Post a description of strategic planning in social work organizations

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Where do you see yourself in 5 years, or 10? Where are you now, and where do you want to be? What kinds of activities and accomplishments will you have achieved? These questions, often used to explore personal career trajectories and long-term professional goals, can also be utilized when formulating an organization’s strategic plan. For such planning to be successful, organizational leaders and other stakeholders, including community members, clients, and board members, must come together to give practical consideration to resources, services, and the environment in which the organization is situated. From this view, a path can be cultivated. 

In this Discussion, you define strategic planning and its value, while also anticipating challenges that might come up during the process.

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

To prepare:

• Review the Learning Resources on strategic planning.

• Consider what strategic planning is and why it might be valuable to social work organizations.

• Reflect on problems that might arise during the planning process.

BY DAY 3

Post a description of strategic planning in social work organizations. What are the elements of a strategic plan? How is it useful to leadership and to the organization as a whole? Finally, identify and explain one potential problem that could arise during the strategic planning process.

References

• Strategic planning Links to an external site.. (2022). In Salem Press encyclopedia. Salem Press.

• University of Kansas Center for Community Health and Development. (n.d.). Section 1. An overview of strategic planning or “VMOSA” (vision, mission, objectives, strategies, and action plans) Links to an external site.. Community Tool Box. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/structure/strategic-planning/vmosa/main