Strategic Planning Models

Ever wonder if there are different types of strategic planning models???
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Look below for more information:

* Basic Steps to a Strategic Planning Process - this site identifies the 5 most basic steps of any strategic plan. There are many models of strategic planning, but these 5 steps are found in nearly all models and are the foundation of a good strategic planning process. Read through all 5 steps on the page. (http://www.namac.org/strategic-planning-steps)

* Basic Overview of Various Strategic Planning Models - this website provides a great snapshot of five different types of strategic planning models including "basic" strategic planning, issue or goal-based planning, alignment, scenario, and organic planning. Each of these models provide the organization with a different outcome and a different approach. Read through all five descriptions and see if you can identify examples of when each might be appropriate. (http://www.managementhelp.org/plan_dec/str_plan/models.htm)

* Best Practices: Report # 3 Strategic Planning - this report was created by the Foundation for Community Association Research and is intended to help community associations plan for a successful future. Even though it is geared toward community associations, it does a great job of describing both top-down and bottom-up strategic planning models and identfying the strengths and weaknesses of each. The article also does a good job of describing the key components of both of these forms of strategic planning. The entire article is 26 pages, but you only need to read the first 13 pages to get the full effect. (http://www.cairf.org/research/bpstrategic.pdf)

* The IT Strategic Plan Step-by-Step - this brief article (only 6 pages of article text) provides a solid overview of the steps involved in an IT strategic planning process. A model is provided and each step is discussed briefly. Read the entire article to get an idea of the activities that are performed in an IT strategic planning situation. (http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/html/itp/Forr051104202400.pdf)

* Steps of the Strategic Planning Process - this site contains more on the basic steps of the strategic planning process. Check it out if you want more information.

* The Curriculum-Centered Strategic Planning Model - If you want to know more about strategic planning that involves curriculum check out the information found on this site. It offers great ideas and suggestions for the strategic planning of curriculum.

* Listening to the People: A Strategic Planning Model for Cooperative Extension - this website is a very brief article on how to use the strategic planning process to aid cooperative extension agencies. .