Strategic planning is an important means of allocating available resources to address the highest priority issues/problems. Our approach to strategic planning is founded on five key principles: 1. A strategy must be consistent and compatible with the organization’s philosophy and goals. 2. The strategy must focus on obtaining maximum benefit for the resources expended. 3. Each strategy must be sensitive to its impacts on other programs of the organization. 4. The strategy should be prepared with its target audience(s) in mind. 5. A strategy is dynamic and must be revised as conditions and priorities change. SCG has developed an approach to strategic planning that accomplishes each step in a cost-effective manner while maximizing quality and minimizing time. Our approach has been used by SCG staff for a number of clients and has been refined based on our experience gained over the years in supporting strategic planning efforts. Home||About||Directions||SCG Staff||Careers||Contact||Services||Data Collection and Analysis||Technical and Scientific Publication Preparation||Program Evaluation ||Strategic Planning||Information Systems||Training and Technology Transfer ||Outreach and Communications||Meeting Planning and Management||Products ||Web Sites||Written Products||Graphic Design||Meetings||Awards||Commendations ||Meeting Registration Sites