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Business Playbooks is 12 decks totalling 583 editable slides. Each deck stands on its own and downloads separately, so you can take the one you need for Monday's session without wading through the rest.
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Every deck is worked through a case study rather than left abstract, across 12 fictional companies including Halden Foods, Wyverne, Ferrow Group.
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12 decks, 583 editable slides. Download them individually or take the lot.
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Set strategy and plan
BUS01AppliedPlaybookFillableBusiness Plan
Building a plan that survives the first person who reads it properly.
Building a plan that survives the first person who reads it properly.
49 slides
Worked through Halden Foods
Checking1/5
Set strategy and plan
BUS02AppliedPlaybookFillableStrategic Planning
Getting from an ambition to a small number of funded commitments.
Getting from an ambition to a small number of funded commitments.
49 slides
Worked through Wyverne
Checking1/5
Set strategy and plan
BUS03AppliedPlaybookFillableThe Strategy Office
Running strategy as a repeating cycle rather than an annual event.
Running strategy as a repeating cycle rather than an annual event.
48 slides
Worked through Ferrow Group
Checking1/5
Set strategy and plan
BUS04AppliedPlaybookFillableThe Strategy Offsite
Running two days that produce decisions rather than energy.
Running two days that produce decisions rather than energy.
49 slides
Worked through Fennimore
Checking1/5
Set strategy and plan
BUS05AppliedPlaybookFillableB2B Go to Market
Deciding who to sell to, how they buy, and what has to be true at each stage.
Deciding who to sell to, how they buy, and what has to be true at each stage.
50 slides
Worked through Vantor Systems
Checking1/5
Set strategy and plan
BUS06AppliedPlaybookFillableMarketing Plan
Turning a budget into a set of moves with dates, owners and a way of knowing.
Turning a budget into a set of moves with dates, owners and a way of knowing.
47 slides
Worked through Brightmoor
Checking1/5
Deliver consulting work
BUS07AppliedPlaybookFillableCompetitive Intelligence
Knowing what competitors will do next, early enough for it to matter.
Knowing what competitors will do next, early enough for it to matter.
47 slides
Worked through Calderwood
Checking1/5
Build the business case and get funded
BUS08AppliedPlaybookFillableCommercial Due Diligence
Finding out whether the revenue is real, repeatable and defensible, before you buy it.
Finding out whether the revenue is real, repeatable and defensible, before you buy it.
48 slides
Worked through Merrow Components
Checking1/5
Integrate after a merger
BUS09AppliedPlaybookFillablePost Merger Integration
Deciding what to integrate, what to leave alone, and in what order.
Deciding what to integrate, what to leave alone, and in what order.
49 slides
Worked through Aldridge and Venn
Checking1/5
Set strategy and plan
BUS10AppliedPlaybookFillableThe Private Equity Board
What a board member should ask, and when, in a company held for value.
What a board member should ask, and when, in a company held for value.
49 slides
Worked through Nettleford Holdings
Checking1/5
Manage AI projects
BUS11AppliedPlaybookFillableThe Programme Office
Running a portfolio so that trouble is visible early and decisions actually get made.
Running a portfolio so that trouble is visible early and decisions actually get made.
49 slides
Worked through Larkhill
Checking1/5
Deliver consulting work
BUS12AppliedPlaybookFillableRunning an RFP
Buying something significant without ending up with the best proposal writer.
Buying something significant without ending up with the best proposal writer.
49 slides
Worked through Pennhurst
Checking
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This Toolkit includes frameworks, tools, templates, tutorials, real-life examples and best practices to help you:
Set strategy and plan: 7 decks: Business Plan; Strategic Planning; The Strategy Office; The Strategy Offsite; B2B Go to Market; Marketing Plan; The Private Equity Board.
Deliver consulting work: 2 decks: Competitive Intelligence; Running an RFP.
Build the business case and get funded: Finding out whether the revenue is real, repeatable and defensible, before you buy it.
Integrate after a merger: Deciding what to integrate, what to leave alone, and in what order.
Manage AI projects: Running a portfolio so that trouble is visible early and decisions actually get made.
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