...Strategic Plan Part One: Eco Living Construction The following is part one of the strategic plan for EcoLiving Construction. In the first part of the strategic plan I will define my business, the services provided, and the customers to be served with my mission statement. I will create a vision for my business to demonstrate what I want my business to become. I will define the guiding values of my business taking into consideration culture, social responsibility, and ethics. I will determine how the vision, mission, and values will guide my strategic decisions as well as assessing how the business will address the customer’s needs and attain a competitive advantage (University of Phoenix, 2009). Mission Statement According to Pearce and Robinson, “The mission of a company is the unique purpose that sets it apart from other companies of its type and identifies the scope of its operations,” (2009, p. 11). The mission statement is usually defined by the owners of the company, or it the company is large enough it will be discussed by the board of directors. Of course most businesses start our small and if they do well enough can become large corporations. Throughout this time and as the business grows they will need to update the mission statement to reflect the company at the present time. The mission statement will usually answer question such as why the business exits, who the clients are that the business serves, what are the services or products they provide and how the...
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...H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship Masters Programs ISM 5014 – Enterprise Information Systems IT Strategic Plan Part One: Background General Instructions: The background is the first part of the IT Strategic Plan document. It is an introduction for people who are strangers to the information systems organization. These outside readers need to be given the contextual information they need to fully comprehend the IT Strategic Plan. Basic Points: • Length of Part One: Write no less than two and no more than five double-spaced pages. Content should be clear and concise. • Narrative Form: Describe the background of the organization in narrative forms, which is more engaging for outside readers. • Fictional or Real The organization may be based on a real one or may be completely fictional. If you have ever considered a start-up, this is a great opportunity to put your ideas to paper! • Factual: The background description should include factual information about key aspects of the organization’s global environment, organizational structure, and IT values (see below for complete description and expectations). Content Will Include: Global Environment: In addition to the following items, include anything about the external environment that comes up in the strategic planning process. Such items can include, but are not limited to, competition or possible competition in the market, the need...
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...to identify the board of new Hope Housing strategic strategy. In addition, this paper will identify the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that are the basic of the Hope Housing strategic plan. One of New Hope Housing strategic plan that is identified in their strategic plan “is to demonstrate leadership in developing and implementing effective approaches in prevention, shelter and transitional housing to move homeless persons quickly to housing.” (www.newhopehousing.org). In the statement above New Hope is listing the issues in its strategic plan, which is vital in attacking a social issue. The first part of the five-part process begins with identification of practical alternatives and dreams of visions for resolving the strategic issues. (Renz; 2010). New Hope has implemented a strategy in writing to provide a solution to help with the housing situation in their community; as an organization, this is vital in managing issues formulating a strategy. New Hope is in the right direction with the implementation of this strategic plan and is align with the nonprofit strategic management cycle in regards to providing services and resource opportunities to the consumer. New Hope strategic plan is focusing on an issue that is facing the community by implemented a strategy to provide housing for the homeless. New Hope has chosen to follow the model that is identified by (Renz, 20100 as the three main topics in strategic decisions that are listed below: The need...
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...Excellence in Financial Management Course 10: Strategic Planning Prepared by: Matt H. Evans, CPA, CMA, CFM This course provides a concise overview of how to do a strategic plan. The entire strategic planning process is outlined within this course. This course is recommended for 2 hours of Continuing Professional Education. In order to receive credit, you will need to pass a multiple choice exam which is administered over the internet at www.exinfm.com/training Chapter 1 Preliminary Considerations What is Strategic Planning? The essence of management includes the ability to plan. As you work your way up the organization, planning moves from operational to strategic. Strategic Planning is one of the principal responsibilities of upper-level management. Once management decides on the Strategic Plan, lower-level managers implement the Strategic Plan through an Operating Plan. Strategic Planning attempts to answer a very fundamental question: Where do we want to be one year from now, two years from now, three years from now, etc.? Strategic Planning requires that an organization develop a vision of itself - how do we see ourselves in the future? Strategic Planning looks at the big picture from a long-range perspective whereas the Operating Plan represents the specific tactics for carrying out the Strategic Plan year to year. Strategic Planning is a process whereby an organization makes choices about: ▪...
