How to Execute a Business Plan: Timeless Knowledge

Author: Yang Wangyuan
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Why are there so many books teaching "how to write a business plan" in the market, yet almost none teaching "how to execute a business plan"? Because the future is unpredictable and ever-changing, even the most detailed and thorough business plan cannot be executed in a step-by-step, unchanging manner. Therefore, it is impossible to teach such a thing. I can only pass on the principles, and whether it works depends entirely on individual fortune.
After years of practice and reflection, the author has found a simple and effective method—the PDCAI cycle, which stands for Plan, Do, Check, and Act. This book focuses on explaining how plans are carried out, how the PDCA cycle works, how business plans are implemented, how to conduct effective checks, and how to correct issues more efficiently.
Using small examples from daily life and business management, the author illustrates the solutions to key points in the PDCA cycle—how to set standards, how to execute them, how to check for common problems, how to set checkpoints at crossroads, and how to correct violations, etc. The author believes that if one can fully grasp the four parts of Plan, Do, Check, and Act and master the key points, not only can the PDCA cycle continue endlessly, but any management issues in an organization, system, or personnel within a company can be resolved. The company can then reach the highest level of sustainable operation.
At the end of the book, there are case studies such as "Taiwan Philips Overcoming Obstacles to Win the Deming Award" and "7-Even Treading the Bumpy Road to a Smooth Path," which serve as excellent references.