The Thirty Pitfalls Of Strategic And Operational Planning And How To Overcome Them

Recent research into the effectiveness of the strategic planning process in an organization indicates that only 25% of United States companies say they have an effective strategic planning process. Organizations are looking for innovative ways to improve this process since they recognize strategic planning is a necessary element of organizational success. The author interviewed many participants in strategic planning sessions that failed and obtain from them what they felt was the reason for failure. The many reasons for failure have been grouped into like categories designated as pitfalls. Thirty pitfalls are presented in this paper.