Strategic Planning in Local Government
Strategic planning is one of the most effective tools in local government to improve organizational performance and sustainability. Strategic plans help public managers develop a detailed course of action to take an organization from its current state to the desired future state while ensuring its survival and success. This one-day course is designed for local public managers serving mid-tier and leadership roles. It offers public managers the tools to develop new strategic plans or improve their existing plans. This course employs accessible step-by-step techniques to demystify the strategic planning process for public managers and presents flexible, pragmatic methods to implement strategic plans.
This course is a part of SOG’s Evidence-Based Course Series.
Learning outcomes:
- Identify the benefits of strategic planning
- Develop and refine mission, vision, and values
- Analyze organizational environment
- Identify and frame strategic issues
- Formulate strategic alternatives
- Develop an understanding of logic models
The course consists of the following seven sections:
Section One: Introduction to Strategic Planning
- Section Two: Purpose
- Section Three: Context
- Section Four: Goals
- Section Five: Strategy
- Section Six: Logic Models