Strategic Plan Project Outline Instructions The following outline will serve as the template for your final Strategic Plan Project. Your WORD document must contain these seven distinct and individual sections identified by their designated headers. Your paper must be submitted in a double-spaced, WORD document, using Times New Romans 12pt. font, and having standard 1-inch margins. My expectation is that your outline will be as lengthy as necessary to effectively, yet efficiently, communicate the information necessary, however; there are minimal suggested requirements listed for each section. Your work must also contain adequate APA in-text (parenthetical citations), along with a corresponding APA reference section, which should be placed on the last and separate page of your WORD document. As you are writing, please keep in mind, that as your instructor, I am looking to see how much of the course materials and pertinent principles of leadership and planning you have gleaned and included within your writing. This is perhaps the most important criteria used for grading! Please remember to thoroughly proofread your work before submitting! It is critically important to note, that due to time constraints for grading purposes, you will only have one attempt at submitting your project. If you have any questions or concerns, please ask before you submit!!! 1. Introduction In this section, provide a brief explanation of why you chose this organization, a brief description of what the organization does, the organizational structure, the number of employees, and other available demographic information you feel may be pertinent to this formation of this plan. Identify the titles, offices, or departments you would include in the planning process and explain why? Provide a brief overview of the benefits you think this strategic plan will provide and identify some of the specific goals of your strategic plan. This section should be a minimum of one well-written page. 2. Organizational Purpose In this section, provide a brief description of the programs, products, people, and area served by this organization. This section should be a minimum of one well-written page. 3. Vision, Mission, and/or Organizational Values In this section, discuss the current mission, vision, values, and/or goals of the organization. Address how well you think these are readily recognized by both the organization and the community or constituency served. Explain the importance of these organizational distinctives and offer practical suggestions for evaluation and revision if necessary! This section should be a minimum of one well-written page. 4. SWOT Analysis In this section, identify organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Do your best to help this organization by approaching this section in a constructive manner, which serves to accentuate the positive while providing a realistic and optimistic perspective of the future. This section should be a minimum of one well-written page. 5. Budgetary Considerations In this section, provide a summary of budgetary considerations impacting the organizations resources and/or ability to fulfill its mission, vision, and/or organizational goals. You do not need to submit any forms or formal documents. It will be helpful for you to glean from some of the tools utilized in your coursework to review the organizations current financial situation, available funds, revenue streams, business goals, and industry outlook. Briefly recognize areas of competence, along with appropriate recommendations for improvement. This section should be a minimum of one well-written page. 6. Body of the plan In this section, recognize the critical issues you have identified throughout this outline. Goals, strategies, and action steps should be implemented to provide support, stability, and improvement. These may include long-term and/or short-term objectives. Goals should be measurable as possible and then broken down into action steps. Each step should indicate who is responsible for completing that step, while including a tentative a time frame for the actions, and a description of how the result or objective will be evaluated. This section should be a minimum of one to two well-written pages. 7. Summary In this section, provide a summary of some of the most salient points identified within your strategic plan proposal. Suggest which critical issue is most important to the future of the organization and why? Provide your personal assessment of whether you believe this organization can implement the plan, what barriers they may need to overcome, and what resources they will need to successfully implement the plan. Remember to conclude this strategic plan with encouraging remarks for your organization. This section should be a minimum of one well-written page.