Definition #1: “Strategic planning is the process of being clear about where you want to go (vision, mission and values), where you’re at (current state assessment), and how you want to get there (strategic goals and initiatives).” - John Gavares
Definition #2: “Strategic planning is a comprehensive,
systems-approach to lead, manage and change one's organization in a conscious, well-planned and
integrated fashion.” - Farnum Alston
"If we don’t change the direction we’re going, we’re likely to end up where we are headed.” - Yogi Berra
Typical goals of these efforts include alignment and support to the strategic plan, team building, leadership development, inter-group partnering, and the establishment of strategic goals, prioritized strategies/initiatives, and implementation plan.
Some Terminology
Examples of Reports
“If you don’t know where you want to go, it doesn’t matter which path you take to get there.”
- The Caterpillar to Alice, in “Alice in Wonderland”