Strategic planning is the process by which members of an organization envision its future and develop the necessary procedures and operations to achieve that future. Pfeiffer, Goodstein, Nolan, 1986 and Rothwell, 1989 Strategic planning is also “a process of defining the values, purpose, vision, mission, goals and objectives of an organization.
Through the planning process, a jurisdiction or agency identifies the outcomes it wants to achieve through its programs and the specific means by which it intends to achieve these outcomes.” Factors that tend to influence the vision and strategic direction of an organization or team are:
- The ability of the team to identify factors that may impact the way it conducts its business e.g. Staffs skills, resources and needs, and external factors like resourcing, partnerships and award of contracts.
- The use of surveys to gather information from clients and institutions, and the results used to priorities the expectations as a basis for setting objectives.
- The formulation of a mission statement that would define the teams existence and scope.
- The general objectives which will broadly describe what the organisation seeks to achieve in the light of the identified needs, and activities to carry out and directions designed to reach the objectives established.
In order to carry out of St Mary’s mission, aims and objectives the service setting should have updated care plans for residents, which meet their needs in all areas of their lives. I had discussed with my staff members during our staff meeting how important it is to update our residents care plan, report immediately changes that they encounter with the residents such as mobility, skin integrity, appetite, etc update and record monthly observations.
