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Strategic Planning Karen McIsaac (kmcisaac@projectmgrs.com) Christine Loeffler (csl@sinclairloeffler.com) . I dream of a business where. Objectives for Today... Introductions About Strategic Planning The 6 Step Plan Maximizing Today’s Session. 18. What is Strategic Planning?. 4.
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Strategic Planning Karen McIsaac (kmcisaac@projectmgrs.com) Christine Loeffler (csl@sinclairloeffler.com)
Objectives for Today... • Introductions • About Strategic Planning • The 6 Step Plan • Maximizing Today’s Session 18
Making sure that your daily actions are aligned to what matters most... Your Purpose, Your Vision, & Your Big Goals 4
1 What & Why? step 6
2 Identify YourS.W.O.T step 7
3 The BIGStuff. Identify Your Biggest Issue/Gap step
4 The BIGStuff. Clarify your Primary Goals step 9
5 Build an Action Plan step
6 Check In...How am I doing? step 11
1 Case Study: The Boxwood Farm Where are we headed?
1 My Dream is.....(What) Because I want to....(Why) 13
strengths weaknesses opportunities threats 2 • Partnering with Referrals • Product Extensions • Web Sales • Street Sales • Economic Env. • Under-pricing • Natural Disaster • Contacts • Personality • Plant Quality • Variety of Exp. • Cash in Bank • No Website • No Mktg Plan • Limited Product • Perception • No defined Audience SWOT Review 14
3 Case Study: The Boxwood Farm My Biggest Issues are...
3 Case Study: The Boxwood Farm If I could resolve this, most everything else would take care of itself... Great Marketing
Primary Goals/Closing the Gap To Primary Goals From By 4 • Marketing Strategy • 2. Expand Products • 3. Brand Identity Unknown Only Plants Boring Best wholesaler SE Signature Wreaths Oprah’s Fav Thing 3/1/09 6/1/09 6/1/10 16
5 Action Planning: Break it into Doable Parts 16
Checking In…Celebrate and Adapt Checking In Tips… 6 1. Hold periodic progress meetings – even if with yourself – ensure you have some measurement criteria – start with a “baseline” and measure from there 2. Review your plan periodically, economic, competitive or other conditions may warrant a change in your strategy – suggest a review at least annually 3. Plans represent actions, make sure there is action around your plan – remember a business plan is financial, a strategy is action focused – they should be integrated and one feed the other 18
Strategic Planning Karen McIsaac (kmcisaac@projectmgrs.com) Christine Loeffler (csl@sinclairloeffler.com) 18 18