Euro: Impact and Reality: Business Risk and Practical Responses to the Challenge of the Euro

Euro: Impact And Reality Is For Managers At All Levels In Organizations That Are Involved In, Or Have Responsibility For, Euro-related Projects.--jacket. Impact Of The Euro -- A Quick Guide To The Euro And Its Introduction -- Economic And Monetary Union -- What Does That Mean? -- The Timetable -- A Single Monetary Policy -- The Legal Framework -- So What Is All The Fuss About -- Politics Perhaps? -- Changing Financial Markets -- What Does The European Commission Think? -- A Practitioner's Final Word -- Business Issues -- Information And Awareness -- Customers -- Supply Chain -- Competitors -- Financial Management -- Other Stakeholders -- Resourcing -- Information Technology Issues -- Management -- The Year 2000 Problem -- Characteristics Of The Euro Project -- What Systems Are Affected? -- How Are These Systems Affected? -- Conversion In Financial Markets -- Big Bang Conversion Weekend -- What Are The Risks? -- Managing The Risks -- So, How Prepared Are You? -- Best Practice Management Actions, Tools And Techniques -- Strategic Analysis -- Strategy -- Strategic Analysis -- Strategic Planning -- Strategic Objectives -- Organization And Business Line Strategy -- Conversion Strategy -- Communication Strategy -- Management Structure And Resourcing -- Management Controls -- Strategic Implementation -- The Management Of Change -- The Nature Of Projects -- Project Management Guidelines -- Project Team -- Project Plan Development -- Project Communications -- Project Controls -- Integrating Mergers And Acquisitions -- The Nature Of Mergers And Acquisitions -- Integration Management. Chris Charlton. Includes Index.