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...Strategic Plan: Riordan Kevin Music, John Beard, Paul Brown, Elza Milivic MGT/498 November 11th, 2013 John Hawes University of Phoenix Strategic Plan: Riordan A strategic plan is an important part of every company that helps to keep each department focused and to ensure long-term success. Ethics and social responsibility play large roles in strategic planning because these concepts are part of the foundation for the strategy and the strategy has a long-term effect on the company as well as any communities that are under the effect of these decisions. The competitive advantages Riordan possesses and careful analyzing of strategy options are important issues that must be near the forefront of the decision making process. The effect each strategy may have on innovation and sustainability in domestic and international domains will vary greatly, which means this effect will be extremely important when making this decision. Measurement guidelines are another area that will vary greatly between every situation, which can lead to difficulty in displaying the strategy’s effectiveness. Riordan has to tailor the measurement guidelines to the chosen strategy to ensure accurate measurement of effectiveness. Internal dynamics, cultural leadership, and structural leadership are important parts of the company and certain parts of the concepts will be useful in implementing the business strategy. The way these concepts influence business continuity is also under scrutiny...
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...planning used by managers, including strategic, tactical, operational and contingency planning. Terms, such as single-use plans, continuing plans, policy, procedure and rule, will also be defined. Planning to PlanHave you ever heard the saying 'Those who fail to plan, plan to fail'? While I can't speak to all facets of life, this is certainly true in business. Managers find themselves planning for all sorts of things. So much so, that planning is one of the four major functions of management. In doing so, a manager can be certain that he or she is working toward some organization goal. There are three main types of plans that a manager will use in his or her pursuit of company goals, which include operational, tactical and strategic. If you think about these three types of plans as stepping stones, you can see how their relationship to one another aids in the achievement of organizational goals. Operational plans are necessary to attain tactical plans and tactical plans lead to the achievement of strategic plans. Then, in true planning fashion, there are also plans to backup plans that fail. These are known as contingency plans. To better understand how each type of plan is used by managers, let's take a look at an example from Nino's Pizzeria and how Tommy, Martha and Frank carry out their planning responsibilities. Strategic PlansTo best understand the relationship between the different types of plans, let's start at the top. Strategic plans are designed with the entire organization...
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...Organizational Plans Brook Pritchard XMGT/230 May 22, 2015 Gary Cedrone There are three main types of plans that a manager will use in his or her pursuit of company goals, which include operational, tactical and strategic. If you think about these three types of plans as stepping stones, you can see how their relationship to one another aids in the achievement of organizational goals. Operational plans are necessary to attain tactical plans and tactical plans lead to the achievement of strategic plans. Then, in true planning fashion, there are also plans to backup plans that fail. These are known as contingency plans. Strategic plans are designed with the entire organization in mind and begin with an organization's mission. Top-level managers, such as CEOs or presidents, will design and execute strategic plans to paint a picture of the desired future and long-term goals of the organization. Essentially, strategic plans look ahead to where the organization wants to be in three, five, even ten years. Strategic plans, provided by top-level managers, serve as the framework for lower-level planning ("Types of Planning", 2015). Now that you have a general idea for how organizational planning evolves, let's look at the next level of planning, known as tactical planning. Tactical plans support strategic plans by translating them into specific plans relevant to a distinct area of the organization. Tactical plans are concerned with the responsibility and functionality of lower-level...
