Strategic Planning

Approach
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“A-to-G” Strategic Planning Model Overview

A - Creating Awareness;

B - Identifying a Baseline;

C - Developing Clear Vision and Mission statements, guiding principles and goals;

D - Down to Action to create your objectives, initiatives, and associated action plans;
 About Strategic Planning
“A-to-G” Strategic Planning Model Overview

E - Evaluating your plan;

F - Giving and Getting Feedback on your plan; and lastly,

G- Systematically Getting Better and repeating the process again every year or two, starting at Step A.
 WHY PLAN?

If you don’t know where If you don’t have a plan, your In strategy it is important to
you’re going, it doesn't matter budget is your plan see distant things as if they
which way you go. were close and to take a
distanced view of close things.
 A STRATEGIC PLAN SHOULD

1 2
Describe specific
Articulate specific
action steps
goals

3
Be reviewed every 3-5
years
 TYPES OF STRATEGIC PLAN

Operating Plan
A set of tasks for carrying out the goals delineated in the
1 strategic plan.

Business Plan

A plan focused on the actions and investment necessary to

2 generate income from a program or service.
BENEFITS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING

Promotes proactively

Involves internal and external

stakeholders in the process

Involvement of external
stakeholders creates advocacy
for the program
Promotes stability over time

Assists with planning for assessment,

resource allocation, and accreditation

Better prepare the program to

evolve with changes.
 WHY DO STRATEGIC PLANNING?

1 2
Keeps organization competitive in a
Promotes a clearly defined direction
dynamic and often unpredictable
environment

3 Promotes buy-in, ownership, and

4 Prevents disgruntled employees
commitment

5 Sets priorities for resource

6 Leads to positive action and change
allocation
 WHY DO STRATEGIC PLANNING?

7 8
Helps in changing direction
Can accelerate growth

9 Promotes innovation and creativity

10 Promotes communication &
teambuilding

11 Expands data and intuition

12 Brings external factors to light
RISKS AND PITFALLS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING

Not planning to plan The risk of switching directions

STEPS TO A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
Situational assessment and analysis Write up the plan

External competitive analysis

Implement the plan

Identify strategic or critical issues Measure success of the plan

Design the strategic plan

KEY POINTS

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