Strategic Plan

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Plans are used to achieve your organizational goals or vision. The goals are usually long term and are made by upper management, who then pass it down to lower management, it is then passed on to other employees. Goals involved everyone in the company and everyone must do their part to achieve the goal. The goal must specify what the objectives are, it must also be measurable to know how much you will be gaining in the end of the plan towards the goal, measuring the progress helps the team stay focused and on track to achieve its goal, goals must be attainable and realistic, while a team will have to work harder and more hours to achieve it. The goal must not be unattainable and must be relevant to the company and employees, so you will receive …show more content…

Strategic Plans are used by top level management to set objectives, directions, and priorities, it is used to get everyone on the same page, and is a checklist of things that need to be done, to achieve the objectives. It is a guide that the whole organization needs to adhere to. Put things in the plan that you will be able to get done or by delegating to other employees. Upper management is responsible of the strategic plan, since they have an overall idea of the company,they set long term goals usually 5-10 years or longer.
TACTICAL PLAN.
Tactical plans are used in different departments and are carried out by lower level management to do their part to make the strategic plan work. Tactical plan takes the company's strategic plan and set short term, action and plan by departments. Tactical plan is shorter then strategic plan which is usually long termed.. Since lower level management has better knowledge of the day to day operation of the business, they are responsible for tactical planning. Strategic planning is for long term goals, tactical planning is for short term goals. Since we know more today than in the future, tactical plan is more robust than a strategic plan. A tactical plan is flexible in that things could go wrong and disrupt the equilibrium of the

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