The Art of War by Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu and the Project Battleground: Creating Project Strategy from “The Art of War” by by David E. Hawkins and Shan Rajagopal.
Although this book isn’t new, it is an excellent read. ‘The Art of War’ by Sun Tzu has influenced a generation of business leaders and strategy gurus. Yet for many people in business and students of management and business execution this remains a mystery. For the first time the authors provide a fully comprehensive account of this work and the influence of Sun Tzu in creating project strategy to effectively translate good strategic thinking into actionable and achievable plans that will yield the desired operating result. Their book will give the reader the opportunity to appreciate and benefit by the knowledge that successful implementation of business strategies are supported by excellence in project strategy execution.
Contents
- The Battleground
- Strategic Assessment
- Doing Battle
- Planning a Siege
- Formation
- Force
- Emptiness and Fullness
- Armed Struggle
- Adaptations
- Manoeuvring Armies
- Terrain
- Nine Guards
- Fire Attack
- On the Use of Spies
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Shan Rajagopal a co-author of this book is a popular speaker at major conferences and seminars worldwide. He has captured his rich experiences in books and contributes articles to journals and magazines. His other book includes: “Strategic Supply Management: An Implementation Toolkit”. His work experience covers clients in the Aerospace, Defence, Electronics, Finance, IT, Minerals and Manufacturing sectors
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