PA 4530 Worksheet #5 Step 6 Formulate Strategies to Manage the Issues The purpose of step 6 is to create a set of strategies to address each priority issue that has been identified in Step 5, so that the organization can better fulfill its mission, meet its mandates, achieve its issue-specific goals, and in general create public value. Strategy is a pattern of purposes, policies, programs, projects, actions, decisions, and resource allocations that defines what an organization is, what it does, and why it does it. Strategies can vary by level, function, and time frame. Note as well that strategic planning can happen at all levels in an organization, meaning many strategic planning efforts will be intended for a part of the organization, not the organization as a whole. After step 6, you will be able to: e Prepare of strategy statements of different kinds e Prepare of draft strategic plans Let's start with some key questions for identifying strategies. What is the strategic issue in your organization (Remember to have it as a question form) Qur issue-specific goals or desired outcomes are or should be What are some practical alternatives, possibilities, or even visions you might pursue to address this issue and achieve your goal(s) or outcome(s)? What are the possible barriers to your realizing these strategy alternatives? What major initiatives might your organization pursue to achieve these alternatives, dreams, or visions directly (or else indirectly through overcoming the barriers)? What are the key actions that must be taken this year to implement the major initiatives? Now, with these in mind, let us prepare one separate strategy statement for your strategy. What is the purpose of the strategy? What are the goals (or desired outcomes) of this strategy? What are the principal components of the strategy, and how do they address the issue and achieve the issue-specific goals? How will the strategy be financed? PA 4530 Worksheet #5 What parts of the organization are required to implement the strate Whole organization Department(s) Division(s Unit(s) Other (please specify) The issue this strategy 1s meant to address: What is your Qrogoscd stratcgv'? Strategic plans vary in their content and design. Organization may decide to use different plan formats for different purposes. We will not be writing a whole strategic plan in this course, however, let's go over this checklist to see what might be included in your plan. Based on your selected strategic planning (worksheet 1), key stakeholders (worksheet 2), assessment of the environments (worksheet 3), and approach to strategic issue (worksheet 4), please fill out this following checklist and elaborate the reasons why you wish to include them in your strategic plan. Audience for this strategic plan is: Element Executive summa Introduction : Purpose Introduction : Process | Mission statement Values statement Vision statement Mandates PA 4530 Worksheet #5 Environmental analysis, including SWOC/Ts and competencies Strategic issues Goals, objectives, performance indicators, and outcomes Grand strategy statement [ssue-specific strategies Implementation and action plans Monitoring and evaluation plans Plan for updating this lan Step 7 Review and Adopt the Strategic Plan The purpose of step 7 is to reach an official organizational decision to adopt and proceed with the strategic plan or plans. This step may merge with Step 6 in a single organization. Step 7 generally marks the transition from strategic planning to ongoing strategic management. Firstly, determine who needs to participate in reviewing and adopting the plan in order to achieve the maximum plan ownership. Plan Review Plan Adoption Secondly, review your stakeholder lists and assess who will likely support and who will likely oppose the plan or key plan elements. PA 4530 Worksheet #5 Thirdly, discuss what can be done to maintain plan support and to convert opposition to support. To maintain plan support To convert opposition to support Fourthly, develop a plan review and adoption process. What will be done Who will do it When will it be done | How will it be done And lastly, planner must list the plan strengths and weakness and also modifications that would improve your current plan. But let's skip this part for now for this course