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METHODOLOGIES
There are many approaches to strategic planning but typically a threestep process may be used:
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Situation - evaluate the current situation and how it came
about.
Target - define goals and/or objectives (sometimes called ideal
state)
Path - map a possible route to the goals/objectives

One alternative approach is called Draw-See-Think
 Draw - what is the ideal image or the desired end state?
 See - what is today's situation? What is the gap from ideal and
why?
 Think - what specific actions must be taken to close the gap
between today's situation and the ideal state?
 Plan - what resources are required to execute the activities?
An alternative to the Draw-See-Think approach is called See-Think-Draw
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See - what is today's situation?
Think - define goals/objectives
Draw - map a route to achieving the goals/objectives

In other terms strategic planning can be as follows:
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