An effective tracking device is achieved through quarterly updates. These updates require a listing of specific strategic issues and strategies that become due during a respective three-month period. The person responsible for completing a strategy provides documentation in reference to the level of completion. If successful completion has occurred, all is well. If problems were encountered, the strategy is either repositioned for successful completion or the strategy becomes disbanded, with a realization being obtained of why it could not be accomplished.
Strategic planning is crucial to an organization's success.
The process allows an agency to determine who and what it is, what it wants to do in the future and why, and how to get from here to there. Organizational benefits include increased effectiveness, increased efficiency, improved understanding, enhanced teamwork and better learning. Today, the North Berwyn Park District enjoys improved facilities, resources and procedural guidelines that have been incrementally developed the strategic planning process.