Strategic Planning: Why isn't it more effective?

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* 1. What has not worked in your strategic planning process?

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* 2. What has worked with your strategic planning process?

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* 3. What is the most important outcome your feel is missing from your current process?

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* 4. What is the most important change you would like to see in your strategic planning process?

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* 5. How well does your current strategic planning process:

	Excellent	Good	Neutral	Needs improvement	Really needs work
Differentiate your company from the competition	Differentiate your company from the competition Excellent	Differentiate your company from the competition Good	Differentiate your company from the competition Neutral	Differentiate your company from the competition Needs improvement	Differentiate your company from the competition Really needs work
Prioritize strengths and weaknesses	Prioritize strengths and weaknesses Excellent	Prioritize strengths and weaknesses Good	Prioritize strengths and weaknesses Neutral	Prioritize strengths and weaknesses Needs improvement	Prioritize strengths and weaknesses Really needs work
Evaluate core businesses	Evaluate core businesses Excellent	Evaluate core businesses Good	Evaluate core businesses Neutral	Evaluate core businesses Needs improvement	Evaluate core businesses Really needs work
Evaluate opportunities	Evaluate opportunities Excellent	Evaluate opportunities Good	Evaluate opportunities Neutral	Evaluate opportunities Needs improvement	Evaluate opportunities Really needs work
Assess threats	Assess threats Excellent	Assess threats Good	Assess threats Neutral	Assess threats Needs improvement	Assess threats Really needs work
Develop key areas for focus	Develop key areas for focus Excellent	Develop key areas for focus Good	Develop key areas for focus Neutral	Develop key areas for focus Needs improvement	Develop key areas for focus Really needs work
Make decisions on facts rather than opinions	Make decisions on facts rather than opinions Excellent	Make decisions on facts rather than opinions Good	Make decisions on facts rather than opinions Neutral	Make decisions on facts rather than opinions Needs improvement	Make decisions on facts rather than opinions Really needs work
Allow for differences of opinion to be expressed	Allow for differences of opinion to be expressed Excellent	Allow for differences of opinion to be expressed Good	Allow for differences of opinion to be expressed Neutral	Allow for differences of opinion to be expressed Needs improvement	Allow for differences of opinion to be expressed Really needs work
Develop plans for executing the strategy	Develop plans for executing the strategy Excellent	Develop plans for executing the strategy Good	Develop plans for executing the strategy Neutral	Develop plans for executing the strategy Needs improvement	Develop plans for executing the strategy Really needs work
Achieve desired results	Achieve desired results Excellent	Achieve desired results Good	Achieve desired results Neutral	Achieve desired results Needs improvement	Achieve desired results Really needs work
Help you communicate your strategic direction and gain buy-in	Help you communicate your strategic direction and gain buy-in Excellent	Help you communicate your strategic direction and gain buy-in Good	Help you communicate your strategic direction and gain buy-in Neutral	Help you communicate your strategic direction and gain buy-in Needs improvement	Help you communicate your strategic direction and gain buy-in Really needs work

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* 6. What are the key outcomes that you expect from a successful strategic planning process?

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* 7. What metrics do you use to measure your success?