Your assignment is to create an annotated bibliography for the following topics:

• What is a Strategic Plan?
  • Foundations of Strategic Planning, and supporting Systems Thinking research (Ansoff Matrix, Porter's Five Forces model, 'topdown' vs. 'bottomup' strategic approach, etc.)
  • Relevant Components (e.g., inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, tools approaches, etc.)
• When are Strategic Plans used, Who uses them, and How are they used?
  • Organizational Management Tools and Applications (e.g., Envisio, Office 365, Trello, jTask, etc.)
  • Relevant Areas and Professions (e.g., government, public sector organizations, healthcare, education, military, etc.)
  • Evolving Role of IT Strategic Planning (shifting areas of focus for Strategic planning - e.g., technical-level management costs, executive-level management processes, mid-level management production strategies, etc.)

Your annotated bibliography should provide at least four sentences of description for at least 5 sources. You will receive feedback on the appropriateness of your sources, the validity of your sources, and an assessment of how on track your research focus seems to be.

For your annotated bibliography, use standard APA format for the citations, then add an brief entry that includes:

• 2 to 4 sentences to summarize the main idea(s) of the source.
  • o What are the main arguments?
  • o What is the point of this book/article?
  • o What topics are covered?
• 1 or 2 sentences to assess and evaluate the source.
  • o How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography?
  • o Is this information reliable?
  • o Is the source objective or biased?
• 1 or 2 sentences to reflect on the source.
  • o Was this source helpful to you?
  • o How can you use this source for your research project?
  • o Has it changed how you think about your topic?