business-VUCA

business-VUCA The future environment of business in this age of rapid technological advancement has been captured aptly in the acronym VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, developed in the late ’s by the U.S military. Every business has to take strategic decisions.The dynamic ever changing environment, the unpredictability of various factors, the multiplicity of forces affecting business and the lack of clarity are the variables which affects business. It is now important for every business to meet the challenges posed by the environment in order to remain competitive. The uncertain conditions and situations requires a firm to be prepared to face the volatility by planning. The presence of complex variables impacting business should be understood and alternative measures for solving the issues should be developed. In an VUCA environment a firm has to be forward looking anticipating the change, adaptability will remain essential for the success of any business in an ambiguous, uncertain environment.