The TACAS Strategic Plan 2025-2028 is crafted to steer the organization's efforts over a four-year period, emphasizing a thorough assessment of current practices. An organisational assessment involves evaluating the existing strategic plan, conducting SWOT analysis, and gathering stakeholder feedback. For instance, by assessing internal processes, TACAS can identify areas for improvement and resource reallocation.
Defining strategic priorities and goals aligns TACAS' initiatives with its core mission, incorporating SMART objectives and KPIs to monitor success. Workshops with leadership teams help brainstorm priorities that align with anticipated industry trends and the organization’s values, ensuring initiatives are impactful and feasible.
Stakeholder engagement is pivotal, with a plan to enhance communication through informational sessions, briefings, and social media interactions. This ensures consistent messaging and fosters a feedback loop for continuous improvement. Communication materials will support stakeholder understanding and commitment to the plan, vital for successful implementation.
The strategies
⛳️ Strategy 1: Conduct a thorough organisational assessment
- Review and analyse the current strategic plan and its outcomes
- Conduct SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
- Collect input and feedback from key stakeholders including staff, board members, and partners
- Evaluate financial performance and resource allocation over the past three years
- Identify emerging trends and changes in the industry that may impact TACAS
- Assess internal processes for efficiency and effectiveness
- Review the organisational structure and human resource capabilities
- Conduct a technology audit to evaluate current tools and identify needed upgrades
- Analyse member and community satisfaction through surveys or focus groups
- Compile findings into a comprehensive organisational assessment report
⛳️ Strategy 2: Define strategic priorities and goals
- Facilitate workshops with leadership teams to brainstorm strategic priorities
- Align strategic priorities with TACAS' mission, vision, and values
- Establish specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals
- Identify strategic initiatives and projects that support each strategic priority
- Set key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor progress toward goals
- Prioritise initiatives based on impact, resources, and feasibility
- Ensure alignment of strategic goals with the anticipated industry and market trends
- Detail action plans for each initiative, specifying roles and responsibilities
- Develop a budget and resource plan that supports the strategic initiatives
- Draft a schedule for regular reviews and updates to the strategic plan
⛳️ Strategy 3: Engage stakeholders and communicate the plan
- Develop a stakeholder engagement plan to prioritise communication with key stakeholders
- Create a detailed communication plan to ensure consistent messaging
- Hold informational sessions with staff to communicate strategic priorities and gather buy-in
- Organise briefings for the board and other key stakeholders to present the plan
- Develop communication materials such as brochures, presentations, and FAQs
- Update the organisation's website with the strategic plan and related information
- Utilise social media to engage the broader community and solicit feedback
- Establish a process for ongoing engagement and feedback collection from stakeholders
- Create a feedback loop to adjust the strategic plan based on input and changing circumstances
- Prepare an annual review process where stakeholders can see progress on strategic goals
Bringing accountability to your strategy
It's one thing to have a plan, it's another to stick to it. We hope that the examples above will help you get started with your own strategy, but we also know that it's easy to get lost in the day-to-day effort.
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