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I am the resident Computer expert in my household, company, business and among friends. People ask me to fix computer problems. And one of the major problems that I see is program and version incompatibilities. One person has Microsoft Word 2003, another has Word 2007, a third has Word 2010 and a fourth uses...

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Strategic Vision

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan First, answer the question: “if someone from Mars visited your business, what would they see or sense?” This provides an objective foundation for a vision statement. Then, based upon the understanding of where the business...

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Values

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan Values are principles, standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable. Values govern the operation of the business and its conduct or relationships with society at large, customers, suppliers, employees, local community and other stakeholders. Values...

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SWOT Analysis

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan As the precursor to developing a strategic plan, it is desirable to clearly identify the current status, objectives and strategies of an existing business or the latest thinking with respect to a new venture. Correctly...

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Strategies

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan Strategies are the rules, guidelines, and/or principles by which the mission, objectives etc. may be achieved. They can cover the business as a whole, including such matters as diversification, organic growth, or acquisition plans, or...

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SMART Goals¹

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan A goal is the purpose toward which an endeavor is directed. SMART Goals are: Specific Measurable Attainable Realistic Tangible Specific A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal....

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Strategic Planning

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan Have you considered growing your business, but need a plan? Need to rally employees for the upcoming year? Have your Strategic Planning efforts been less than effective? Have you considered Strategic Planning, but don’t know...

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Objectives

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan Objectives are courses of action that one intends to follow, or an aim that guides action. Objectives present the business in terms of the results it needs/wants to achieve in the medium/long term. Aside from...

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Mission & Values

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan The nature of a business is often expressed in terms of its mission, which indicates the purposes of the business, for example, “to design, develop, manufacture and market specific product lines for sale on the...

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Culture

Strategic Planning Organizational Model Values Culture SMART Goals SWOT Analysis Strategic Vision Mission & Values Objectives Strategies Action Plan Culture, sometimes called corporate culture, suggests the environment of predominating attitudes and behavior that characterize the functioning of a group or organization. We are not speaking of ethnic or national cultures, but of business and...

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