Strategic planning is the vital process that ties the mission and vision to the
operational processes, people, and resources in the quest for organizational
success. What an organization wants to achieve and how it goes about achieving its goals indicates the effectiveness and the efficiencies of the culture, the processes, and the people. Strategic planning goes beyond seeking short-term goals. Strategic planning ties directly to the mission and the culture of the organization and involves people, processes, and resources.
O’Dowd Consulting combines experience, resources, and goals in
assisting in any or all of the elements of strategic planning. Dr. O’Dowd offers guidance and insight into the nine critical tasks of strategic management and planning:
1. Formulating the organizational mission, philosophy, and goals.
2. Analyzing internal conditions and capabilities.
3. Assessing the external environment.
4. Determining options.
5. Identifying the most desirable options in accordance with the organizational mission.
6. Selecting long-term objectives and grand strategies to achieve the most desirable options.
7. Developing annual objectives and short-term strategies compatible with long-term objectives and grand strategies.
8. Implementing the strategic choices using budgeted resource allocations.
9. Evaluating the performance of the strategic process.
2. Analyzing internal conditions and capabilities.
3. Assessing the external environment.
4. Determining options.
5. Identifying the most desirable options in accordance with the organizational mission.
6. Selecting long-term objectives and grand strategies to achieve the most desirable options.
7. Developing annual objectives and short-term strategies compatible with long-term objectives and grand strategies.
8. Implementing the strategic choices using budgeted resource allocations.
9. Evaluating the performance of the strategic process.