Planning under Pressure offers managers; planners; consultants and students a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the Strategic Choice Approach; which has gradually been attracting worldwide recognition as a fresh; versatile and practical approach to collaborative decision-making under uncertainty. Starting from basic principles; the book uses helpful diagrams and clear explanations to demonstrate practical ways of approaching daunting decision problems; of devising possible ways forward; and of working effectively towards agreed courses of action. Along he way; decision makers are helped to cope with diverse sources of uncertainty ndash; technical; political; managerial ndash; in a strategic manner.In this extended third edition; the authors have added short contributions from 21 users from seven countries. These new contributors present lessons from their varied experiences in adapting the Strategic Choice Approach to guide decision-making and learning in settings ranging from the re-routing of a controversial city carnival procession to national policy for the management of nuclear waste.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A fun winnerBy JudithUsually I give the Uncle Johns Bathroom series a four star rating--very good but not up there with the best. However. this one devoted to music gets the full five stars from me. It is crammed with fascinating facts from all genres of music. from classical to rock. There are fun facts about music stars from Sinatra to Dylan. It goes country. it goes opera. and punk. Also. it includes short doses of music theory. Since I read on a Kindle Im not always aware of how long a book is. but this one seemed like it was longer than the other Uncle John books.This book inspired conversations / debates amongst my friends about why older women had a crush on Liberace--even though he was gay; about Sinatras character; about who was more influential. the Beatles or Dylan; and who was more important in the history of rock n roll. the Beatles or Elvis. There is lots of fodder for conversation in this book.Highly recommend for anybody who likes any type of music.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Uncle John Scores AgainBy Ancil H GreerGreat.......Uncle John has scored again!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great trivia on musicBy Gregory K. MyersAnother good companion for the crapper
