Initial Discussion Post—External & External factors in Strategic Planning


  • Examine the strategic planning process. Imagine that your organization is planning to build a pediatric clinic in your local community. Review the pediatric clinics in your neighborhood.
    • Determine one external and one internal factor that you should consider in the strategic planning of your clinic.
    • Determine three reasons why strategic plans fail. Recommend a strategy to overcome each of the reasons you identified and include concepts from readings throughout your program or from peer-reviewed journal articles.