Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan: A Workbook for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Bryson on Strategic Planning) - Softcover

Bryson, John M.; Alston, Farnum K.

 
9780787967543: Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan: A Workbook for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Bryson on Strategic Planning)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0787967548 ISBN 13: 9780787967543
Publisher: Jossey Bass, 2004

Synopsis

Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan is the best–selling companion to John Bryson′s landmark book, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations . This new edition of the workbook is completely revised and updated and can be used as a stand–alone resource or as a companion to Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations . A step–by–step guide to putting strategic planning to work in public and nonprofit organizations, this indispensable workbook includes easy–to–understand worksheets and clear instructions for creating a strategic plan tailored to the needs of the individual organization. From setting up the meeting room to establishing a vision of the future, every step of the strategic planning process is covered. The workbook shows how to: Refine your organization’s mission and values Assess your internal and external environment Identify and frame strategic issues Formulate strategies to help manage the issues Create, review, and adopt the strategic plan Assess the strategic planning process

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About the Author

John M. Bryson is a professor of planning and public affairs in the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. He consults widely on leadership and strategic planning with public, nonprofit, and for–profit organizations in the United States and abroad. He is the coauthor of  Leadership for the Common Good and Visible Thinking: Unlocking Causal Mapping for Practical Business Results. Farnum Alston is the founder and president of The Crescent Company in San Anselmo, California, an international consulting firm that specializes in assisting public and private clients with strategic business and technology planning. He is a former partner of KPMG Peat Marwick and a former deputy mayor and budget director of San Francisco.

From the Back Cover

Creating and Implementing Your Strategic Plan is the best–selling companion to John Bryson′s landmark book, Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations . This new edition of the workbook is completely revised and updated and can be used as a stand–alone resource or as a companion to Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations . A step–by–step guide to putting strategic planning to work in public and nonprofit organizations, this indispensable workbook includes easy–to–understand worksheets and clear instructions for creating a strategic plan tailored to the needs of the individual organization. From setting up the meeting room to establishing a vision of the future, every step of the strategic planning process is covered. The workbook shows how to: Refine your organization’s mission and values Assess your internal and external environment Identify and frame strategic issues Formulate strategies to help manage the issues Create, review, and adopt the strategic plan Assess the strategic planning process

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Publisher
Jossey Bass
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0787967548
ISBN 13 
9780787967543
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
192

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