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Strategy Survival Guide Version 2.1 Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit home | strategy development | strategy skills | site index Site Index Home 1 Site Index 2 Introducing Strategy 5 How to use the Guide 10 About Us 11 Contact Us & Registration 12 Strategy Development 13 Justification & Set Up 14 Task: Justifying the project 15 Task: Clarifying the issues 16 Task: Planning the project 17 Task: Setting up the team 18 Output: Project proposal & plan 19 Management issues 20 Questions to ask 21 Research & Analysis 22 Task: Gathering knowledge 23 Task: Analysing knowledge 24 Task: Reviewing delivery capability 25 Output: Interim analytical report 26 Management issues 27 Questions to ask 28 Strategic Direction Setting 29 Task: Developing guiding principles 30 Task: Articulating a vision 31 Task: Defining strategic aims and objectives 32 Output: Preferred strategic direction 33 Management issues 34 Questions to ask 35 Strategy Survival Guide Page 2
Policy & Delivery Design 36 Task: Developing policy options 37 Task: Detailing policy options 38 Task: Appraising policy options 39 Task: Planing the roll out 40 Output: Final report & delivery plan > template 41 Management issues 42 Questions to ask 43 Strategy Skills 44 Managing People and the Project 45 Recruiting a team > in practice 46 Building a team > in practice 49 Working as a team > in practice 51 Encouraging creativity > in practice 56 Giving & receiving feedback > in practice 61 Developing the plan > in practice 64 Structuring the work > in practice 66 Setting milestones > in practice 68 Managing risks > in practice 70 Defining accountability > in practice 72 Evaluating the project > in practice 74 Managing Stakeholders and Communications 76 Identifying key stakeholders and their issues > in practice 77 Effectively engaging with stakeholders > in practice > template 79 Developing a stakeholder engagement plan > template 82 Drawing up a communications plan > in practice 83 Communication with the media > in practice 85 Evaluating communications 86 Preparing presentations > in practice 87 Structuring the Thinking 90 Issue trees > in practice > template 91 First principles thinking > in practice 94 Systems thinking > in practice 96 SWOT > in practice 101 PESTLE > in practice 104 Creativity techniques > in practice 107 Strategy Survival Guide Page 3
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Scenario development In Practice 1:
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