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re you will find help with the PROCESS of developing strategic plans, including methods, tools, and techniques, and best practices, and clarification of the various strategic planning terminologies

How to Have a Successful Strategic Planning Meeting
By Luis G. Flores, Janyce Fadden: The key's in the preparation. By now, most companies recognize how critical strategic planning is to global competition and keeping pace with technology innovation. But a key element--the strategic planning meeting--fails in many cases due to lack of preparation. There are ways to conduct such meetings to get the best results for executing a company's strategies successfully. Strategic planning meetings can enable participating managers to better understand the chosen strategic direction and enhance their commitment. That, in turn, fosters smooth implementation. Althoug1gh the primary responsibility for strategic planning traditionally rests with line managers, HR managers are becoming key players in championing strategic planning and change.

PEST/STEP Analysis
By na: PEST/Step is an alternate model to the SWOT method of analysing environments for the purpose of strategic planning. Learn more about the method here.

GUIDELINES FOR USING THE NOMINAL GROUP TECHNIQUE
By NERL: The nominal group is a structured group that meets to gather information about a specific concern; that is, to identify problems and priorities. Individuals work alone but in a group setting. There are five steps in the Nominal Group Technique

Top Ten Things About Creating a Business Vision
By Martin Haworth: To visualise where you are going, is deeper and more sensory than anything you have ever done before. And these are the skills of those who are able to create a vision you can really live and breathe.

Force Field Analysis - Forcefield Analysis - Decision Making
By na: Force Field Analysis is a useful technique for looking at all the forces for and against a decision. In effect, it is a specialized method of weighing pros and cons. By carrying out the analysis you can plan to strengthen the forces supporting a decision, and reduce the impact of opposition to it.

 

 

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