Key Strategy Tools: 88 Tools for Managers by Vaughan Evans - Non Fiction - Paperback

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781292328331
Publisher: FT Publishing International
Age Range: Adult

Overview
Key Strategy Tools by Vaughan Evans is a practical, action-oriented handbook built for busy managers who need clear methods rather than abstract theory. Now in its 2nd edition, this 416-page paperback presents 88 distinct strategic tools, each explained with its purpose, timing, inputs, and outputs. Structured around Evans's Strategy Pyramid framework, the book guides readers from diagnosing a business challenge through to delivering a workable, actionable plan. It's a compact desk reference designed for real-world application in meetings, planning sessions, and ongoing strategic work, whether you're leading a startup team or a long-established department within a larger organization.

About the Book
Vaughan Evans draws on decades of experience as an independent strategy consultant to build a toolkit that favors clarity and usability over dense theory. Within the structure of a straightforward strategy process—the Strategy Pyramid—the book organizes its 88 tools so managers can quickly locate the right method for the problem at hand, whether that's assessing market attractiveness, building competitive advantage, or managing risk. Each tool is presented with a consistent, easy-to-scan format: what it does, when to use it, what inputs it requires, and what outputs to expect. This modular approach means the book works equally well read cover-to-cover or dipped into as a situational reference. The 2nd edition reflects contemporary strategic thinking while staying grounded in proven, repeatable methods that apply across products, processes, and organizational change. Evans balances classic strategic models with more current approaches, making the collection useful for managers at any stage of their career—from those building a first strategic toolkit to seasoned executives refining an established process. The paperback format is deliberately portable, suited to annotating during workshops, referencing in strategy discussions, or keeping as an always-on-hand training companion for teams working through a quarterly initiative, a turnaround, or a broader strategic pivot. It's the kind of reference that earns a permanent spot on a manager's desk rather than a single read-through on a shelf.

Key Benefits

• 88 practical strategy tools, each with clear purpose, timing, inputs, and outputs
• Organized around the Strategy Pyramid for a logical, step-by-step process
• Balances classic strategic models with contemporary management thinking
• Portable 416-page paperback, ideal for annotating and referencing on the job
• Written by an experienced strategy consultant with decades of client work
• Useful for new managers and seasoned executives alike

About the Author
Vaughan Evans has been a strategy consultant since the mid-1980s, working with corporate clients ranging from small firms to global giants, as well as financier clients including structured lenders and private equity firms. He is a graduate of Downing College, Cambridge, and a Sloan Fellow with distinction of London Business School. Evans has written several previous books, including the bestselling The Financial Times Essential Guide to Writing a Business Plan and 25 Need-to-Know Strategy Tools. His practical, consultant's perspective informs a writing style that favors usable, repeatable frameworks over abstract theory, making his books a trusted resource for working managers.

Why You'll Love This Book
Key Strategy Tools is a genuinely useful desk companion for anyone tasked with building or sharpening a business strategy. Its bite-sized, practical format makes it a smart pick for a colleague's promotion, a business-school graduation gift, a new-hire welcome package, or a thoughtful addition to any manager's professional bookshelf year-round.

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