Strategic Planning and Implementation

1.5 credits · Graduate

Examines strategic planning and other types of planning in public and nonprofit sectors. Illustrates ten steps involved in the cycle of strategic planning. Explores strategic planning initiatives and teaches students to construct mandates, mission and vision statements, goals, objectives, strategies, measures, and targets. Develops skills to conduct a situation analysis that includes an environmental scan, SWOT/SWOC analysis, and stakeholder analyses. Discusses the relationship between budget and plan. Develops competencies in implementing and evaluating strategic plans.