Strategic planning 101

Advanced Strategic Planning is an easy-to-read, comprehensive e-book that guides you through the process of strategic planning from start to finish. The resource will help you develop and implement achievable strategic plans.

Written by Steven and Chutisa Bowman, expert advisors who have worked with presidents, CEOs and senior leaders worldwide, the e-book establishes a comprehensive framework that enables not-for-profits to develop an effective strategic plan.

The valuable resource details eight stages of strategic planning:

1. Establishing the strategic foresight

2. Creating the planning team

3. Developing or reaffirming the vision of the not-for-profit organisation

4. Conducting a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks (SWOR) analysis

5. Developing strategies and checking strategies against the SWOR analysis

6. Developing action plans

7. Implementation of plans

8. Measuring the implementation

In addition, the e-book provides detailed examples, templates and checklists for each stage, which makes the strategic planning process understandable and achievable.