What is Strategic Planning? How Will It Work Here? Why Strategic Planning? Want To Get Involved? Want To Share Ideas?

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Step 1: Where are we now?Step 2: Where should we be in the future?Step 3: How will we know when we get there?Step 4: How far do we have to go?Step 5: How do we get there?

Why Strategic Planning?

Effective Response
Organizations implement strategic planning to deal effectively with change in a proactive, rather than reactive manner, by establishing a common purpose, a sense of direction, priorities for change and a blueprint for action.
Collaborative Effort
The involvement of the community in the process is necessary to create a meaningful and effective plan that is shared by each constituency of the college. Successful strategic planning engages stakeholders at all levels and fosters a comprehensive and inclusive process in building a vision for the institution.
Concrete Action
Central to effective strategic planning is a commitment to establishing connections between resources (i.e. finances, personnel, physical plant) and the institution's stated vision and its goals/objectives. Strategic planning calls on the institution to develop and implement concrete and realistic strategies for growth and improvement.
On-Going Development
Emphasizing on-going reflection and renewal, effective strategic planning creates within its own structures the parameters for reviewing and assessing both its processes and existing commitments. Strategic planning reflects and is a reflection of a dynamic and responsive institutional environment.