Part 1 Introduction This report provides a critical review of three academic papers on the content arguments and issues of scenario planning. The papers which have been used for this analysis are as follows: "h Scenario Planning: a tool for strategic thinking. Paul J.H. Schoemaker. "h Scenario thinking about the future. Kees van der Heijden. "h How scenarios trigger strategic thinking. Stephen M. Millett. The report gives a brief introduction to scenario planning and places …showed first 75 words of 2706 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2706 total…European Management Journal, Volume 15 Number 6, 1997, pp. 633-647. Millett, Stephen M., How scenarios trigger strategic thinking, Long Range Planning, Volume 21 Number 5, 1988, pp. 61-68. Schoemaker, Paul J.H., Scenario Planning: a tool for strategic thinking, Sloan Management Review, Winter 1995, pp. 25-40. Van der Heijden, K. 1994. Scenario thinking about the future. Graduate Business School, Strathclyde University. Van der Heijden, K. 1996. Scenarios: the art of strategic conversation, Chichester. Wiley. Wack, P,. Scenarios, uncharted waters ahead, HBR Sep-Oct 1985, pp. 73-90.