Pre-Planning

Engaging with the people involved in your organisation during the planning process helps to ensure that your strategic and operational plans accurately reflect everyone’s views.

Conducting a pre-planning survey and/or SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis can be an efficient way of consulting people to assist in developing your plan.

Benefits of conducting a survey, questionnaire or SWOT analysis before strategic planning include:

• It gives you a good idea of where your organisation is currently at
• It help provide a starting point for discussion during your strategic planning meeting
• It allows people who cannot attend the planning meeting to provide input
• It allows people attending the meeting to prepare appropriately to make a useful contribution during the planning process

Try to seek feedback from people directly involved in your organisation as well as those in the local community such as sponsors, venue or facility staff and local council.