Creating Your Strategic Plan: A Workbook for Public and Nonprofit Organizations
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (831 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 047040535X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bryson is the McKnight Presidential Professor of Planning and Public Affairs in the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Alston is the founder of The Crescent Company and has worked on hundreds of strategic planning projects for public, business, and nonprofit organizations.. John M.
Creating Your Strategic Plan covers each of the ten key steps of the strategic planning process and each step description includes sections on purpose and possible desired planning outcomes. Whether used with the main text or by itself, this thoroughly revised third edition provides a step-by-step guide to putting strategic planning to work in public and nonprofit organizations. The workbook contains new and revised worksheets and additional material on readiness assessment, teamwork, stakeholder analysis, visioning, strategic issue identification, and implementation. The authors provide clear instructions for creating a strategic plan tailored to the needs of the individual organization.The workbook features practical advice to help readers:Refine mission and valuesAssess the internal and external environmentIdentify and frame strategic issuesFormulate strategies to manage the issuesCreate,
Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan is the companion workbook to Bryson's landmark book, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, a step-by-step guide to putting strategic planning into effect. Using revised, easy-to-understand worksheets, the authors provide clear instructions for creating a strategic plan tailored to the needs of the individual organization. With more material on stakeholder analysis, visioning, strategic issue identification, and implementation, this new edition is the best resource for taking leaders, managers, and students through every step of the strategic planning process.
Strategic Planning book for intense strategic planners I bought this book to follow along with what my daughter is studying in college for her masters in non-profit. For a novice in the field of strategic planning I found it somewhat difficult to understand. I also borrowed the text book from a friend who has been through the program. It reads like a book written by college professors letting you know they are smartwhich they probably arebut hard for the non-profit director who is a novice in strategic planning to understand. I wish it had been written in plainer English so I could apply this knowledge more directly to my work for a non-profit organization.. Great Resource This is a great resource and just what I was looking for. The information contained in this book is easy to follow. I can't wait to use this with a client.. R. J. Thompson said Just What I've Needed. This work is just what I've been looking for. It gives great guidance to those who wish to learn more clearly the nuances of strategic planning and how to accomplish it more effectively.