Finalize the plans and budget inputs

No plan goes very far if there is no money and when folks do not understand what is going to happen. In a series of routine, focused meetings the strategic planning team needs to:

• update the PowerPoint presentation or overhead slides which lay out the strategy
• develop a plan to communicate their strategy to the organization
• finalize and publish the plan, the action plans, and any other information that needs to be shared — usually in a read only shared-folder or on a website
• determine the review cycle and schedule the first review of progress
• Incorporate the strategy into the budget inputs (the final approval is always given through the budgeting process).

Key questions to discuss going into the budget

• Is the plan flexible enough?
• Are those responsible clearly identified?
• Can we get a success early, to build momentum?

Decide the Best Options

Budget Meeting