Strategic Planning for Public and NonProfit Organizations: A Guide to Strengthening and Sustaining Organizational Achievement
When it was first published more than sixteen years ago, John Bryson's Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations introduced a new and thoughtful strategic planning model. Since then it has become the standard reference in the field. In this completely revised third edition, Bryson updates his perennial bestseller to help today’s leaders enhance organizational effectiveness. This new edition:\ \ Features the Strategy Change Cycle—a proven planning process used by a large number...
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When it was first published more than sixteen years ago, John Bryson's Strategic Planning for Public and Nonprofit Organizations introduced a new and thoughtful strategic planning model. Since then it has become the standard reference in the field. In this completely revised third edition, Bryson updates his perennial bestseller to help today’s leaders enhance organizational effectiveness. This new edition: Features the Strategy Change Cycle—a proven planning process used by a large number of organizationsOffers detailed guidance on implementing the planning process and includes specific tools and techniques to make the process work in any organizationIntroduces new material on creating public value, stakeholder analysis, strategy mapping, balanced scorecards, collaboration, and moreIncludes information about the organizational designs that will encourage strategic thought and action throughout the entire organizationContains a wealth of updated examples and cases “John Bryson is THE expert on strategic planning in the public and nonprofit sector. I’ve learned a great deal from his work, as have thousands of practitioners. This latest edition of his classic work is even richer, with its new material on strategy mapping, stakeholder analysis, and strategic management.”—David Osborne, coauthor of Reinventing Government, Banishing Bureaucracy, The Reinventor’s Fieldbook, and The Price of Government. “The concepts presented in John Bryson’s book are applicable to all nonprofit and government organizations on a wide variety of complex issues. If you are looking for a new approach, a new way of approaching an issue, a way of changing the strategic direction of your organization, of making systemic change happen, then read this book!”—Gary L. Cunningham, director, African American Men’s Project; director, Primary Care for Hennepin County, Minnesota; and CEO of North Point Health and Wellness Center
1Why strategic planning is more important than ever32The strategy change cycle : an effective strategic planning approach303Initiating and agreeing on a strategic planning process654Clarifying organizational mandates and mission945Assessing the environment to identify strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and challenges1236Identifying strategic issues facing the organization1537Formulating and adopting strategies and plans to manage the issues1838Establishing an effective organizational vision for the future2249Implementing strategies and plans successfully23810Reassessing and revising strategies and plans26411Leadership roles for making strategic planning work29712Getting started with strategic planning317AStakeholder identification and analysis techniques335BThe oval mapping process : identifying strategic issues and formulating effective strategies355CStrategic planning in collaborative settings377
