Strategic Planning

Introduction

The strategic planning process consists of 6 fundamental strategic conversations facilitated with top management over a period of 3 days.

The process with top management has the primary purpose of creating a shared vision amongst the key decision makers of the company.

After strategic conversations have been facilitated with the top management team a similar process, called operational planning will then be facilitated to teams ‘lower’ down in the company.

The content of the 3-day Strategic conversation process

1. Background and context.
2. Management of change.
3. Strategic planning process demystified.
4. Strategic conversation 1: PEST (Political, Economical, Social & Technological analysis).
5. Strategic conversation 2: Vision and Mission.
6. Strategic conversation 3: SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats analysis).
7. Strategic conversation 4: Values.
8. Strategic conversation 5: Strategic thrusts.
9. Strategic conversation 6: Objectives.

The ‘product’ of the strategic planning process

The final product of the strategic planning process is a strategic plan in document form populated with mind maps, project charts and a complete value map of the organization’s strategy.