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title | : | By the Numbers : Using Facts and Figures to Get Your Projects and Plans Approved |
author | : | McLeary, Joseph Webb. |
publisher | : | AMACOM Books |
isbn10 | asin | : | 0814404995 |
print isbn13 | : | 9780814404997 |
ebook isbn13 | : | 9780814425510 |
language | : | English |
subject | Business presentations, Communication in management, Persuasion (Psychology) , Commercial statistics, Information resources. |
publication date | : | 2000 |
lcc | : | HF5718.22.B9 2000eb |
ddc | : | 658.4/5 |
subject | : | Business presentations, Communication in management, Persuasion (Psychology) , Commercial statistics, Information resources. |
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BY THE
NUMBERS
Using Facts and Figures
to Get Your Projects,
Plans, and Ideas
Approved
Joseph McLeary
Richard Haasnoot
Joyce McLeary
Susan Drake
A MACOM
American Management Association
New York Atlanta Boston Chicago Kansas City San Francisco Washington, D.C.
Brussels Mexico City Tokyo Toronto
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
By the numbers: using facts and figures to get your projects, plans, and
ideas approved/Joseph McLeary [et al.].
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8144-0499-5
1. Business presentation. 2. Communication in management.
3. Persuasion (Psychology) 4. Commercial statistics. 5. Information
resources. I. McLeary, Joseph Webb.
HF5718.22.B9 2000 |
658.4'5dc21 |
99-059434 |
2000 Joseph McLeary, Richard Haasnoot, Joyce McLeary, and Susan
Drake.
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Printing number
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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From JCM and JWM: To all our children who have taught
us the most about turning innovative ideas into action!
From SMD: To Scott, Colleen, Gabriel and Faith, and to
Susan Gross, for her cool head and loving heart.
From RDH: To the wise teachers who have crossed my
path on this journey. I am blessed by your love and
joy.
In Loving Memory of James A. Thomas, III.
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD | ix |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | xi |
INTRODUCTION | xiii |
Chapter OneIdeas and Idea People | |
Do You Have What It Takes? | |
Is Your Organization Ready? | |
The Creative Company | |
How an Organization Impacts New Ideas | |
Teamwork and Creativity | |
The Business Life Cycle | |
Key Learning Points | |
Chapter TwoEducate Yourself | |
Your Company's Strategy and Goals | |
Mission and Vision Statements | |
General Business and Economic Conditions | |
Your Market, Your Company, and Your Competition | |
Competitor Data | |
Synthesizing and Concluding | |
Your Idea | |
What Type of Idea Is It? | |
Startup VenturesOften a Special Case | |
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Idea Life Cycle | |
Final Checking | |
Accounting and Finance | |
Key Learning Points | |
Chapter ThreeBuilding a Business Case | |
Taking the First Steps | |
Is Anyone Interested? | |
What Approvals Are Required? | |
Number Concepts | |
The Elements of a Business Plan | |
Putting the Numbers in Your Plan | |
Backup Information | |
Refining the Plan | |
Key Learning Points | |
Chapter FourGaining Allies | |
Selling Is Not Just a Numbers Game | |
Methods of Achieving Buy-In | |
Understanding Hidden Goals | |
Make Your Plan Sell Itself | |
Get Your Boss On Board | |
Scaling Brick WallsThe Boss Who Gets in the Way | |
Advocates and Champions | |
Build a Network of Support | |
Who Gets the Credit? | |
Key Learning Points | |
Chapter FiveAssessing Your Audience | |
Positioning Is Everything | |
Meeting Audience Needs | |
Three Audiences, Including One You Don't See | |
Business Needs | |
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Whose Decision Is It? | |
Style Issues | |
Preferences and Eccentricities | |
Bigger Audiences | |
Key Learning Points | |
Chapter SixDesigning Your Presentation | |
What Makes an Effective Presentation? | |
Who Will Present? | |
How Long Is Our Window of Opportunity? | |
Which Comes First: The Presenter or the Presentation? |
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