2006 Issue #1

Preserving the Production Run
By Geoff Edelman, Kepner-Tregoe Energy Group
The production function of every organization faces threats and challenges to ongoing operations. Successful implementation of an innovative plan can be a significant rallying point and a major source of pride for the staff. This was especially true for a nuclear power plant in New York.

An Unusual Problem Specification and a Combination of Decision and Problem Analysis Bring Resolution to a Lingering Start-Up Problem
by Daniel D. Young, Vice President Strategic Technology, DRS Optronics, Inc.
Start-up problems often require that you understand, visibly docu­ment, and agree on certain assumptions. Faced with inherently weak “is not” information and the potential for multiple problem statements, DRS Program Leader Dan Young stuck to process by taking an innovative, but effective approach.

Implementation:
How to Transform Strategic Initiatives into Blockbuster Results
by Alan P. Brache and Sam Bodley-Scott; McGraw-Hill, November 2005
Forward by Cy Taylor, President and Chief Operating Officer, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
This new book from Kepner-Tregoe’s Alan Brache and Sam Bodley-Scott, presents the concepts, tools, and diagnostics needed to drive corporate strategy from the boardroom to all levels and functions. The book’s forward, reproduced here, introduces the book’s valuable insights on transforming corporate vision into reality.