A contingency is a potential negative event that may occur in the future, such as a natural disaster, fraudulent activity, or ...

Fairly new to administration at the time, I had never participated in strategic planning myself, but almost everyone else there had. And their reviews of that experience were decidedly mixed.

Too many organizations are failing because they fail to plan. Your mission, vision, values, and objectives need to be clearly articulated and lived.

For example, if your REP strategy aims to reach a more diverse audience, you might collect and analyze demographic data to understand the current composition of your supporters.

The Strategic Planning Council began with research including a review of Forging the Future and an environmental scan of higher education and healthcare. Committees made up of subject matter experts ...

For integrators, a business plan with four to six strategic bets across the functional areas strike an appropriate balance.

Strategic planning is always connected to the larger vision and goals your business has. So, when you do it well, a natural, positive side effect is that everybody becomes more aligned.

For example, the Apollo 11 moon landing took nine years of planning yet it had a clear outcome. Under shareholder or investor pressure, leaders tend to plan short-term, a common oversight during ...