Subsystem: Strategic Plan

From Peter Drucker, Management: Tasks, Responsibilities and Practices

Strategic Planning: The Entrepreneurial Skill

Strategic Planning is the continuous process of making present risk-taking decisions systematically and with the greatest knowledge of their futurity; organizing systematically the efforts needed to carry out these decisions; and measuring the results of these decisions against the expectations through organized, systematic feedback.

The Strategic Plan system element is part of the System: Enterprise (SoS) The following picture highlights the key elements of a strategic plan.

Strategic Plan Structure (UK Green Book)

The key elements of the strategic case for the purpose, vision, values and key objectives for the enterprise are shown in the Purpose section of the System Description.

This plan establishes the direction and intention of the enterprise. The elements in the plan provide guidance and structure for all of the other architectures created within the Enterprise.

The Strategic Plan is also used to provide a focus for the Planning System.

The strategic Plan and the strategic objectives are realized through the Operating Model of the Enterprise or a specific organization.