By Paul Signorelli ASTD National Advisors for Chapters 29 March 2011 Strategic Planning 101: Working in the Construction Zone

In the Beginning

Where We Are

What Are We Missing Locally?

Jumping to a Higher Level

What Are We Missing Statewide?

Info at Our Fingertips

Who We Are

Putting It Together, Exercise #1

What We Are Facing: Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats

Building on Our Strengths

The Process: Inclusive or Exclusive?

The Process: An Invitation to the Dance

The Process: Setting Simple Timelines

Meeting and Communicating

Control—But Not Too Much

Keeping the Plan in Our Sights

Putting It Together, Exercise #2

Bringing It Home

Flexibility

Continuity

Resources Free Management Library’s “Basic Description of Strategic Planning”: ASTD Mt. Diablo Chapter Strategic Plan: ASTD Sacramento Chapter Strategic Plan (summary): 98BA67D13E53/0/Sacramento5YearStrategicPlan0913.ppt

Putting It Together, Exercise #3

Questions & Comments

Contact Information Paul Signorelli & Associates 1032 Irving St., #514 San Francisco, CA

Credits & Acknowledgments (Images taken from flickr.com unless otherwise noted): Title slide: From Detsang’s photostream at Overpass: From Dougtone’s photostream at Crowd: From Aemde’s photostream at Paving a Road: From Lshave’s photostream at Muscles: From SSCusp’s photostream at Scrabble: From Hebedesign’s photostream at Open Door (Monteriggioni): From PorticoDoric’s photostream at Dance: From Jay 8085’s photostream at Crowded Flowchart: From Neil Cummings’ photostream at English Monarch’s Timeline: From Eliazar’s photostream at Tin-can Conversations: From SEROUSSI’s photostream at Telephone: From Plenty.R.’s photostream at Laptop: From Guillermo Estevez’s photostream at Caffe Puccini: From Javacolleen’s photostream at Directing Traffic: From Ben Gillin’s photostream at Magnifying Glass: From Auntie P’s photostream at Finish Line: From Happy Via’s photostream at Question Marks: From Vallerie Everett’s photostream at I also want to acknowledge members and prospective members of the ASTD Mt. Diablo Chapter not only for the strategic planning process documented throughout this presentation, but also for the opportunity to present an earlier version of this session as a 10-minute strategic planning process overview during the Chapter Board’s retreat in January Mt. Diablo Chapter Board members are a tremendous resource for the Chapter and the extended community they serve—including colleagues in other ASTD Chapters. To learn more about what they are doing or to contact them, please visit