Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm organisational vision and mission
- Check the currency of and support for organisational vision and mission with key stakeholders
- Propose changes or refinements to vision or mission statement, as required
- Gain support for strategic planning process and mission refinements from relevant stakeholders
- Undertake approval process for required refinements in accordance with organisational procedures
- Analyse the internal and external environment
- Identify required information and undertake research to deliver relevant information
- Analyse political, economic, social and technological developments
- Seek advice from identified subject matter experts as required
- Consider identified strengths and weaknesses of existing stakeholders
- Analyse organisation’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
- Identify organisational risk factors that will impact on the implementation of a strategic plan in accordance with operational procedures
- Write strategic plan
- Document relevant research and background for inclusion in the strategic plan
- Formulate strategic objectives and strategies
- Assign strategies a priority, timeframe, responsible parties and measurable performance indicators
- Circulate strategic plan for comment, support and endorsement in accordance with operational guidelines
- Implement strategic plan
- Communicate strategic plan to relevant parties
- Brief personnel who have a specific role in relation to strategies
- Use performance indicators to monitor progress of the implementation of the plan
- Make necessary refinements to the plan from feedback received
- Evaluate achievement of objectives at agreed milestones
- Review effectiveness of plan and consider methods for improving strategic planning processes