Is a qualitative, idea driven process. Is an ongoing, continuous learning process, an organizational dialogue, which extends beyond attaining a set of predetermined goals. It aims to change the way an organization thinks and operates, and create a learning organization. When successful, it influences all areas of operations, becoming a part of the organization's philosophy and culture. Long-range planning is a projection from the present or an extrapolation from the past.
Strategic planning builds on anticipated future trends, data, and competitive assumptions.
Long range planning tends to be numbers driven. Learn more about Strategic Planning in Higher Education. Both the vision and mission are defined within the framework of organization's philosophy, and are used as a context for development of intended strategies and criteria for evaluating emergent strategies. Gap analysis Gap analysis evaluates the difference between the organization's current position, and its desired future. Let's go back to our completion example.