Developing a 5-8 page plan The purpose of this exercise is to provide you with an opportunity to practice producing a coherent strategic plan. Drawing from several resources (the work you did in previous modules, material covered in the reading in this course, and additional research), develop a brief strategic plan that reflects a particular improvement effort to be achieved in your fictitious IS business. There are a number of objectives to be reached in a variety of strategic plans. For instance, you might focus on an IS training program or some motivational reward system There is no set way to produce a strategic plan. Some list overall goals whereas others focus on findings from the company's SWOT analysis. Some are very simple whereas others are very elaborate. You may wish to develop a commitment plan highlighting a specific set of actions to be taken in your goal to establish credibility. For the purpose of this course, your plan should at least contain sections for: Overview of the Business Purpose Statement improvements sought in the business Vision Statement Mission Statement Gap Analysis Goals and Objectives Critical Strategic Issues Action Plans - Strategies Relevant Policies and Programs Performance Measures and any other areas that you deem necessary to accurately portray a strategic plan for your IS business such as, but not limited to: Contingency Plan Five-year Budget Plan Participation Implementation Here are some Web sites that provide examples of wide-ranging planning structures: http://www.planware.org/strategicsample.htm http://www.doe.mtu.edu/strategic/action/index.html http://www.mhcva.on.ca/stplan.htm

Developing a 5-8 page plan The purpose of this exercise is to provide you with an opportunity to practice producing a coherent strategic plan. Drawing from several resources (the work you did in previous modules, material covered in the reading in this course, and additional research), develop a brief strategic plan that reflects a particular improvement effort to be achieved in your fictitious IS business. There are a number of objectives to be reached in a variety of strategic plans. For instance, you might focus on an IS training program or some motivational reward system There is no set way to produce a strategic plan. Some list overall goals whereas others focus on findings from the company's SWOT analysis. Some are very simple whereas others are very elaborate. You may wish to develop a commitment plan highlighting a specific set of actions to be taken in your goal to establish credibility. For the purpose of this course, your plan should at least contain sections for: Overview of the Business Purpose Statement improvements sought in the business Vision Statement Mission Statement Gap Analysis Goals and Objectives Critical Strategic Issues Action Plans - Strategies Relevant Policies and Programs Performance Measures and any other areas that you deem necessary to accurately portray a strategic plan for your IS business such as, but not limited to: Contingency Plan Five-year Budget Plan Participation Implementation Here are some Web sites that provide examples of wide-ranging planning structures: http://www.planware.org/strategicsample.htm http://www.doe.mtu.edu/strategic/action/index.html http://www.mhcva.on.ca/stplan.htm