Strategic Planning Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

What Are Some Benefits of Strategic Planning?

The benefits that can accrue from strategic planning (but don't always due to poor planning or poor implementation, come in a range of shapes and colors. The organization, workunits, managers, supervisors and employees can profit from having a good strategic planning process, and a good strategic plan available.

Here are some of the benefits that may occur as a result of strategic planning.

• makes the management of an organization easier by providing a framework and a clearly defined direction for decision-making.
• establishes a uniform vision and purpose that is shared among all members of the organization and helps them pull in the same direction.
• works to create an increased level of commitment to the organization and its goals.
• can result in improved quality of services for clients and a means of measuring the service.
• helps everyone in the organization with setting priorities and matching resources to opportunities.
• increases the ability to deal with risks from the external environment.
• improves the decision-making in a number of different areas, including human resources (recruitment, selection), training departments.