Profitable Planning

摘要

I must admit that this is not my favorite time of year! The shorter days signal longer hours as I start my planning process for the upcoming year, and I am rudely reminded of how few resources I appear to have compared to how much I actually need in order to achieve my goals.rnWe are all in an industry that is financially demanding. Tight operating margins are often at odds with the capital intensive environment of rapid tech-rnnology evolution. The financial demands include not only new capital investments, but also the commitment to training and developing good people. Whether it's time, talent or treasure, committing resources can only be successfully done if you balance the desired results with the resources that are available to commit.rnYou could always do nothing. A few years ago, I was talking with a colleague who said he does not have a planning process and in fact does not plan. Instead, he buys and hires as needed. Such action - or inaction - is indeed following a plan; . it's just not your plan. Instead you are simply reacting to whatever someone else throws at you, which often ends up being the most costly plan of all.