Chapter 8 Strategic Planning Flashcards
Today, fire agencies commonly engage in the following three types of planning
Tactical/operational planning
Strategic planning
Master/long-range planning
The term ________ refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal
Strategy
The most successful strategic planning effort involves both internal and external stakeholders and ________
Customers
________ into demographic and development trends serves as the basis for future strategic planning efforts within a fire department and for future anticipated growth
Research
________ is the common characteristic on which data can be organized, allowing the different applications to access the same data about one specific point of interest
Geography
In the public sector, strategic planning provides a basis for efficient expenditure of ________ and sets aside the potential for inefficient decision-making
Public funds
________ statements provide members with direction for how things can be and a sense of organizational pride and purpose
Vision
________ identify the organization’s capability of providing the services requested by customers
Strengths
Internal organizational issues that are identified by the planning team are typically issues that are at the heart of the organizations problems
Weaknesses
________ are focused on existing services and on expanding and developing new possibilities inside and beyond the traditional service area
Opportunities
Conditions in the external environment that are not under the organizations control
Threats
________ fulfill the mission of the organization and provide individual members with clear direction
Goals
A measurable action to be taken that supports our goal
Objective
A request for proposal is often developed by the organization’s ________
Purchasing staff
