Strategic Planning
Examples
Medical Group Management Association. Strategic planning self-assessment questionnaire. 2006 [cited 2009 July 10]; Available from: http://www.mgma.com/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=10364.
Description
Strategic planning is a method for organizing, identifying, and prioritizing apects that need committed resources and action, set targets, and measured achievement over a specified time period.
Uses
Prior to starting a project.
How do I use this tool?
1. ANALYZE THE SITUATION.
2. ESTABLISH STRATEGIC DIRECTION.
3. ESTABLISH GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND MEASURES.
4. DEFINE STRATEGIES.
5. DEFINE EACH PERSON'S JOB.
6. VISUALIZE THE PROCESS.
7. CREATE ORGANIZATIONAL ALIGNMENT.
8. CONTINUE THE PROCESS.
Expertise Required
This tool is an advanced tool and requires formal training or education.
Advantages
Useful for projects of nearly any size.
Maintains organization.
Disadvantages
Requires accountability.
Can be vague.
Where can I go to learn more?
Scheele K. Too many projects, too little time: how strategic planning helped us focus. 17th Annual Society for Health Systems Management Engineering Forum; 2005; Dallas, TX; 2005.
Yeager K. Establishment and utilization of balanced scorecards. In: Roberts A, Yeager K, editors. Evidence-based practice manual: research and outcome measures in health and human services. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2004. p. 891-6.