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...Strategic Plan, Part III: Balanced Scorecard BUS/475 January 21, 2013 Strategic Plan, Part III: Balanced Scorecard For this portion of the business plan, we will use a balanced scorecard of strategic objectives for Mother Nature’s Healthy Eats. Some of these strategic objectives were taken from the SWOTT analysis that was created in part two of this business plan. A balanced scorecard is a set of four measures directly linked to a company’s strategy: financial performance, customer knowledge, internal business processes, and learning and growth (Pearson & Robinson, 2009). After sitting down and reviewing several issues that needed to be improved, the most needed for improvement were put on the balanced scorecard and each objective was given a time frame or percentage of improvement goal. The length of time for the first scorecard is to be met within a one year time frame or less. Each objective has been carefully thought out and what measure will be used to collect the needed information to ensure each objective has been met or what needs to be used to help in obtaining the objective. Financial The first strategic objective for the financial quadrant is to increase revenue and lower costs that will be measured with the financial statements each month and the target for this objective is a 25% increase within one year. The second strategic objective is the competitive position in which Mother Nature’s Healthy Eats is currently in. There is a large amount of competition...
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...Management Dr. Johnson Strategic Plan No one strategic model fits all organizations, but the planning process includes certain basic elements that all churches can use to explore their vision, goals, and next steps of an effective strategic plan. Strategic planning is a process that helps focus on aligning the unique gifts and resources that God has given your organization to take advantage of your opportunities. For the Christian, this is not simply projection-based planning but the realization that through prayer and obedience you can be a method to help bring about a future that is in position with God’s will. Through prayer, the framework for a plan can be established. We do the planning, but God does the directing. Simply put, a strategic plan is the formal road map that describes how your organization executes the chosen strategy. A plan predicts where an organization is going over the next year or more and how it is going to get there. A strategic plan is a management tool that serves the purpose of helping an organization do a better job, and it improves organizations because a plan focuses the energy, resources, and time of everyone in the organization in the same direction. Strategic planning does not have to be puzzling or time-consuming. In fact, it should be quick, simple, and easily executed. Additionally, strategic planning is not just something you cross off your list of “to-dos”—you must create a custom of strategic thinking, so your strategic planning does not...
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...decision that PPQ has made in regards to developing a strategic management plan for expansion purposes. Additionally, this report will consider the following information; environmental scanning of the current conditions in the selected country of expansion, it’s economic and competitive environments, and it’s political stability. Moreover, this report will also address internal resource analysis as it relates to financial and managerial strengths and weaknesses. Also, long-term and short-term strategic goals will be listed. Finally, the benefits and limitations of expansion into a foreign market will be noted. Managing Resources and Operations Introduction PPQ Parts is considering expanding internationally and is looking to develop a four year strategic management plan. A strategic management plan is essentially an analysis process in which external and internal environmental factors are evaluated in order to provide the foundation for upholding best management practices. These external environment factors include competitors and consumers, while the internal environmental factors include the business itself. The purpose for a strategic management plan is for the achievement of improved alignment of corporate policies and strategic priorities (Strategic Management, 2012). Environmental scanning is important because it is used to detect early indicators of opportunities and threats which may influence current or future plans. Provide environmental scanning of current conditions...
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...Analyze the influence that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have had on management planning at BP. Provide at least one example for each. • Analyze at least three factors that influence the company's strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning. Planning Part of the management function that involves setting goals and deciding how to best achieve them is called planning. Setting goals and developing plans helps the organization to move in a focused direction while operating in an efficient and effective manner. Strategies or plans are then developed for moving the organization closer to its goals. Types of Planning There are four types of planning a company can use; strategic, tactical, operational and contingency planning. Planning is part of making a decision and a manager can use the following types of planning in making short and long term decisions for a company. Strategic Strategic planning is an “organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people” (Bradford & Duncan, 2000). Strategic planning is the formal consideration of an organization's future course, usually anything that is a period of greater than three years. All strategic planning deals with at least one of three key questions: what do we do, for whom do we do it, and how do we excel. In...
