Strategic
Planning
for Tribes and Tribal Organizations
Governing
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Las Vegas, NV | Hard Rock Hotel
(4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89109)
For a rate of $79 call 800-693-7625 by January 20th and mention Falmouth Institute.
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$834 |
The ability to plan with accuracy and foresight is the cornerstone
of success. Strategic planning is important at all
levels of any organization, and it’s a team
process. In this hands-on class, you’ll examine
the unique role that tribal culture plays
in the planning process. Learn what tools
you can use to analyze your organization
and its needs and how to develop a strategic plan.
During this class, you’ll learn how to conduct a strategic planning
session, how to prepare for the session and steps
to take after the session.
As you discover ways to
establish a direction for
your organization, you’ll
also understand how to evaluate the plan’s success and
make necessary modifications. Please click here to view the brochure.
Topics that will be covered include:
A Native Perspective on Planning
- Identifying community needs
- Pursuing common goals
- Determining your tribal organization’s strategic posture
Elements of Planning
- Dynamic variables
- Operational variables
- Making and using certain assumptions about the future
- Visualizing and formulating proposed goals to achieve results
- Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART)
Crucial differences in the Planning Process
- Non-Native corporations
- Native corporations and organizations
Steps in Strategic Planning — Directing
- Building a tribal organization
- The mission statement
- Clarifying your mission statement
- Creating a roadmap to success
- The development process
Management by Objectives
- Developing statements of objectives:
- Determining and identifying objectives
- Assigning priorities to objectives
- Writing the objectives
- Preliminary exercise — identifying goals and objectives
Steps in Strategic Planning — Assessing
- Looking at the big picture
- Analyzing the past
- Assessing the present
- Projecting the future
Steps in Strategic Planning — Strategizing
- Formulating strategies for organizational development
- Reality vs. wishful thinking
- Soliciting suggestions on how your organization can prosper
- Using judgment and creativity to make educated guesses
- What to do with the less than perfect strategy
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Steps in Strategic Planning — Planning
- Developing the one-year strategic plan to achieve goals
- Getting information and suggestions from managers
- Modifying the strategic plan
Steps in Strategic Planning — Evaluating
- Reviewing results
- Drawing conclusions
- The strategic-planning loop
Conducting a Strategic-Planning Session
- Before the session
- Who should be involved?
- During the session
- Steps to take after the session
Strategic Planning Outline
- Step-by-step overview
- Planning process terms
- Critical questions to help define strategic issues
- Final strategic plan format
Putting the Plan into Action
- Identifying tribal needs in annual increments
- Outlining programs and strategies to meet
identified needs within policy guidelines
- Estimating revenue necessary to implement
programs and strategies
- Identifying alternative sources of revenue
- Providing a consistent mechanism for prioritizing
needs and evaluating progress
- Clearly delineating operational authorities
and expectations in accordance with tribal
laws
*Topics subject to change.
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