This document outlines a strategic planning process for an organization called AIA. It includes sections on understanding needs, purpose, goals, categories of involvement, milestones, ideas, roadblocks, resources, and keeping the main priorities the top focus. The overall purpose is to move from vision to action by identifying wildly important goals.

1. Priorities 2014
AIA Strategic Planning

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

3. Pathway
Needs
of those we serve
Purpose
why do we exist?
Primary Results
preferred future
4
5
6
7
8
3
2
WHY
do we exist?
Categories of Involvement
1

4. Pathway
Wildly
Important
Goals
Milestones
Goals/Problems
Ideas
4
5
6
7
8
3
2
WHY
do we exist?
Resources
Roadblocks
1

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

10. MILESTONES
bright 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…

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

15. WILDLY Important Goals
WIGS

16. from X to Y by when
ILDLY mportant oals
W
I
G
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. compelling
SCOREBOARD

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!