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Analysis in Business Planning and Strategy Formulation
by Timothy W. Powell TW Powell Company
Prepared for the Art and Science of Business Intelligence Analysis, JAI Press, Gilad and Herring, eds., copyright JAI Press
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ANALYSIS IN CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................. 3 W HAT IS A NALYSIS?...................................................................................................................................3 W HAT IS THE ROLE OF A NALYSIS? .........................................................................................................5 W HAT GOOD IS A NALYSIS?.......................................................................................................................9 W HAT M AKES A GOOD A NALYSIS?.......................................................................................................13 CAN W E M EASURE THE RETURN ON A NALYSIS?...............................................................................14 HOW IS THE TYPE OF A NALYSIS SELECTED?......................................................................................15 A NALYSIS AS A STRATEGIC DIFFERENTIATOR....................................................................................17 CAN A NALYSIS BE A UTOMATED ?.........................................................................................................20 TOOLS OF ANALYSIS ...............................................................................................................................21 QUANTITATIVE (“ STATISTICAL”) METHODS.......................................................................................22 QUALITATIVE (“ SOFT ”) METHODS.........................................................................................................28 SYMBOLIC...