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Strategic Planning. for Dairy Modernizations Prepared by - Bob Cropp, UWEX Pepin County Agriculture Agent Carl Duley, UWEX Buffalo County Agriculture Agent. Different activities require different approaches 5 Purposeful Activities (Gerald Nadler). Learning Research Planning and Design
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StrategicPlanning for Dairy Modernizations Prepared by - Bob Cropp, UWEX Pepin County Agriculture Agent Carl Duley, UWEX Buffalo County Agriculture Agent
Different activities require different approaches5 Purposeful Activities(Gerald Nadler) Learning Research Planning and Design Evaluation Operating and Supervising
Strategic Planning • Not easy stuff. Takes experience and knowledge to facilitate and participate. • Can not be rushed. • The approaches used can vary, but there are some essential parts. • Strategic planning is ongoing, not used just when considering major changes.
Strategic Plan A program of action, that addresses the organization’s strategic issues(fundamental questions or challenges) and is driven by the organization’s mission/purpose.
Define Strategic Issues For the Business • Mission • Purpose • Values • External & • Internal • Assessment • SWOT Plan For Planning • Stakeholders • External • Internal Implementation and Assessment Vision Strategic Planning Flow Chart Assess Mandates Plan of Action Strategy
Mission StatementMission = what an organization does Values = how an organization should actVision = what an organization should look like in the future
Mission Statement - definition • Purpose of the organization • Core function • Organization’s reason for being – the “work” of the organization • What the organization does uniquely well • Mission/purpose should define the organization’s intentions towards the clientele to be served
Define Strategic Issues For the Business • Mission • Purpose • Values • External & • Internal • Assessment • SWOT Plan For Planning • Stakeholders • External • Internal Implementation and Assessment Vision Strategic Planning Flow Chart Assess Mandates Plan of Action Strategy
Mandate Formal and informal requirements placed on a business or organization.
Stakeholder • Any person, group or organization that can place a claim on an organization's attention, resources, or output, or that is affected by that output
Stakeholders • Internal • Family • Partners • In-laws! • External • Agencies • Lenders • Builders
SWOT Analysis An analysis of a businesses internal and external environments
SWOT Analysis • Strengths • Weaknesses • Opportunities • Threats
Define Strategic Issues For the Business • Mission • Purpose • Values • External & • Internal • Assessment • SWOT Plan For Planning • Stakeholders • External • Internal Implementation and Assessment Vision Strategic Planning Flow Chart Assess Mandates Plan of Action Strategy
Strategic Issue Fundamental policy question or challenge that affects the businesses mandates, mission and/or values. Long term and do-able.
Planning should have a Vision Future Now Mission drives the work. Plan drives the action.
Formulate a Strategy • Make an Action Plan…So now what? • What to do? • Who will do it? • When….set a timeline • Report Back
Evaluation and ReassessmentTry it!Does it fit?Redesign needed?
Define Strategic Issues For the Business • Mission • Purpose • Values • External & • Internal • Assessment • SWOT Plan For Planning • Stakeholders • External • Internal Implementation and Assessment Vision Strategic Planning Flow Chart Assess Mandates Plan of Action Strategy
Important Thoughts • Planning is a process, not an event. • The norm is for strategic planning to fail, because the way things are is very powerful! • Planning takes time!
To learn more about Planning:Attend the UW-Cooperative Extension Strategic Planning Program developed and taught by the UWEX Strategic Planning Team
To learn more about Planning: • Get connected with the AgVentures Strategic Planning module available through your UWEX Agriculture Agent or the UW-Center for Dairy Profitability.
“If you do not know where you’re heading, you’re likely to end up somewhere else.” Yogi Berra
StrategicPlanning for Dairy Modernizations Prepared by - Bob Cropp, UWEX Pepin County Agriculture Agent Carl Duley, UWEX Buffalo County Agriculture Agent