For everything you must have a plan. We are human. We must be active, busy, rushed, chaotic, frenzied to have a sense of accomplishment and purpose.
Strategic planning provides focus.
Without focus, an organization will have difficulty doing anything right. Planning used to be the job of managers, at least in theory. Planning is taking place in groups or teams versus a few people sitting around a table setting strategic direction for a group or organization. Team strategic planning sessions are becoming more and more common within U.S. companies. Organizations want more people involved in setting, understanding and agreeing on the strategy , as well as determining the plan on how to get there.