Strategic Planning Plus: An Organizational Guide

PART ONE: THE BASICS OF PRACTICAL PLANNING: DOING WHAT'S RIGHT Introduction to Practical Planning Identifying and Resolving Problems A Six-Step Process PART TWO: PLANNING: WHERE ARE YOU HEADED NOW? WHERE SHOULD YOU BE GOING? SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE PLANNING SCALE Selecting the Planning Scale What Should Be Planned? Types of Strategic Planning PART THREE: THE ORIGINS OF MEGAPLANNING: THE BIG PICTURE The Rationale for Needs Assessment Identifying Problems Based on Needs Useful Tools and Approaches for Needs Assessment Developing Detailed Performance Indicators PART FOUR: THE STEPS AND TOOLS OF MACROPLANNING Mission Analysis Developing the Overall Management Plan PART FIVE: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MACROPLANNING AND MICROPLANNING Planning in Detail Identifying Functions Task Analysis (A System Analysis Option) Methods-Mean Analysis PART SIX: SELECTING THE PROPER METHODS AND TOOLS FOR DOING Tools and Techniques for Obtaining Required Results PART SEVEN: FROM PLANS TO RESULTS: IMPLEMENTATION Doing What You've Planned Implementation PART EIGHT: EVALUATION AND CHANGE Evaluation and Revision What Was Accomplished? What Should Be Changed? What Should Be Kept?