1) Initiate and agree on a strategic planning process
2) Identify organizational mandates
3) Clarify organizational mission and values
4) Assess the external and internal environments to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
5) Identify the strategic issues facing the organization
6) Formulate strategies to manage the issues
7) Review and adopt the strategies or strategic plan
8) Establish an effective organizational vision
9) Develop an effective implementation process
10) Reassess the strategies and the strategic planning process