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Strategic Planning & Execution Flashcards

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  1. A Balanced Scorecard used in recreation management typically measures performance across how many perspectives?

    Answer: Four

    The Balanced Scorecard framework measures performance across four perspectives: financial, customer, internal processes, and learning & growth.

  2. Which strategic planning step immediately follows the environmental scan?

    Answer: Identification of strategic issues and priorities

    After the environmental scan, planners identify strategic issues and priorities that the organization must address based on findings.

  3. A recreation department wants to expand services to an underserved neighborhood. Strategically, this initiative is best classified as a(n):

    Answer: Strategic priority or goal

    Expanding services to underserved populations reflects a high-level directional decision, making it a strategic priority or goal rather than a routine operational task.

  4. In executing a strategic plan, 'cascading goals' refers to:

    Answer: Breaking high-level strategic goals into department and individual-level objectives

    Cascading goals translates organizational strategic goals into progressively specific department and individual objectives, aligning all levels of the agency.

  5. Which document formally authorizes a recreation strategic plan and commits agency resources to its implementation?

    Answer: A board or governing body resolution

    A resolution by the governing board or body provides formal authorization and commits the agency's resources and authority to plan implementation.

  6. When conducting a competitive analysis for strategic planning, a recreation department most likely compares itself to:

    Answer: Private gyms, YMCAs, and non-profit recreation providers in the service area

    Competitive analysis examines external organizations offering similar services, such as private gyms and YMCAs, to identify market positioning and differentiation opportunities.

  7. A key performance indicator (KPI) for a recreation department's strategic goal of 'increasing youth participation' would BEST be measured by:

    Answer: Percentage increase in registered youth program enrollments year-over-year

    Percentage increase in youth program enrollments directly measures progress toward the participation goal and is quantifiable and time-comparable.