Running head: ARTICLE & DISCUSSION Johns Hopkins University Master in Organizational Development Facilitating Strategic Planning‚ Problems Solving and Decision Making By Carolina Goicochea Castro January 8‚ 2007 ARTICLE & DISCUSSION Overview Introduction of Strategic Planning and Facilitation Strategic Planning Strategic planning is the continuous and systematic process of guiding members of an organization to make decisions about its future‚ develop the necessary procedures and operations
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receptive to providing and receiving education regarding other disciplines so they can gain a more knowledgeable understanding of the unique practice of each profession. Strategic Planning and Decision-Making in Six Case Studies As you think about the six case studies is there additional insight in regards to strategic planning and the decision-making process that you believe should/could have been considered? Organizational Culture
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incredibly challenging to predict; strategic planning helps patients‚ managers and providers know just where things stands‚ and how to better prepare for what is to come. While Strategic planning is instrumental to any organization or business that is interested in growth‚ innovation‚ and success‚ Begun and Kaiss (2005) found there is little standardization in the way that healthcare organizations do their planning‚ and it is unclear whether strategic planning leads to advantages in performance
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managers encouraging four different investment directions. Each of his four trusted managers had suggested their own solutions and recommendations to the problem but none of their future plans seemed to have been alike. But as McGraw sat down with his thinking cap on he realised that after receiving this pool of solutions from his best managers‚ his work had become easier. He need not choose a single option from the pool but can use them to strategize a mixed agenda by proper budgeting and risk management
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This paper provides the outcomes of the strategic planning process for Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. The first step includes a Competitive Profile Matrix‚ a vision statement‚ a mission statement and an external and internal analysis of Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. The second step is the Matching Stage where Harley-Davidson‚ Inc. ’s internal strengths and weaknesses are matched with its external opportunities and threats. Several matrices‚ including a SPACE Matrix‚ an Internal-External Matrix‚ a Grand Strategy Matrix
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Strategic planning- Strategic planning determines where an organization is going over the next year or more‚ how it’s going to get there and how it’ll know if it got there or not. The focus of a strategic plan is usually on the entire organization‚ while the focus of a business plan is usually on a particular product‚ service or program. There are a variety of perspectives‚ models and approaches used in strategic planning. The way that a strategic plan is developed depends on the nature of the
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Planning Strategic Organisational Change Assignment For this assignment I will be looking at the recent organisational restructure which took place in our work place. Having a background in senior management for over 20 years I have always viewed this sector with continual improvement as a key to stay one step ahead and in the words of Isaac Asimov “The only constant is change‚ continuing change‚ inevitable change‚ that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any
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SWOT analysis (alternately SLOT analysis) is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths‚ Weaknesses/Limitations‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and unfavorable to achieve that objective. The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey‚ who led a convention at Stanford University in the 1960s and 1970s
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1.0. Introduction According to Bladen et al. (2012:3)‚ events are temporary‚ they reunite people‚ they can occur on a regular basis‚ but each of them are unique. Event Job Search (2012) adds that an event can be defined as a situation where a company presents itself directly to its targeted audience. However‚ none of those definitions are really precise. Indeed‚ the scope of the event industry is so diverse that it is difficult to really define it. The development of the communication channels
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Kudler Fine Foods: Strategic Planning Kudler Fine Foods (Kudler)‚ a gourmet shop‚ has recently decided to add organic produce to its product line up and implement a catering service. Actuating this business venture will affect Kudler ’s suppliers‚ employees‚ and consumers. The focus of this paper is to explore how changes in technology have created business opportunities for Kudler‚ identify the strategy that Kudler should pursue‚ explore some of the tactics the organization should implement
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