I n truth, most good plans come from the gut, depending on analysis only to uncover basic flaws and underlying external threats and to document what instinct already knows.
T here is nothing magical or mysterious about strategic planning.
Planning is a common sense activity that most of us use in our daily lives without even thinking about it. Maybe it has to do with location or sequence. Maybe it has to do with other scheduled commitments you have. But whatever method you use, you are no doubt successful in accomplishing your tasks based on the internal planning methodology that you have created. The process of planning, even in this business context, involves more or less the same steps as completing your list of weekend errands.