A Methodology for Assessing Performance-Based Scenario Planning

Scenario planning is an expensive organizational intervention and experts have often justified their high salaries based on the assertion that expertise in conducting the process is rare. As the popularity of scenario planning has increased, so has the number of consultants and firms claiming expertise in facilitating the process, thus making scenario planning more available to organizations than ever before. This unique situation poses a challenge as scenario planning becomes more frequently applied in more diverse settings. As the process of scenario planning itself becomes more mature,

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