Lean Business Planning: Get What You Want From Your Business Paperback – October 8, 2020

In any Business 101 course, the first thing you are taught is how important it is to have a business plan. Then you sit down and slog through writing a business plan, and maybe use it to secure funding, or maybe not but the main fact is the business plan is oftentimes seen as something you do and get it over with, and rarely do most people revisit it again. One of my biggest takeaways from the book was the idea of continuously reviewing my business plan on a monthly basis, and doing the PDCA - Plan, Do, Check & Adjust. Great information and easily doable.

Easy to follow and very good sugestions. Will be following in the future. Very functional and keep you in track

If you're like me the very idea of a business plan will send you screaming into the hills. That's what makes this book so powerful. It's not about the plan, it's about the process, and Tim Berry has created a way to create what he calls the Lean Business Plan, which really isn't a business plan at all, but a simple, effective, and powerful way to plan for your business and keep you on track.Unlike so many other books that focus on how to create a full fledged business plan, Tim helps you focus on just the simple things you need and then creates a way for you to track, review, revise, and manage it all. The book is broken down in simple, easy to read chapters that guide you along every step of the way. Whether you are already a big business and want to find a way to simplify that three ring binder of a plan you have on your shelf, or you're just getting started and have heard you need a business plan to be successful, this book is for you. Well worth your time to read.

As a management professor, I often thought that elaborate long-term business planning was over-rated, and smart, reflective, tactical decision-making was under-rated. I'm so happy to see a book that emphasizes a lean, focused, action-learning approach to developing a plan, executing, reflecting, then adjusting for maximum success. Maybe you need a big elaborate plan for external stakeholders, but Berry's no-nonsense approach is ideal for your management team and internal decision-makers. This book makes a really important contribution.

I didn't realize that I was reading the wrong book until I got halfway through and there was still nothing business related mentioned yet. Then I looked at the bottom of each page and saw "Wired To Grow" by Britt Andreatta. Even thoughI read the book by accident, I'd still recommend that you read "Wired to Grow" if you are a student or a teacher. It was very insightful to understand how people can learn things more efficiently.I can't wait to read "Lean Business Planning" eventually. Maybe if I order "Wired to Grow" I'll receive "Lean Business Planning" ...lol.

Not only do I need to take some weight off, I need to take some off I. My business too. Insightful, thought-provoking and useful. Now if it would just help men get into my size 36 jeans...oh wait it will because the practical advice will relieve my stress and get me exercising, eating right, and not stressing in my business.

You can skip the entire first 2 chapters. They consist of the author repeating himself over and over... and over. I was able to sit down and read it in a couple hours, didn't learn anything worth notating, and felt like it was a waste of time and money.

Not really a "Lean Planning" approach. Just uses a popular term to sell more books. His use of "lean" does NOT align with the popular Lean Startup / Customer Development / Business Model Canvas model that I teach. Pretty disappointed in this "me too" thin material.