1. Strategic Planning Lazarski School of Commerce and Law May, 2011 Edward T. Jennings, Jr. University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy and Administration ed.jennings@uky.edu

2. Projekt : Projekt : „Odpowiedź na wyzwania gospodarki opartej na wiedzy: nowy program nauczania na WSHiP”. Projekt współfinansowany ze środków Unii Europejskiej w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego.

3. Welcome to our learning community Who am I? Who am I? Who are you? Who are you?

4. Context of the course The course is about strategic planning Creating relationship between organization and its environment Creating relationship between organization and its environment Adapting to environmental change Adapting to environmental change Setting priorities Setting priorities Selecting strategies Selecting strategies Guiding organizational change Guiding organizational change

5. Context of the course Strategic planning has been used to help organizations chart future directions, to help organizations chart future directions, to enable communities to vision a different future, to enable communities to vision a different future, to assist non-profit organizations to develop strategic priorities, to assist non-profit organizations to develop strategic priorities,

6. The hope of rational planning Maximize utility Decide on goals Decide on goals Identify potential strategies for achieving goals Identify potential strategies for achieving goals Analyze potential effects, costs, and benefits associated with each strategy Analyze potential effects, costs, and benefits associated with each strategy

7. The hope of rational planning Select strategies providing greatest net benefit in terms of goal achievement Select strategies providing greatest net benefit in terms of goal achievement Implement strategies Implement strategies Evaluate results Evaluate results Modify strategies Modify strategies

8. Actual Policy-making Involves conflict over goals Involves conflict over goals Involves conflict over means Involves conflict over means Often avoids evidence Often avoids evidence Is not particularly rational because people are not especially rational Is not particularly rational because people are not especially rational

9. Features of Policy-Making Typically disjointed and incremental Typically disjointed and incremental Generally occurs within subsystems Generally occurs within subsystems Involves competing advocacy coalitions Involves competing advocacy coalitions Advocacy coalitions held together by belief systems and interests Advocacy coalitions held together by belief systems and interests

10. Features of Policy-Making Belief systems consists of deep core beliefs, policy core beliefs, and secondary policy beliefs Belief systems consists of deep core beliefs, policy core beliefs, and secondary policy beliefs Policy occasionally punctuated Policy occasionally punctuated Policy making seldom comprehensive Policy making seldom comprehensive Policy making not necessarily rational Policy making not necessarily rational

11. The way strategic planners view the work of government Ready! Scan internal and external environment Ready! Scan internal and external environment Aim! Develop strategies Aim! Develop strategies Fire! Implement strategies Fire! Implement strategies Check results! Monitor what happens Check results! Monitor what happens Recalibrate! Modify strategies or action Recalibrate! Modify strategies or action Fire Again! Fire Again!

12. When we finish, you will be able to: Recognize the potential and limits of strategic planning Recognize the potential and limits of strategic planning Describe and analyze the component activities of strategic planning Describe and analyze the component activities of strategic planning Identify and classify stakeholders Identify and classify stakeholders Assess organizational strengths and weaknesses Assess organizational strengths and weaknesses Analyze opportunities and challenges in the organization’s environment Analyze opportunities and challenges in the organization’s environment Develop a logic model Develop a logic model

13. you will be able to: Identify strategic issues Identify strategic issues Formulate strategies Formulate strategies Set strategic priorities Set strategic priorities Formulate an implementation plan Formulate an implementation plan Develop a balanced scorecard for an organization Develop a balanced scorecard for an organization

14. Some Recommended Reading John M. Bryson, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, 3 rd Edition, San Francisco: John Wiley and Sons, 2004 John M. Bryson, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, 3 rd Edition, San Francisco: John Wiley and Sons, 2004 Paul R. Niven, Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step for Government and Nonprofit Agencies, Second Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2008 Paul R. Niven, Balanced Scorecard Step-by-Step for Government and Nonprofit Agencies, Second Edition. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, 2008

15. How will we do things? Very interactively Very interactively Ask questions, Ask questions, Take part in discussions and problem solving activities Take part in discussions and problem solving activities No text, but some cases and other materials No text, but some cases and other materials

16. Academic and Professional Honesty Don’t lie, cheat, or steal!!!! Don’t lie, cheat, or steal!!!! No plagiarism!!! No plagiarism!!! Live by high standards of academic and professional honesty. Live by high standards of academic and professional honesty. You tell me—why is this important? You tell me—why is this important? On plagiarism, see On plagiarism, see (http://www.uky.edu/Ombud/Plagiarism.pdf). And http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_understand_pla giarism_1/0,6622,427064-,00.html. (http://www.uky.edu/Ombud/Plagiarism.pdf). And http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_understand_pla giarism_1/0,6622,427064-,00.html.http://www.uky.edu/Ombud/Plagiarism.pdf http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_understand_pla giarism_1/0,6622,427064-,00.htmlhttp://www.uky.edu/Ombud/Plagiarism.pdf http://wps.prenhall.com/hss_understand_pla giarism_1/0,6622,427064-,00.html

17. Projekt : Projekt : „Odpowiedź na wyzwania gospodarki opartej na wiedzy: nowy program nauczania na WSHiP”. Projekt współfinansowany ze środków Unii Europejskiej w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego.