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An Overview of Strategic Planning or "VMOSA". What is VMOSA?. V ision M ission O bjectives S trategies A ction Plans. What is VMOSA?. A practical strategic planning tool. A blueprint for moving from dreams to actions to outcomes. An ongoing process. Why use VMOSA?.
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What is VMOSA? • Vision • Mission • Objectives • Strategies • Action Plans
What is VMOSA? • A practical strategic planning tool. • A blueprint for moving from dreams to actions to outcomes. • An ongoing process.
Why use VMOSA? • To give your organization structure and direction. • To help build consensus about what to do and how to do it. • To focus your organization's efforts.
When to use V M O S A • New organization. • New initiative or large project. • New phase of ongoing effort. • Breathe life into an older initiative.
Vision Statements: The dream • Examples: • "Healthy adolescents" • "Healthy babies" • "Caring parents" • "A community of hope" • "Safe sex" • "Teen power" • "Caring relationships"
Mission: The what and why Examples: • To build a healthy community through a comprehensive initiative to promote jobs, education, and housing. • To promote adolescent health and development through school and community support and prevention.
Objectives: The how much of what will be accomplished by when Examples: • By 2005, increase by 40% the number of adults who report caring activities with a child not their own. • By 2015, decrease by 25% the number of reported cases of child abuse and neglect.
Strategies: The how • Examples: • Enhance experience and competence. • Remove barriers. • Increase support and resources. • Make outcomes matter.
Action Plan: The specifics of who will do what, by when, at what costs • These consist of: • Action steps (what will be done). • People responsible (by whom). • Date completed (by when). • Resources required (costs). • Collaborators (who should know).