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Welcome to Web based Planning Tools for Decision-Makers

These planning tools are a collection of worksheets, descriptions of techniques, and strategies that you are free to use or revise. If you are developing a plan with a community, organization or agency, these tools will be useful to you. If you have suggestions for our collection, please contact lced@aces.uiuc.edu. We will continue to build this resource with information and ideas that you share.

Step-by-Step Guide to Strategic Planning

• Step 1: Establish the Capacity to Plan; the Plan to Plan
• Step 2: Create a Vision or Mission; the Vision & Mission Statements
• Step 3: Quantify Needs; the Needs Assessment
• Step 4: Scan the Environment; the Situation Analysis
• Step 5: Establish Priorities for Community Development; the Statement of Issues
• Step 6: Identify Strategies; the Policy Options
• Step 7: Select Feasible Strategies; the Decision Making Worksheet
• Step 8: Establish an Implementation Process; the Operational Plan
• Step 9: Measure Project Results; the Performance Metrics
• Step 10: Assess Impacts; the Project Evaluation
• Reports

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Developed in the Department of Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with support from: The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and University of Illinois Extension.