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GLO 410: Systems Thinking: Chapter 9: Assumption-Based Planning
This guide for Systems Thinking provides students with links to references from the textbook Systems Concepts in Action in addition to other resources to help develop systemic thinkers.
Assumption-Based Planning
Assumption-Based Planning (ABP) helps an organization to prepare for changes in its environment that could disrupt its plans. It is systemic because it explores the interrelationships, perspectives, and boundaries of an established plan to ensure the viability of that plan"-Systems Concepts in Action, Chapter 9
eBooks/ Articles
- Assumption-Based Planning: A Tool for Reducing Avoidable Surprises
Dewar, James A. 2002. Assumption-based planning is a tool designed for improving the robustness and adaptability of plans-- for reducing the number of avoidable surprises in any plan or planning. - Assumption-Based Planning: A Planning Tool for Very Uncertain Times
Dewar, James A. 1993. The original report on the methodology developed for the US Army by the RAND Corporation. - ABP- Bob Williams
All credit goes to Bob Williams. This guide provides his take on the ABP process.
ABP PowerPoint
Web Resources
Examples/ Case Studies
- RAND Corporation
Features a list of articles that utilize ABP from the corporation that developed it. - How to Run a Business Transition War-Game
Oliver Hedgepeth, William. 2016. This article discusses an example of how ABP was used in war-gaming various homeland security issues.