This document outlines an IT strategic planning process for an organization. It includes identifying primary results and purpose, needs of those served, categories of involvement, milestones, wildly important goals, resources, and keeping the main priorities and vision at the forefront through goal setting. Sections address why the organization exists, who it serves, areas of focus, past successes, ideas, potential roadblocks, and metrics for tracking progress.

1. Priorities 2013
IT Strategic Planning

2. Keepingthe Main Thing
the Main Thing
From vision:
inspire multiplication
To action:
wildly important goals

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WHY
doweexist?
Categories of Involvement
Needs
of those we serve
Pathway
Purpose
why do we exist?
Primary Results
preferred future

4. Pathway
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WHY
doweexist?
Milestones
Roadblocks
Ideas
Resources
Wildly
Important
Goals
Goals/Problems

5. Core Values
Decisions
Goals
Plans
Activities

6. NEEDS
Who do you serve?
What are their needs?

7. PURPOSE
Why do we exist?
PRIMARY RESULTS
What phrase explains why we exist?
“We strive to partner with the ministries of Power to Change to
help fulfill its mission and vision by provisioning, maintaining,
and supporting strategic, effective, efficient, and reliable
information systems.”

9. CATEGORIESof Involvement
What 3 – 7 areas will we continue
being actively involved in the future?

10. MILESTONESbright spots
Great success, high points,
when you felt most alive

11. Surprises
“Last year’s unexpected
success is next year’s
opportunity.” Peter Drucker

12. IDEAS
1. Never lose a good idea
2. Good ideas are possible
solutions for the needs you see

13. Imagine…
2015

14. Goal Setting and
Problem Solving 15%
80%
5%

15. WILDLY Important Goals
WIGS

16. WILDLY Important Goalsfrom X to Yby when
FINISH

17. ROADBLOCKS
If a year from now you utterly
failed, why?
If a year from now you utterly
succeeded, what do you
need to plan for?

18. RESOURCES
1. What are the top 3 resources
for each category?
2. Who can help you?

19. SCOREBOARD
compelling

20. Keeping the Main Thing
the Main Thing
From our vision:
inspire multiplication
To: wildly important goals
What single word is the
focus of our ministry
this year?
Congratulations!
This is why you’ve gone
through this exercise!