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...Strategic Plan Part 1: Conceptualizing a Business 1 Strategic Plan Part 1: Conceptualizing a Business BUS/475 - Integrated Business Topics Michael Portillo August 29, 2011 Strategic Plan Part 1: Conceptualizing a Business 2 GPS Marketing is a marketing company that specializes in getting qualified guaranteed prospects to see in front of independent insurance agents. GPS actually stands for “Guaranteed Prospects to See”. GPS Marketing guarantees every agent that comes aboard with our company that we will put them in front of at least 15 qualified prospects. GPS Marketing’s mission statement is “ Our goal is to get independent insurance agents in front of qualified annuity prospects on a favorable basis which in return increases their income substantially. We do this in a multitude of ways and we want to show you just how we can help you and your business.” In the following paragraphs is a description of how GPS Marketing can do just that. Our first program that we offer our independent insurance agents is our GPS program or our Guaranteed Prospects to See Program. GPS guarantees each of our new independent agents that we will send out one-thousand mailers which are done through direct mail. GPS sends this direct mail to a particular demographic. What this means is that this mailer will only be sent to those individuals that make at least an income of $50,000 or more, own their own home, and are between the ages of 50 and 70 years old. GPS does this for the agent...
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...Strategic Management Process Strategic Management process Judy Wiggens MGT/498 Eligah King December 5, 2013 Strategic Management Process 1 I think that the components of strategic management in corporate terms is strategy this is the plant hat many businesses devise in order to achieve its long term goals and objectives, these objectives are very essential to secure continued business and meet the demands and expectations of the business and stakeholders. In terms of shareholders, this would mean adding value to their investments, so an essential element of the strategic plan is to gain competitive and advantage in a every changing commercial, political, and social environment. As with all plans, to ensure success it needs to be managed efficiently and effectively, what I mean is that there has to be a strategic management process operated by the business, which comprises of three main component parts, strategic position, strategic choices, and translating the strategy into action so by doing this we first start with the strategic position for strategic management to work the business has to be fully cognizant of its current or strategic position and what elements may affect that position. Next is strategic choice this is the process of decision making that occurs once a review of all available data and information has been conducted...
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...Manufacturing [pic][pic] [pic] Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016 MGT 498 January 14, 2013 Contents Introduction 3 Background 3 Internal Structure 4 Background to the Vision, Mission Statement, and Strategic Objectives 6 Environmental Scan 7 Vision, Mission Statement, and Values 8 Vision 8 Values 8 Mission Statement 9 Our Focus 9 Our Customer Relationships 9 Our Employees 9 Our Future 9 SWOT Analysis 10 Key Success Factors 11 Driving Forces 12 Strategic Objectives 13 Meeting Critical Success Factors and Strategic Objectives 15 Strategic Objectives Actions Plans 17 Reference 18 Introduction Riordan’s Strategic Plan will provide the framework to guide stakeholders and management to meet and exceed strategic objectives of the organization. As the plan period progresses, the plan may change dependent upon policy change, leadership change, and/or industry change. This plan concludes Riordan’s discussions concentrating on any challenges to ensure the organization can meet expectations of stakeholders. The management of Riordan will use this strategic plan for direction in achieving objectives. The plan includes the following key points which will guide the direction of the organization: ▪ Vision; ▪ Mission statement; ▪ Environmental Scanning; ▪ Critical Success Factors; ▪ Strategic objectives; and ▪ Strategic objectives’ action plans. Background Riordan Manufacturing is a Fortune...
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...1 Your Name Course Title Professor’s Name 14 March 2008 Dell Corporation Introduction Dell Corporation is one of the leading computer companies in the world operating on the global scale since 1990s. Dell relies on innovative technologies and new solutions which help the company to reach global consumers and market high quality products in different categories. International expansion helps Dell to obtain strong market position and sustain strong growth. A current strategy of Dell includes the determination of the basic long-term goals concerns the conceptualization of coherent and attainable strategic objectives. Key Components of the Business Environment of Dell High-technology market is marked by increasing capital markets activity over the past 5 years. It is estimated that average annual returns are anticipated to exceed 13 percent over the next 10 years, with investment alternatives performing at single digit growth rates (approximately 7 percent to 9 percent). This approach is based on Dell superior understanding of the problem solved by the product, the benefits it offers and issues it addresses. Dell is a leader in IT industry with S$ 57.095 billion revenue a year. Customers and technology are the primary driving factors in this arena (Dell Corporation Home Page 2008). Customers want products that satisfy their needs or improve their productivity. In 2 order to respond to external environment, Dell looks for ways to deliver these benefits at...
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