Strategic Goals The Defense Department planning goals

It is becoming increasingly important for organizations to demonstrate that they are of significant public value. This requires them to have clearly defined short-term and long-term strategic goals. As a current or future leader and manager, it is essential that you are not only able to help your organization develop these goals, but you must also help create strategies for meeting them. In this Discussion, you consider strategies for prioritizing and meeting short-term and long-term goals for the organization that you selected for your Final Project.

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Post an explanation of strategies that you might use to define, prioritize, and meet short-term goals (1–4 years) for the organization that you selected for your Final Project. Include how the goals would support flexibility in an ever-evolving world. Then with a futurist context in mind, explain strategies that you might use to define, prioritize, and meet your organization’s long-term goals (15–20 years).

REQUIRED READINGS

Bryson, J. M. (2018). Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations: A guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Chapter 9, “Implementing Strategies and Plans Successfully” (pp. 281-319)This chapter provides guidance on successfully implementing strategic plans.

Poister, T. H. (2010). The future of strategic planning in the public sector: Linking strategic management and performance. Public Administration Review, 70(s1), s246–s254.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
This article explores the importance of organizational strategic planning. It also examines future changes that may be necessary for the continued success of the strategic planning process.

Weigand, K., Flanagan, T., Dye, K., & Jones, P. (2014). Collaborative foresight: Complementing long-horizon strategic planning. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 85, 134–152.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
This article presents a case study that examines the effectiveness of collaborative, long-horizon strategic planning in a government organization.

Wulf, T., Brands, C., & Meissner, P. (2010). A scenario-based approach to strategic planning: Tool description—Scenario matrix. Retrieved from http://www.scenarioplanning.eu/fileadmin/user_uplo…

OPTIONAL RESOURCES

Black , G., Kononovas, K., Taylor, J., & Raine, R. (2014). Healthcare planning for the Olympics in London: A qualitative evaluation. Plos ONE, 9(3), 1–6.

Lee, S. F., Lo, K. K., Leung, R. F., & Ko, A. S. O. (2000). Strategy formulation framework for vocational education: Integrating SWOT analysis, balanced scorecard, QFD methodology and MBNQA education criteria. Managerial Auditing Journal, 15(8), 407–423.

Roth, B. N., & Washburn, S. A. (1999). Developing strategy. Journal of Management Consulting, 10(3), 50–54.

Schwartz, J. O. (2007). Competitive intelligence: A field for futurists? Futures Research Quarterly, 23(1), 55–65.

My final Project is on Department of Defense