Developing your strategy
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Effective strategy planning
Effective strategy planning is important to all organisations, whether they are in the private or the public sector. Getting planning right and producing effective strategies is often the key to success.
The checklist below sets out some of the issues you should cover when reviewing an existing community engagement strategy.
Strategy assessment
Format |
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Is the strategy (without annexes) a long document? |
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Is the strategy clearly divided into sections? |
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Does the strategy provide supporting data in the form of an annex/appendix? |
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Does the strategy provide an executive summary? |
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Is the strategy laid out well? |
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Is the strategy easy to read? |
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Does the strategy provide a glossary of terms? |
Content |
Yes |
No |
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Does the strategy set out a clear vision of what the organisation wants to achieve? |
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Is it clear how the organisation wants to achieve this vision? |
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Does the strategy contain a clear assessment of its context - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats? |
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Does the strategy contain clear plans for action? |
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Is there an assessment of the risks involved in achieving the vision? |
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Does the strategy specify how the organisation will manage these risks? |
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Does the strategy detail how changes and/or opportunities will be handled along the way? |
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Does the strategy provide financial information? |
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Is the financial information clearly linked to the operational information? |
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Is the financial information easy to follow? |
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Involvement |
Yes |
No |
Comments |
Did the process of putting the strategy together actively involve either citizens or staff? |
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Were you directly involved in producing a part of the strategy? |
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Status |
Yes |
No |
Comments |
To your knowledge, is the strategy a widely circulated document? |
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Were you aware of the strategy? |
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Does the strategy help the organisation to deliver its priorities? |
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