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Strategic Planning

WE WANT YOUR PLAN TO SHINE

Strategic plans are the window on your organization. If you needed to, could you find your strategic plan (in under 5 minutes)?  If you found it, would you recognise anything in it? 

Take a few minutes to consider the questions below.

 

10 QUESTIONS EVERY STRATEGIC PLAN NEEDS TO ANSWER

  1. Who is the audience (board, managers, staff, donors, the community etc.) and does the plan speak to that audience appropriately?

  2. Are your objectives clearly written?

  3. Is the plan linked to your Vision and Mission statements?

  4. Do you have trouble translating the plan into action?

  5. Is the plan feasible and realistic?

  6. When was the last time the plan was updated?

  7. What research and information should you be gathering now to inform the next planning cycle?

  8. Who wrote the plan (and who didn't)?

  9. Are there activities that your organization is doing which don't fall under any objective within the plan?

  10. At the end of the planning cycle, how will you prove the results of your plan to your stakeholders?

 

DEVELOPMENT ACTION ASKS THE HARD QUESTIONS

When Development Action talks strategy with your organization, we'll be interested in exploring all areas.

  • Are you sure you know what you think you know?  Is there important community research that hasn't been done?  Find out how Development Action can help with your community research.

  • Are core concepts shared across board and staff (i.e. does everyone agree with the meaning of "community led organisation") and how those concepts get turned into practice?

  • How up to date are your Vision or Mission Statements, and do they align with your policies and procedures?

  • Who are you communicating with, for what purpose, and with what message?

  • Is there "buy-in" for the plan across the organization, or was it written in isolation by one person or group?

  • What monitoring and evaluation are you doing to keep your plan on course?

  • And finally: what skills are needed to support the plan?

Contact Development Action to see how we can help spark life into your planning.