Books
"The authors of Wargaming for Leaders tell the inside story of how wargames can help decision makers achieve success and avoid the pain of failure."
Gen. (ret.) Anthony Zinni,
former Commander of U.S. Central Command
Featured Book:
Wargaming for Leaders
Strategic Decision Making from the Battlefield to the Boardroom
by Mark Herman, Mark Frost, and Robert Kurz
Published in 2008
The greatest war heroes in history triumphed by anticipating the moves of their enemies. That’s why wargaming, a strategy used for centuries in the military, has now become essential for business and government leaders to survive and thrive in today's era of heightened competition and unforeseeable crises.
In Wargaming for Leaders (McGraw-Hill, 2008), Mark Herman, Mark Frost, and Robert Kurz explore the strategies learned from wargames designed and staged by Booz Allen for the U.S. Army, global corporations, and nonprofit groups, revealing how these exercises led to significant decisions and effective competitive advantage.
This book is for anyone interested in testing assumptions, mitigating risk, and revealing the unintended consequences of decisions yet to be made.
Visit the “Wargaming for Leaders” Web site for more information and to purchase the book
Select Books by Booz Allen Hamilton Staff Members and Alumni
The intellectual capital developed by the firm covers a broad spectrum of topics — from global dynamics and security to megacommunities to critical infrastructure protection, health, energy, and the environment — and made available as books to the public.
| Abundance of Valor Abundance of Valor author Will Irwin fills a prominent gap in the history of World War II Europe with a fascinating account of three multi-national Allied Jedburgh teams who became part of the legendary—and ill-fated—Operation Market-Garden. |
| The Business-Oriented CIO: A Guide to Market-Driven Management The Business-Oriented CIO: A Guide to Market-Driven Management reveals the winning formula that will take your IT department from a reactive cost center to a proactive business partner. Written for CIOs and senior IT managers, this book is essential reading on how to apply the best for-profit business thinking to IT. |
| Entrepreneur to Investor the Hard Way Retired Booz Allen Senior Vice President David Durgin recounts his unique journey through a hidden area of defense contracting during the Cold War. |
| Capturing the People Advantage: Thought Leaders on Human Capital This book reflects the increasingly widespread conviction in global corporations that people are a primary asset and competitive advantage, and that a compelling people strategy is required to fully realize their value. |
| Tell Me How This Ends: General David Petraeus and the Search for a Way Out of Iraq Linda Robinson provides an inside view of the war in Iraq and critical insight into the decisions now facing President Obama. |
| Megacommunities - How Leaders of Government, Business and Non-Profits Can Tackle Today's Global Challenges Together Experts show how leaders in business, government, and civil society can reach across national and sector divisions, forming collaborative "megacommunities" that are directed toward a common goal. |
| The Megacommunity Way: Mastering Dynamic Challenges with Cross-Boundary Leadership Experts define the megacommunity concept and explore the places where it is making a difference. |
| Optimizing Overhead - From Cost Center to Competitive Advantage This strategy+business reader is for both public- and private-sector organizations, in any part of the world. It can help change you from a reluctant manager, complying with pressure from outside, to a proactive advocate for your own best customer: Yourself. |
| Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies The single factor influencing the best strategic decisions is a solid understanding of an organization’s purpose. |
| Mastering the Innovation Challenge - Unleashing Growth and Creating Competitive Advantage This compendium of Innovation articles helps companies unleash growth and create competitive advantage. |
| Results - Keep What's Good, Fix What's Wrong And Unlock Great Performance Every company has a personality. Does yours help or hinder your results? |
| Helping Clients Envision the Future The 90th anniversary year of Booz Allen Hamilton, this book charts the history of the firm, the founder of the modern management consulting profession. |
| Using Architectures for Research, Development, and Acquisition As complex weapons systems increasingly rely on information technology, the interoperation of those systems becomes ever more critical. So does the need for new methods to acquire systems and assemble battle forces. |
| Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces Linda Robinson interviews dozens of Special Forces operators to write what one critic called a compelling portrait of some of America’s most dedicated warriors. |
| The First Space Race - Launching the World's First Satellites This book details the race between the United States and Soviet Union to successfully launch the world's first satellite. |
| 50 High-Impact Speeches and Remarks This book features a corporate ethics speech given by a retired Booz Allen Chairman & CEO. |
| The Case for Transformation The two-volume set is a collection of research and case studies. |
| Stalin's Slave Ships: Kolyma, The Gulag Fleet, And the Role of the West This book unearths the role of the Gulag Fleet in operating one of Siberia's most infamous forced-labor camps. |
| The National Interest on International Law & Order This book features a series of articles that explore international law and the nature of the global order. |
| Risk and Security in the Networked World The first strategy+business Reader is a 150-page compendium of Booz Allen's best intellectual capital and research on managing risk. |
| Creative Destruction - Business Survival Strategies in the Global Internet Economy Creative Destruction examines business survival strategies for the global Internet economy. |
| Value Nets: Breaking The Supply Chain To Unlock Hidden Profits This book shows you how to release the value hidden in supply chain operations through new digital networked solutions. |
| The "Times" History of War This book reveals how warfare has been shaped by social, political, technological, agricultural and even climatic changes. Warfare has, in turn, been agent of political and social change. |
| The Entertainment Economy This book explores how mega-media forces are transforming our lives. |
