Strategic Planning Overview

This is a rough overview of a strategic planning process. It is based on work by John M Bryson from the Humphrey Institute in Minneapolis. We will be tweaking and adjusting it to suit Free Geek's needs.

Strategic Documents

• List of mandates
  • (things we are required or heavily expected to do by outside forces and stakeholders)
• Mission Statement
• Program list (noting which programs are key to which stakeholders)
• Values statements (Free Geek Principles?)
• Free Geek Stakeholders (noting which are key stakeholders and why)
  • Internal
  • External
• SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)
  • External Forces and Trends
  • External Key Resource Controllers
  • External Competitors
  • External Collaborators
• Strategic issues (as opposed to operational issues)
• Vision of success (tied into strategic issues)
• Organizational chart with committees, departments, and job titles shown (possibly include key volunteers as well as staff)