Finally, if program budgeting is to be successfully implemented by FY 2006, continued cooperation between the Executive and Legislative branches will be necessary. Since the passage of budget reform, more than 2,000 state employees have been trained. The current training focus emphasizes the state's strategic planning model. The curriculum covers the requisite planning elements and provides litmus tests to help participants gauge their success in developing various elements of a strategic plan. As agencies strive to improve their strategic plans, new training resources need to be made available.
Strategic planning is a management tool.
To be effective, a plan must be a working document not just a written one. Training for executive leaders and managers has been developed to educate them on how to use a strategic plan and the strategic planning process to help improve their organization and improve services to their customers and stake-holders. Strategic Planning and Performance Measurement Handbook. The numerous changes to Arizona's strategic planning model that have taken place in the last few years were last included in a 1998 revised version the State's strategic planning guide. The revised Handbook has an expanded performance measurement section, which reflects the State's growing sophistication in the development and use of performance measures.