Strategic Planning Plus

Roger Kaufman is Professor Emeritus, Florida State University, and Director of Roger Kaufman & Associates. He is also Distinguished Research Professor at the Sonora Institute of Technology. His PhD is in communications from New York University. He consults with public and private organizations in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, and Europe. He is a Certified Performance Technologist and a Diplomate in School Psychology and a Fellow in Educational Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He has been recognized by the ASTD for Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance. Dr. Kaufman has published 39 books and more than 256 articles on strategic planning, performance improvement, quality management and continuous improvement, needs assessment, management, and evaluation.

PART ONE: THE BASICS OF PRACTICAL PLANNING: DOING WHAT'S RIGHT Introduction to Practical Planning Identifying and Resolving Problems A Six-Step Process PART TWO: PLANNING: WHERE ARE YOU HEADED NOW? WHERE SHOULD YOU BE GOING? SELECTING THE APPROPRIATE PLANNING SCALE Selecting the Planning Scale What Should Be Planned? Types of Strategic Planning PART THREE: THE ORIGINS OF MEGAPLANNING: THE BIG PICTURE The Rationale for Needs Assessment Identifying Problems Based on Needs Useful Tools and Approaches for Needs Assessment Developing Detailed Performance Indicators PART FOUR: THE STEPS AND TOOLS OF MACROPLANNING Mission Analysis Developing the Overall Management Plan PART FIVE: THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MACROPLANNING AND MICROPLANNING Planning in Detail Identifying Functions Task Analysis (A System Analysis Option) Methods-Mean Analysis PART SIX: SELECTING THE PROPER METHODS AND TOOLS FOR DOING Tools and Techniques for Obtaining Required Results PART SEVEN: FROM PLANS TO RESULTS: IMPLEMENTATION Doing What You've Planned Implementation PART EIGHT: EVALUATION AND CHANGE Evaluation and Revision What Was Accomplished? What Should Be Changed? What Should Be Kept?