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What is the BATNA Strategy in negotiation? Are you familiar with it?

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Question added by Thurayya Al Qasim , Legal Counsellor , Ihqaq Law Firm
Date Posted: 2018/05/23
Ayman Attia
by Ayman Attia , Chief Sales Officer , Yutong Weichai FAW

The definition, or the ability to identify a negotiator’s best alternative to a negotiated agreement, is among one of the many pieces of information negotiators seek when formulating dealmaking and negotiation strategies.

mohammed kaleem
by mohammed kaleem , Sr BI Manager , CDK Global

Please see my understanding of BATNA Negotiation. Please follow the following steps.

Generate a set of actions that you could take if no negotiation is reached.

  • Imagine what would happen if the negotiation failed.
  • Brainstorm courses of action you could take in these circumstances.
  • What are your options if you can't come to an agreement?
  • Generate a set of actions.

 

Develop the more promising actions into tangible plans.

  • From all of the possible alternatives, select a few that seem most promising.
  • Which options can you most realistically implement?
  • What has the biggest upside?
  • Develop the actions from the first step into concrete plans.

 

Evaluate the likely results of these plans.

  • What is the likely result of each plan?
  • What metrics can be used to measure success?
  • How speculative are these estimates?
  • Evaluate the results of each plan based on these questions, so that they can be compared to each other.

 

Select the plan with the best result.

  • Compare the evaluations of the plans you have developed.
  • Which one is best, based on various metrics?
  • Select the one that has the best result overall.
  • This is your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement, your BATNA.

What this looks like in practice:

  • With a spider map (like the one below) you can rapidly generate ideas and complete some light development as you brainstorm.
  • Once you have your ideas recorded, let the spider map sit overnight and review the alternatives with fresh eyes the next day.
  • Find a trusted advisor, mentor, or coworker, and look at the options you think are best.

RODEL OPINIO
by RODEL OPINIO , Inventory Clerk , FEU Tech

In negotiation theory, the best alternative to a negotiated agreement or BATNA is the most advantageous alternative course of action a party can take if negotiations fail and an agreement cannot be reached. ... BATNA is the key focus and the driving force behind a successful negotiator.

Gabriel Huston
by Gabriel Huston , Professor | Program Coordinator , Seneca College of Applied Arts and TechnologySchool of International Business and Managemen

Best alternative to a negotiated agreement. Yes, I am familiar with the term, and approach business from a win-win perspective, especially in negotiated settings. 

Muhammad Umair Zaman
by Muhammad Umair Zaman , Sales Manager , Jumairah Marketing Company

 

Sorry i am not familiar with this strategy.

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