Strategic Planning hints

November 2011

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Strategic Planning

“ Strategic Planning is the process by which an organization examines its

purpose and goals, visualizes its future, and outlines a course of action to

reach that envisioned future.”

- Donald , Lyons, and Tribbey (2001)

Hints 1 : why exist ?

All organizations do exist to accomplish something e.g. :

Provide services, teaching, health etc.

Provide energy.

Sell things, products.

Make /manufacture things.

Etc.

Hint 2 : Strategy vs. change/trends

As said change is the norm, and such change/trend – small or big,

weak or strong- is like waves, and you have the choice of letting it

crash you or you can use your “surfboard” and ride it.

Have a Strategic Plan – written one & known and agreed by all -.

Hint 3 : define it !

The need to define your reasons for existing and what would be your

“mission”.

Answer the following:

What is your business?

Who is your customer?

What is value to your customer?

What should your business plan be?

Hint 4 : distinct features !

Check your organization distinct features [ the core competencies] :

Knowledge (what you know and learned).

Experience ( what you have been).

People/resources ( what you have).

Plans –strategic, operation- ( what you do and how you do it).

Missing any will make your organization “handicapped”.

Hint 5: do what you say !

Stick to your “values” , live them, put life on them.

Not enough to hang them on walls and write them on papers.

They need to show clearly in your Strategic Plan.

Nice day…

Thank you…