STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Strategic planning is a set of intentions expressed as a plan. The plan turns the intentions into reality by focusing on the broad future of the organization based on an analysis of the external and internal environment. To be prepared, we need to build plans that articulate priorities and strategic actions that will get we ready for the future, and we need to do the tasks to implement effectively in an ever-changing environment. As a result, our planning process focuses a organization management/leadership team on planning not just for market and product/service growth but also on planning for the development of the infrastructure (resources, operational systems, management systems, and organizational culture) needed to promote sustainable success. In a very real sense, our strategic planning process is a comprehensive “strategic organizational development planning process.”