This week, we read two articles. One by Wagner and one by Norhia, et al.The Wagner et al study describes sales and operational planning. The second reports the results of a study conducted by Norhia et al. In that study, Nohria et al found that leaders who focus on these management practices--strategy, execution, culture and structure and any two of these management practicestalent, innovation, leadership, mergers and partnershipsexcel. You will first answer the questions on your own and then join the rest of the conversation, as we've done before. In your initial post, describe Wagner et al's sales and operational planning process in your own words What are the benefits and downsides.?Have you worked at a company that has implemented this?, If you haven't, worked at such a company name a company that could benefit from such a process Or, find a current company situation in the news that can benefit and share why. Whichever company you choose, what aspects of the Nohria et al 4 +2 model enabled (or will enable) success and which will inhibit success? In your next post, assume you're the GM at the company you have chosen. How do you get your team to understand and embrace an S&OP process that you want to implement