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Types of Models Advantage Disadvantage

Basic Strategic Planning Model • Clear Direction • Time and Resource


• Informed Decision- Intensive
Making • Resistance to Change
• Resource Allocation • Uncertainty and
• Collaboration and Complexity
Engagement • Unrealistic Expectations
• Continuous • Lack of Implementation
Improvement
Issue or Goal-Based Strategic • Provides a clear focus • May overlook broader
Planning Model
on addressing specific systemic issues or
issues or goals. interdependencies.
• Helps align • Can be time-consuming
organizational efforts and resource-intensive.
towards a common • Relies heavily on
objective. accurate and up-to-date
• Enables organizations to data and information.
prioritize and allocate • May lead to a narrow
resources effectively. focus on short-term goals
• Supports effective and neglect long-term
decision-making by sustainability.
providing a structured
framework.
Scenario Strategic Planning • Provides a structured • time-consuming and
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approach for resource-intensive to
anticipating and develop and analyse
preparing for different multiple scenarios.
future scenarios. • Requires access to
• Helps organizations be accurate and reliable data
proactive and adaptable to inform scenario
in response to changing development.
circumstances. • May face challenges in
accurately predicting and
• Encourages strategic preparing for future
thinking and uncertainties.
consideration of • Can be challenging to
multiple possibilities. balance the level of detail
• Enhances decision- and complexity in
making by considering a scenario planning.
range of potential
outcomes.
Alignment Strategic Planning • Ensures that all • lead to a rigid and
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organizational efforts inflexible approach if not
and initiatives are adapted to changing
aligned with the overall circumstances.
strategic goals and • Time-consuming and
objectives. complex to align multiple
• Enhances coordination stakeholders and
and collaboration across departments.
different departments or • May create resistance or
teams. lack of buy-in from
• Provides a clear stakeholders who feel
roadmap for decision- their priorities are not
making and resource adequately considered.
allocation. • Requires strong
• Facilitates effective leadership and effective
communication of the communication to ensure
organization's vision alignment throughout the
and mission. organization.
Organic Strategic Planning • Emphasizes flexibility • lack clear direction and
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and adaptability in focus without a defined
response to changing strategic framework.
environments. • Challenging to maintain
• Encourages creativity alignment and
and innovation in coordination across
different initiatives.
identifying new • Requires effective
opportunities. communication and
• Allows for emergent collaboration to ensure
strategies to evolve and shared understanding and
respond to unforeseen commitment.
circumstances. • Face difficulties in
• Promotes a more evaluating and measuring
inclusive and progress due to the fluid
participatory approach nature of the approach.
to strategic planning.

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