One of the MOST common complaints about strategic planning is that the final product collects dust on a shelf rather than being used as a guide for an organization. While this may be true, ascribing this fault to strategic planning itself misses so much. Organizations and their leaders need to ensure that strategic plans serve as guiding documents for an agency's work, but how do you make this happen?
I recently created a decision-making matrix for an agency that felt like its decision-making process could use some work.
The team members built and evolved a tool to weigh the cost/benefit of new opportunities and ensure that all decision-makers understand the human and financial capital needed to launch new programs.
I encourage you to download this tool and give it a whirl for your organization.
Let me know what you think! Email me at jhembree@platformcivic.com