheethal MS ManjunathGM-Sales & Marketing Rohit KumarT : +91-80-46441103editor@consultantsreview.com marketing@consultantsreview.comNo. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugheshpalya, Bangalore-560017To subscribe: Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal T : +91-80-46442190subscription@consultantsreview.com Cover price Rs 150 per issue.Printed and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on Behalf of Biz Media Technologies Pvt Ltd and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 And Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murigheshpalya, Bangalore-560017. Copyright © 2017 Biz Media Technologies Pvt Ltd, All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher. | |AUGUST 20165Consultants Review
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