The Value Of Strategic Annual Planning

To get the most value from your next strategic annual planning process, this article describes a number of “best practices,” which have been proven over many years, in many different organizations.

Here’s a quick “sanity check” quiz to determine the value of your organization’s current strategic planning process:

• Does our process produce a plan that's "real?"
• Is our plan "strategic?"
• Do we have adequate external focus?
• Do we make sufficient use of outsiders?
• Does our plan really work for the organization?
• Is our plan actionable?
• Is anybody doing anything?
• Are we getting lost in executing tactics, but missing the big picture?
  

BOTTOMLINE: Not sure of the answers to these questions? Then it’s time to talk with your local Six Disciplines Leadership Center.