Strategic Planning.....
How far along are you in the planning process?
1 Our company has identified its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)..
We do not know our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. 1
They are in my mind of the owner(s) but not on paper. 2
They are written down but not shared with key employees. 3
We only focus on leveraging our Strengths. 4
We consider our Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats in all our planning processes. 5
2 Our company has written strategic goals and objectives.
We do not have strategic goals and objectives. 1
We have goals and objectives, but they are not written down. 2
Our goals and objectives are written down, but are only occasionally worked on. 3
Our company's goals and objectives are written down and are acted on, but we never seem to complete them in a realistic time frame. 4
Our company’s goals and objectives are written down and usually completed in the allocated time frame. 5
3 Our company prioritizes all of our strategic goals and objectives by impact on the company's sales and profit..
We do not have strategic goals and objectives. 1
Our company has strategic goals objectives, but have not prioritized them. 2
Only the owner(s) are aware of our strategic goals and objectives and they are not in writing, but have been prioritized. 3
Our company has its strategic goals and objectives in writing, but only occasionally prioritizes them. 4
Our company has its strategic goals and objectives in writing and always prioritizes them. 5
4 Our company has identified its Strategic Driving Force (The one Critical Success Factor that drives the future of your business).
Our company does not know its Strategic Driving Force. 1
Our company has an idea what our Strategic Driving Force is, but is not absolutely sure. 2
Our company knows its Strategic Driving Force, but has not prioritized the activity in its business. 3
Our company insures that its Strategic Driving Force is always considered. 4
Our company insures that its Strategic Driving Force is always the priority of our company’s strategic planning process. 5
5 Our company develops written Action Plans for all our goals.
We do not Action Plans for our goals. 1
We have Action Plans for our goals, but they are not in writing. 2
We have Action Plans for our goals and they are in writing. 3
Our Action Plans for our goals are all in writing, but are difficult to complete. 4
Our Action Plans for our goals are all in writing and are always completed in a 12 month period. 5
6 Our company holds scheduled strategic planning meetings.
We never do. 1
We have held one or two but no more. 2
We hold meetings when we can. 3
We have a schedule for meetings but do not always adhere to it. 4
We hold planned strategic meetings at least four times a year.. 5
7 We know all our competitors.
No 0
Yes 5
8 Our company creates various scenarios before deciding on a strategic direction.
No 0
Yes 5
9 Our company is clear on what resources are needed to execute our planning process.
No 0
Yes 5
10 Our company assigns our employees specific areas of our planning process to execute.
No 0
Yes 5
11 Our company uses time schedules for completion of goals.
No 0
Yes 5
12 Our company uses a independent Facilitator for company strategic planning sessions.
No 0
Yes 5
Your score out of 60………………….?
Chris Wilkinson.
Certified Business Behaviour & Attitudes Analyst.
Business Coach.
Tel: (905) 275-2907 (Mississauga).
E-mail: buspilot@bell.net
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