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The Basics of Strategic Planning and Strategic Management
By na: The Association for Strategic Planning (ASP), a U.S.-based, non-profit professional association dedicated to advancing thought and practice in strategy development and deployment, has developed a Lead-Think-Plan-Act rubric and accompanying Body of Knowledge to capture and disseminate best practice in the field of strategic planning and management. ASP has also developed criteria for assessing strategic planning and management frameworks against the Body of Knowledge. These criteria are used for three primary purposes... new
Is There Any Strategy in Your Strategic Plan?
By Howard Rohm: Strategy is "what" and "why"; products, projects, programs, and services are "how". Strategy is future oriented; strategy is a game plan for getting from one point to another. Strategy is the approach an organization takes to achieve its vision. I have worked for 40 years for a variety of business, government, and nonprofit organizations, both as an employee and as a consultant, and I am struck by how little real strategy and strategic discovery there is in most strategic plans. new
From Fuzzy to Focus - 4 Steps of the Strategic Planning Process - Work Systems Affiliates International, Inc.
By Paul Plotczy: In last month's article Your Strategy - Guiding Light or Dull Fog Horn?, we looked at what strategic planning is and is not and why so many competent leaders struggle to create effective strategic plans. We shared that our experience has shown there is a dirty little secret about strategic planning in the leadership ranks - many executives do not actually know the building blocks of a strategic planning process. While there is no shortage of definitions and schools of thought on the subject, there does seem to be a lack of simple, effective, step-by-step approaches to developing a strategy that works. In this article we attempt to bring some clarity to the strategic planning process, helping executives like you find the "switch" to shed some light on this fuzzy discipline and to make strategic planning the "guiding light" for your organization. new
4 Good Reasons To Avoid Strategic Planning
By Suzanne Murphy: The time needed to develop a good strategy, i.e. a strategy that is both robust and flexible, is not trivial. When done properly, strategic thinking and planning will ensure the continued health of the enterprise. The challenge for leaders in today's resource-constrained organizations, is finding time to invest in the exercise. We have found that leaders will often use operational pressures to defer the activity. Here are the 4 most popular reasons we generally hear... new
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