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Any process can be defined as a workflow which is structured and is capable of ensuring progression as well as result. In case of any organizational strategic planning, both short-term and long-term views must be taken care of. For instance, if there is one client the organization is working with, the motive must be to ensure that service quality is at its best and at the same time, intentions must be to sell further services and products to the client. Moreover, there must be efforts to increase client base.

It is necessary to analyze the environment as well. For strategic planning, it is essential for any organization to think of how external environment can influence the company in coming years. Political, social, economic as well as green environment must be considered together and they need to be assessed properly to know the possible benefits as well as potential threats. In addition to this, consumers, competitors, suppliers, vendors etc. must also be considered because they can also impact the strategic planning of an organization.

Analyzing variables and their potential impact is equally necessary. Any particular variable can actually impact the entire strategic planning. The variables can be anything ranging from a new product, marketing efforts, price, inclusion of a new vendor etc. So, they just cannot be ignored. At the same time, the environment within the company also needs focus. It is important to analyze the processes, systems, leadership, expertise, communication, culture, equipment, facilities, structure etc. The present challenges need focus as well and strategic planning must ensure that those challenges are taken care of so that the company can move forward.

Forgetting the stake holders will be a great mistake because what you do can affect them and what they do can affect you. So, it is crucial to think and consider their expectations and needs while creating, initializing and executing any strategic plan. The strategic plan must be able to manage threats, harness opportunities, eliminate weaknesses and optimize strengths.

There needs to be a direction in which the company or the organization will move. This direction comes from a vision. The vision needs to be inspiring and must be created by a leader. There needs to be a mission statement as well which will ensure that there is a reason and purpose for the organization to exist. There must be goals to achieve and once the goals are achieved, the key areas of focus will become well defined and things which need to be achieved become clear. This will help in achieving the vision of the company. Goals are generally big and hence, they must be broken into pieces, each piece being an objective that needs to be achieved and these targets actually define the basis of any strategy or action plan. This is where strategic planning gets documented and each section is informed about what needs to be done. It is the micro level work which forms the basis of macro level achievements. However, during the implementation of the strategy, it is essential to assess the progress and rectify mistakes immediately to ensure that the targets are achieve leading to achievement of goals, which in turn will make the vision a success.