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Agenda
• Icebreaker• Welcome and Introductions • Agenda Review• What is Strategic Planning• Types of Strategic Planning• Planning to Plan• Strategic Planning Process• Strategic Planning Tools and Techniques• Parking Lot• Discussion/Evaluation
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Learning Objectives
– Identify the various steps in the strategic planning process
– Initiate and manage a strategic planning process– Determine appropriate tools for strategic planning– Understand strategies for evaluation– Initiate community support and involvement in the
process– Develop communication strategies to promote the
strategic planning process– Identify partners to be involved in strategic planning
process– Participate in the strategic planning process (if
applicable)
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What is Strategic Planning
• Used by community groups, government departments, organizations and businesses to develop blueprint for action and change
• the process should be community based, inclusive and participatory to allow for maximum stakeholder involvement and input.
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Benefits of Strategic Planning
• Defines mission, vision & values
• Establishes realistic goals, objectives & strategies
• Ensures effective use of resources
• Provides base to measure progress
• Develops consensus on future direction
• Builds strong teams• Solves major problems
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Strategic PlanningExercise 1
• Introduce participants to strategic planning• Relate some experiences with strategic planning
and any best practices
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Strategic PlanningExercise 2
• Explore and discuss various examples of planning
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Types of Planning
• Types of planning – Strategic planning– Business planning– Project planning– Program planning– Municipal planning
• Planning as a profession– Professional “planners”– Planning functions in other professions
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Strategic PlanningExercise 3
• To discuss how personality affects how groups work together to develop a strategic plan or any type of plan
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Strategic Planning Models
• Type of organization usually dictates type of strategic planning– Non-profit
• Likely focus on board development, management, fundraising, policies
– For- Profit• Likely focus on profit and strategic
directions
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Types of Strategic Planning
• Basic Strategic Planning• Issue-Based or Goals-Based Strategic Planning• Alignment Model• Scenario Planning• Organic (or Self-Organizing) Planning
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Planning to PlanExercise 4
• Discuss the planning phase of strategic planning by brainstorming some pre-requisites needed to undertake the strategic planning process
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Planning to Plan
• Planning to plan requires:
– Organizational readiness
• Recognition of need to plan
• Commitment to plan
– Organizational commitment
• Board and volunteer commitment
• Staff commitment
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Planning to Plan
– Organizational Capacity • Human resources
– Staff– Volunteers– Board committees– Special/Standing committees
• Financial resources– Identify budget– Determine resources
• Time– Allocate organizational time– Determine realistic time lines
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Reasons for Strategic Planning
– Change– Renewal– Funding requirement– Financial forecasting– Mandate– Build consensus– Improve staff and board relations– Develop ownership– Build community support– Other (discussion)
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Planning to PlanExercise 5
• Why do you want to engage in strategic planning?
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Strategic Planning Process
• Planning to Plan– Strategic Planning Team
» Board, staff, community volunteers– Strategic Planning Budget
» Establish budget, identify funding sources– Strategic Planning Facilitator(s)
» Identify a facilitator to lead the process– Strategic Planning Partners
» Internal board and staff» External community groups/government
departments/others
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Developing the Plan
– Mission• Core purpose of your organization• Presented in a clear, short statement that
focuses on attention in one clear direction by stating purpose of the group’s uniqueness.
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Developing the Plan
• Vision– What is your organization’s vision of
excellence– Has to be realistic and not something
impractical
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Developing the Plan
• Values– What are the principles, standards, and
actions considered worthwhile in the organization
– Includes how people treat each other, how groups conduct business and what is most important to the organization
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Developing the Plan
• Strategic Analysis– Environmental Scan
• gathering of information that concerns the organization’s environments
• analysis and interpretation of this information
• application of this analyzed information in decision making
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Developing the Plan
• Strategic Analysis
– SWOT Analysis• Strengths
– What are some internal positive things about your organization?
– What does the community see as your strengths?
• Weaknesses
– What are some weaknesses in organization?
– What does the community see as your weaknesses?
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Developing the Plan
• Strategic Analysis– SWOT Analysis
• Opportunities–What are some opportunities in your
community or region?–What are some emerging trends?
• Threats–What are some provincial or national
issues facing the organization?–What are some technology issues that
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Strategic Planning Process
• Developing the Plan (continued)– Goals
• Identify long-term outcomes to provide focus for the planning process
– Strategies• Outline how you will achieve your goals
– Objectives• Identify specific, measurable results
produced while implementing strategies.
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Strategic Planning Process
• Goals and Objectives Should Be SMARTER–Specific–Measurable–Acceptable–Realistic–Timeframe–Extending–Rewarding
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Strategic Planning Process
• Developing the Plan (continued)– Implementation
• Tasks – assigned to various board and staff responsible for specific items
• Timelines - established for implementation of the plan for implementation
– Funding the plan• What is required to fund the goals in the
plan
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Strategic Planning Process
• Developing the Plan (continued)
– Communicating the plan
• How will you communicate the plan to stakeholders?
– Monitoring and evaluation• Critical to plan’s success and credibility • Must be built into the plan• Critical for continuous improvement
– Continuous improvement
• focuses on improving customer satisfaction through continuous and incremental improvements to processes school.edhole.com
Strategic Planning ProcessExercise 6
• Prepare a SWOT analysis as part of the strategic planning process
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Strategic Planning ProcessExercise 7
– Discuss some tools and techniques to be used for strategic planning
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Strategic Planning Tools & Techniques
• Appreciative Inquiry– Effective for changing organizational culture– Based on 4-D model
• Discover, Dream, Design and Destiny• Open Space Technology
– new method for working effectively with large groups (10 - 1000 participants)
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Strategic Planning Tools & Techniques
• Public Consultation– Involve public and stakeholders in your
planning process– Achieve public consultation through
• Interviews• Facilitated meetings• Open houses• Website discussion papers/surveys
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Strategic Planning Tools & Techniques
• Public Meeting– Provides opportunity for input for all
stakeholders through• Open house to review plans, maps, charts • Facilitated meeting with presentation on
what you plan to do• Facilitated meeting on interim and final
report
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Strategic Planning Tools & Techniques
– Focus Groups
• Provides opportunity to address specific issues
• Provides opportunity for maximum participation
• Provides maximum information in short period of time
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Strategic Planning Tools & Techniques
• Website feedback– Online survey– Online discussion paper to generate comments
• Surveys– Online survey– Community survey
• Can be developed and administered locally• Can be conducted by firm specializing in surveys
• Research– Focus groups, surveys (primary)– Literature review (secondary)
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Strategic Planning
• Parking Lot • Summary• Evaluation
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