Executive Summary

The strategic plan is the roadmap to success for any organization or team. It guides in the utilization of limited resources, provides benchmarks for success, justifies fundraising, and supplies criteria with which to evaluate initiatives and projects. B-T Strategy That Matters is a one-day workshop that helps managers and supervisors use a proven, straightforward process to help create their own successful, sustainable strategic plans. The focus is to give course participants a step-by-step process they can implement with their teams(s) or organization(s).

Key Topics/Learning Objectives Covered

• What "Strategy" is, and what it is NOT
• Key elements of strategic planning
• Defining strategic objectives
• Developing strategy - an exercise in entrepreneurship
• The process of strategic planning with your team
• Making the plan measurable
• Implementing the strategic plan, evaluating progress, and "mid-course" corrections
• Action-planning to implement strategic planning concepts