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Strategic Planning

What Strategic Planning Needs To Be
How Master Planning Can Help
How Master Planning is Transformational
Getting Ready to Plan — The Readiness Assessment
Finding the Golden Opportunities

 

Finding the Golden Opportunities

Depending on what the readiness assessment uncovers, a Society may also want to dig deeper into possibilities that show the greatest potential. Again, formal and informal market research such as interviews, surveys, focus groups with both staff and member groups as well as analysis of existing member data can provide information.

Some areas that may need further assessment include:

  • Member services
  • Publications
  • Education and professional development
  • E-Business


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Articles and Tools

 

Description: Master PlanningTM has its roots in a goal- and measurement-focused process called hoshin kanri. Hoshin-kanri emphasizes the voice of the customer and organizational alignment and concentration on resources to produce breakthrough strategies. It creates a simple-to-understand strategic roadmap that offers clear, measurable connections to daily operations.
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dDescription: This tool helps answer the questions of what membership, product, organization, etc. data we have, what data we need and where we can get it.
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Description: This tool is essential for conducting an environmental scan, beginning the planning process and identifying where there might be data gaps.
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