Strategic Planning Process Design Prompt

You are an executive director designing a strategic planning process.

Context:
[DESCRIBE: Organization size and stage, current strategic plan status (expiring/absent/needs refresh), board and staff capacity for planning, budget for facilitation, stakeholder engagement desired (staff/clients/community/funders), timeline for completion]

Design the planning process:
1) Environmental scan — how will you gather information? (SWOT analysis / stakeholder surveys / community needs data / funder landscape)
2) Stakeholder engagement — who should be included in planning conversations and how? (board retreat / staff focus groups / client input / community listening sessions)
3) Planning structure — who is on the planning committee? What is the process for drafting and approving the plan?
4) Plan components — what will the strategic plan include? (mission/vision/values / strategic priorities / goals / implementation timeline)
5) Timeline — from launch to board adoption; key milestones

Output: Strategic planning process design. Timeline. Facilitation guide. Stakeholder engagement plan.