Strategic Planning

A range of articles on aspects of planning and strategic management.

 What is a strategic plan?

By Ron Robinson, President of ABARIS Consulting Inc.
November 5, 2001. 

This is a featured article on the Charity Village website for non-profits (Canada)

It’s Organization Specific

All organizations have slightly different structures, focus, geographic scopes, programs and services, and levels of management skill, etc. As such, it becomes very dangerous to use the same strategic planning template for every organization. It’s akin to a doctor treating every patient with the same prescription.

The optimal breadth and depth of a strategic plan for one organization is rarely optimal for another. So all strategic plans don’t look alike and they shouldn’t look alike. That is not to say that there are no common areas or processes; there are. The difference in the strategic plans lies in which areas to include, which to omit and which to focus on. These decisions are organization specific.

What’s in a strategic plan?

There are many things that can go into a strategic plan. Which ones you need depends on your specific circumstances. A few of the questions to ask yourself in determining the scope of your strategic plan include (but are not limited to):

• Is the organization in crises?
  
• What is the organization’s stage of development?
  
• What level of resources are available?
  
• How much competency do the Board and senior management have in the area of strategic management?
  
• How diverse are your stakeholders?
  
• How many stakeholders do you have?

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Further aspects on Strategic Planning and Management are available on the Charity Village website and include:

• Scenario Planning: A key to better understanding strategic risks
  
• Aligning Strategy and Governance
  
• Strategic Management and the Interim Executive Director
  
• Performance Measurement & Reward - Linking organizational strategy to execution
  
• Strategic planning often means strategic change
  
• Ethical Considerations in Strategic Planning
  
• Seven Tips for Successful Strategic Planning
  
• How to Conduct a SWOT Analysis
  
• Avoiding groupthink & strategic blind spots
  
• Best practices in strategic planning

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