Strategic Thinking and Planning

By (author) Daryl Fischer, Laura B. Roberts

Publication date:

05 October 2018

Length of book:

128 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781538108451

Strategic Thinking and Planning, Second Edition is volume four in the Museum Trustee Association’s Templates for Trustees series. The book and customizable web-based templates feature tools that help boards to consider their options, identify their priorities, and plan their actions at this critical moment in a museum’s life cycle. In addition to the manual and on-line website, purchasers have access to the ongoing assistance of MTA staff.

This book and the accompanying templates models the kind of thinking that is required not only to create a strategic plan that is tailored to each institution, but also to stay focused on the strategic aspects of governance while implementing that plan. Planning teams are introduced to exercises and tools that will help them focus on what’s most important to the future of their institution. In using the templates, they will adopt new ways of analyzing information and thinking about their museum’s mission that will make them more effective leaders.

Foreword
About Templates for Trustees
Using the Templates for Trustees Online App
Strategic Thinking and Planning User’s Guide
Acknowledgements

Introduction: A New Approach to a Familiar Exercise
Chapter 1 - Phase 1: Plan to Plan
Chapter 2 - Phase 2: Clarify Mission, Vision, and Values
Chapter 3 - Phase 3: Scan the Environment
Chapter 4 - Phase 4: Determine Strategies
Chapter 5 - Phase 5: Develop Performance Measures
Chapter 6 - Phase 6: Develop Operating Plan and Budgets
Chapter 7 - Phase 7: Report and Monitor

Resource Guide for Strategic Thinking and Planning
Appendix: Mission, Vision, and Values Statements
About the Museum Trustee Association and the Authors

The Museum Trustee Association series on working with Boards is a wonderful resource for them and the director. The templates lay out best practices for board members--participating in strategic planning, engaging in accreditation, and empowering them to work with the director ensure the museum’s financial stability.