'''Strategic planning skills''' are part of a high-leverage organizational strategy that is used in both small and large companies and across nearly all business/professional sectors.<ref>[https://www.indeed.com/hire/c/info/what-is-strategic-planning-a-definition?aceid=&gclsrc=ds What is Strategic Planning: A Definition], Indeed</ref>
'''Strategic planning skills''' are part of a high-leverage organizational strategy that is used in both small and large companies and across nearly all business/professional sectors.<ref>[https://www.indeed.com/hire/c/info/what-is-strategic-planning-a-definition?aceid=&gclsrc=ds What is Strategic Planning: A Definition], Indeed</ref>
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{{Cquote|Strategic planning is a process used by organizations to identify their goals, the strategies necessary to accomplish those goals and the internal performance management system used to monitor and evaluate progress. Most organizations use a [[SWOT analysis]] or [[Gap analysis|gap analysis]] to identify the underlying factors driving their current performance. This, in turn, provides information regarding the most high-leverage strategies to create change.
{{Cquote|Strategic planning is a process used by organizations to identify their goals, the strategies necessary to accomplish those goals and the internal performance management system used to monitor and evaluate progress. Most organizations use a [[SWOT analysis]] or [[Gap analysis|gap analysis]] to identify the underlying factors driving their current performance. This, in turn, provides information regarding the most high-leverage strategies to create change.