The document provides an overview of a workshop on strategic planning. It defines strategic planning and explains why organizations engage in it. The workshop aims to clearly define the strategic planning process and provide a common model for the entire organization to follow. It introduces the workshop leaders and covers topics like assessing the current situation, creating a baseline organizational profile, performing a gap analysis, and developing the major components of a strategic plan such as mission, vision, goals, objectives and performance measures. The document provides examples and guidelines for each component to help participants develop a strategic plan.