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18-Mar-99 Strategic Planning Seminar November 5, 2002 Local Government Resource Handbook Section 6.1 Strategic Planning .ns.ca/snsmr/muns/info/manuals/lgrh.stm Joint Venture Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities Association of Municipal Administrators Henson College Why Strategic Planning? Presenters Stephen Feist, SNSMR Jack Novack, Henson College Mark Gilbert, Municipal Finance Corporation Linda Parker, CAO, Town of Berwick Warden Keith Hunter, Municipality of Cumberland Rennie Bugley, CAO, Municipality of Cumberland Councillor Duke Cormier, City of Summerside Terry Murphy, CAO, City of Summerside Dave Darrow, SNSMR Point of View If it ain’t broke….. Don’t fix it! Maintain the Status Quo Alexander Graham Bell “The inventor looks upon the world and is not content with the things as they are. He wants to improve whatever he sees, he wants to benefit the world, he is haunted by an idea. The spirit of invention possesses him, seeking materialization.” Point of View We should not be content with the Status Quo…. we should strive for continual improvement. Why Strategic Planning? Strategic Planning can be a cornerstone of an organizations success Systematic way to manage change Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Focuses on the allocation of scarce resources Charts a course Gives a clearer picture of a municipalities own identity Bryson’s View Strategic planning is a management tool, period. As with any management tool, it is used for one purpose only, to help an organization do a better job. Strategic planning is a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decision and actions which shape and guide what an organization is, what it does and why it does it, with a focus on the future. Bryson’s View Strategic Planning Disciplined Fundamental Decisions and Actions In Simple Terms Where are we right now? Where do we want to be in the future? What kind of municipality do we really want? What strateg