MBA Skillset: Scenario Planning

Scenario planning (or scenario analysis) is a useful strategy tool that enables leaders to envision multiple plausible future scenarios, test the resilience of their business strategies in those scenarios, and identify early warning signals of change. This MBA Skillset paper gives you a quick intro to how scenario planning works.

Published 2025. 2 pages. PDF.

Authors: Katie Kross, MBA, Managing Director, Center for Energy, Development, and the Global Environment (EDGE), Duke University. Special thanks to: Tim Brown.