A Strategic Planning is a process of conceptualizing the future from the perspective of the present and identifying options and selecting the most effective way to achieve it.

Process and Step for developing a SP:

Phase 1: Get Ready

 Identify specific issues or choices that the planning process should address

 Decide on the basic process to use, including roles and participation (who does what in the process, whether to use a planning committee, whether to hire a consultant, etc.

 Identify the information that must be collected to help make sound decisions

 The product developed at the end of this phase is a strategic planning workplan (plan for planning)

Phase 2: Vision & Mission

 A vision is a mental model of a future state, built upon plausible

speculations, reasonable assumptions about the future, influenced by our own judgments about what is possible and worthwhile. It is a mental model that people and organizations can bring into being through their commitment and actions.

 The vision is an image or description of what the organization aspires to become in the future. Vision statements are directional, build commitment, inspire action, and get everyone working toward the same outcome. Vision statements help us soar, while mission statements keep our feet on the ground.

Phase 3: Environment Assessment

 This step requires gathering up-to-date information about the

organization internal strengths and weaknesses and its external

opportunities and threats through conducting SWOT analysis

 Information is gathered from both internal and external stakeholders

about their perceptions and expectations of the organization and empirical data are collected to inform the decisions made in the next phase.

 The product of this phase is a database of concrete information that will support planners in making decisions about an organization future priorities.

Phase 4: Agree on priorities

 Based on results of steps 1 and 2, it is time to make decisions about the

future direction of the organization: the broad approaches to be taken (strategies) and the general and specific results to be sought (the long- term and short-term goals and objectives)

 Strategies, goals, and objectives may emerge from individual inspiration, group discussion, or formal decision-making techniques, but in the end, leadership should agree on its top priorities

 The product of phase 4 is an agreement on the organization priorities: the general strategies, long-term goals, and specific objectives.

Phase 5: Write SP

 This step involves putting the pieces together into one coherent

document. Usually one member of the planning committee, the executive director, or a designated writer will draft a final plan document and then submit it for review by all key decision makers (usually the board and management staff ).

 The reviewers should make sure that the plan answers the key questions about priorities and directions in sufficient detail to serve as a guide for the organization’s members.

Phase 6: Implement SP

 The interface between the strategic directional thinking embodied in the

strategic plan and day-to-day work is a concise and easy-to-use operating

plan

 It should coincide with the organization fiscal year and accommodate the

need for other, more detailed program-level planning related to funding

cycles or other reporting cycles

 The essence of the operating plan is a document that defines the short-

term, concrete objectives leading to achievement of strategic goals and objectives and that is easy to use and monitor

Phase 7: M&E SP

 Each organization needs to choose the appropriate length of time for planning and evaluating: a three-year (or five-year) planning cycle. The first strategic plan is completed with a three-year time horizon and a one-year annual operating plan

 At the end of years one and two, progress toward the priorities of the strategic plan are assessed and adjusted as necessary, and a new annual operating plan is developed

 During year three, a renewed strategic planning process is undertaken

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Integration of organizational cultures resulting from international expansion via mergers/acquisitions

i. Family Culture: Strong emphasis on hierarchy and orientation to persons Power oriented, headed by leader regarded as caring parent Management takes care of employees, ensures they’re treated well, and have continued employment Catalyze and multiply energies of personnel or end up supporting leader who is ineffective and drains

energy and loyalties

ii. Eiffel Tower: Strong emphasis on hierarchy and

orientation to task Jobs well defined; coordination from top Culture narrow at top; broad at base Relationships specific and status remains with job Few off-the-job relationships between manager and employee Formal hierarchy is impersonal and efficient

iii. Guided Missile:Strong emphasis on equality in workplace and in task Culture oriented to work. Work ndertaken by teams or project groups.All team members equal.Treat each other with respect. Egalitarian and task-driven organizational culture

iv. Incubator Culture:Strong emphasis on equality and personal orientation Organization as incubator for self- expression and self-fulfillment Little formal structure Participants confirm, criticize, develop, find resources for, or help complete development of innovative product or service

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In this piece, we’ll talk about how you can properly prepare your devices for installing iOS 10 so the installation goes as smoothly as possible.

Obviously, if you’re jailbroken and you intend to stay jailbroken, then you should probably just disregard this post because upgrading to iOS 10 will cost you your jailbreak.

On the other hand, if you’re not jailbroken and don’t intend to jailbreak in the near future, then you should probably consider following the steps we’re about to talk about.

1. Make sure you have a compatible device

iOS 10 adds a ton of new features to Apple’s mobile operating system, but you’ll only get to use them if you can install it on your device.

As always, Apple limits the devices that iOS 10 can be installed on because of performance or usability reasons. Before using your time to download the software update from Apple, make sure you have a compatible device.

Those include:

• iPhone 7
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 5s
• iPhone 5c
• iPhone 5
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch
• iPad Pro 9.7-inch
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Air
• iPad 4th generation
• iPad mini 4
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 2
• iPod touch 6th generation

If you don’t have any of the devices listed above, then you won’t be able to install iOS 10 (sorry!).

Ref: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/09/12/prepare-iphone-ipad-for-ios-10/

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But with Apple’s big reveal almost upon us, I thought you guys might want to take another look at the iPhone 7’s design before the shiny new devices are unveiled.

Again, these are just mockups that are widely available online as design case studies for case and accessory manufacturers and the like. Check out his video that I embedded right below.

Are you disappointed that the next iPhone appears to be nearly identical to the iPhone 6s in terms of exterior design? I am not, because it should have significant hardware improvements and, you know, those two brand new Darth Vader-like colorways.

Let us know what you think down in the comments.

Source: Michael Kukielka

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