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BENEFITS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNINGOrganizational Planning can:1. Improve performance........given that shared vision, mission, goals and strategies havepower!2. Clarify future direction........by minimizing “organizational wandering”, crisismanagement and preoccupation with day-to-day operations vs. long term goals.3. Successfully address organizational problems......by focusing the organization’s mostimportant work and strategic direction.4. Promote organizational self determination and the ability to thrive, .... even duringperiods of increased complexity, client demands, funding cuts, etc.5. Build teamwork and group dialogue...... often leading to improved organizationalcommunication, sense of community, shared vision, etc.6. Maximize an organization’s ability to influence, rather than be influenced...... whichallows an organization to be proactive rather than reactive.7. Fully meet constituent mandates.....by focusing on formal and informal expectations offunders, policy-makers, clients, etc.LIMITATIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PLANNINGThe positive outcomes of organizational planning are limited when:1. “life threatening” problems need to be addressed first......a time of crisis is not a goodtime to plan!2. Poor planning is likely.......not enough time is designated, poor data/information is used,participants are not committed to the process, etc.3. Implementation is unlikely.....no intention of leadership to follow through, or teammembers only under participate under duress, etc.