Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan
A Workbook for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
2nd Edition
Published on 15. October 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-7879-0142-4 (ISBN)
Description
An updated companion to Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan is a step--by--step guide to strategic planning. This second edition is filled with useful tools, including illustrative examples, detailed questionnaires, and easy--to--understand worksheets. It takes users through every step of creating a tailored strategic plan, from concrete guidelines for brainstorming sessions, to developing show cards, to outlining a workshop equipment checklist.
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Edition
2nd Workbook ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 284 mm
Width: 214 mm
Weight
283 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0142-4 (9780787901424)
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Persons
JOHN M. BRYSON is a professor of planning and public affairs at Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota. He is the author of the best--selling Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (1988) and coauthor with Barbara C. Crosby of Leadership for the Common Good (1992), both from Jossey--Bass. FARNUM K. ALSTON is the founder and president of The Resources Company, an international consultant firm that specializes in strategic planning. He is a former deputy chief administrative officer of the City and County of San Francisco.
Content
AN OVERVIEW. Introduction: The Context and Process of Strategic Change. THE 10 KEY STEPS IN STRATEGIC PLANNING. Step 1: Initiate and Agree on a Strategic Planning Process. Step 2: Clarify Organization Mandates. Step 3: Identify and Understand Stakeholders: Develop and Refine Mission and Values. Step 4: Identify Strengths and Weaknesses; Assess Opportunities and Threats. Step 5: Identify and Frame Strategic Issues. Step 6: Formulate Strategies to Manage the Issues. Step 7: Review and Adopt the Strategic Plan. Step 8: Establish an Effective Organizational Vision for the Future. Step 9: Develop an Effective Implementation Process. Step 10: Reassess Strategies and the Strategic Planning Process. Resources: A. Brainstorming Guidelines. B. Show Card Guidelines. C. Strategic Planning Workshop Equipment Checklist. D. Conference Room Setup Checklist.