Strategic Planning & Execution Flashcards
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In strategic planning, the term 'core competencies' refers to:
Answer: The unique capabilities and strengths that differentiate an agency from competitors
Core competencies are the unique capabilities, strengths, and expertise that differentiate an agency and provide competitive advantage in its service area.
A recreation agency's mission statement BEST serves which strategic planning function?
Answer: Defining the organization's fundamental purpose and guiding all strategic decisions
The mission statement defines the organization's fundamental purpose and serves as the anchor for all strategic decisions, ensuring alignment across all levels.
Which strategic growth approach involves a recreation department offering existing services to new geographic areas or demographic groups?
Answer: Market development
Market development involves taking existing services and expanding them to new markets, such as new geographic areas or previously unserved demographic groups.
A recreation department conducts quarterly strategy review meetings. The PRIMARY purpose of these meetings is to:
Answer: Monitor progress toward strategic goals and make real-time adjustments
Quarterly strategy review meetings monitor progress against strategic goals, identify obstacles, and allow leadership to make timely adjustments to keep the plan on track.
When a recreation agency conducts a community needs assessment as part of strategic planning, which data collection method provides the broadest community input at lowest cost?
Answer: Online surveys distributed through multiple channels
Online surveys distributed through multiple channels can reach large numbers of community members efficiently, providing broad input at relatively low cost.
A strategic objective states: 'Increase senior program participation by 20% within two years by partnering with three healthcare providers.' The partnership element represents:
Answer: A key strategy or action to achieve the objective
Partnering with healthcare providers is the key strategy or action the agency will use to achieve the stated participation objective.
Which principle of effective strategic plan communication ensures that all staff understand how their individual roles contribute to agency-wide strategic goals?
Answer: Line-of-sight alignment between individual roles and organizational strategy
Line-of-sight alignment ensures every employee can connect their daily work to the department's strategic goals, increasing engagement and coordinated execution.