1. Fiscal Planning
T.O.W.S. Analysis

2. T.O.W.S. Fiscal Analysis T O W S
EXTERNAL: Consider your organization’s external environment and how it
Impacts financial operations. T
Threats: What external factors create threats and challenges to
effective fiscal operations that we must respond to or address? O
Opportunities: What external factors represent short and long term
opportunities that can benefit fiscal operations?
INTERNAL: Think about the internal financial operations of your organization.
Weaknesses: What challenges, barriers and other factors diminish the organization’s ability to maintain effective fiscal operations? W
Strengths: What aspects of our organization already support effective fiscal operations in our organization? S
T.O.W.S. Fiscal Analysis