Great Strategic Planning Web Sites Provided in the Page Margins of
FRED DAVID’s 10th Edition Strategic Management Textbook (2005)

Chapter 1

p. 4, VTN Designed by the author, Fred David, especially for this textbook, this Web site provides strategic planning tools templates, links, and information that will directly help strategic-management students analyze cases. Strategic Management Club Online http://www.strategyclub.com/

p. 5, VTN Designed by the publisher, Prentice Hall, especially for this textbook, this Web site provides sample tests and extra materials to supplement chapter concepts. www.prenhall.com/david

p. 6, VTN Provides a nice narrative regarding strategy formulation and implementation of Southern Polytechnic State University. www.spsu.edu/planassess/strategic.htm

p. 7, VTN Reveals that strategies may need to be constantly changed http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld041.htm

p. 8, VTN Reveals that actual strategy results from planned strategy coupled with reactive changes http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld032.htm

p. 15, VTN Explains in detail how to develop a strategic plan and compares this to a business plan. http://www.planware.org/strategy.htm#1

p. 16, VTN Provides excellent narrative on the “Benefits of Strategic Planning,” Pitfalls of Strategic Planning,” and the “Steps in Doing Strategic Planning.” www.entarga.com/stratplan/index.htm

p. 17, VTN Gives reasons why some organizations avoid strategic planning. www.mindtools.com/plfailpl.html

p. 18, VTN Provides nice discussion of the limitations of strategic planning process within an organization. http://www.des.calstate.edu/limitations.html

p. 20, VTN Describes “Why Have a Code of Ethics” and gives “Guidelines on Writing a Code of Ethics.” www.ethicsweb.ca/codes

p. 22, a – An excellent web site to obtain additional information regarding business ethics is www.ethicsweb.ca/codes that describes “Why Have a Code of Ethics” and gives “Guidelines on Writing a Code of Ethics.”

p. 22, VTN Professor Hansen at Stetson University provides a strategic management slide show for this entire text. www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/strategy/

p. 25, VTN Provides a nice account of strategic planning, tracing history back to the military.
http://www.des.calstate.edu/history.html

Chapter 2

p. 50, VTN Gives an introduction to the vision concept. http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld007.htm

p. 53, VTN Gives an introduction to the mission concept. http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld008.htm

p. 54, VTN Gives questions that help form an effective vision and mission http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld009.htm

p. 62, VTN Provides example mission and vision statements that can be critiqued.http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld015.htm http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld014.htm http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld017.htm

Chapter 3

p. 74, VTN Reveals how strategic planning evolved from long range planning and environmental scanning (external audit or assessment). http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/seminars/futuresresearch/strategic.asp#planning

p. 76, VTN Describes the external audit process in a university setting. http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/seminars/futuresresearch/stages.asp

p. 77, VTN Provides excellent narrative on NASA’s strategic management process, especially their external assessment activities. Provides NASA’s entire strategic plan with outstanding narrative and illustration about how to do strategic planning.http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/nsp/toc.htm

p. 87, VTN Provides information regarding the importance of gathering information about competitors. This web site offers audio answers to key questions about intelligence systems. http://www.fuld.com/

p. 90, VTN Describes the nature and role of strategic planning in a firm. http://www.nonprofits.org/npofaq/03/22.html -

p. 91, VTN Gives 30+ pages of excellent detail on “Developing a Business Strategy.” www.planware.org/strategy.htm

p. 96, VTN Gives an extensive slide show presentation about strategic management, from the beginning to the end of the process.
http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/ -

Chapter 4

p. 114, VTN Excellent strategic planning quotes. http://www.planware.org/quotes.htm#3
p. 115, VTN Gives excellent information about the need for planning. http://www.mindtools.com/plintro.html

p. 116, VTN Provides the complete strategic plan for the Wyoming Insurance Department Agency, including its list of strengths and weaknesses. www.state.wy.us/state/strategy/insurance.html

p. 118, VTN Provides an excellent “Business and Strategic Planning Bibliography.” http://home.att.net/~nickols/strategy.htm

Chapter 5

p. 158, VTN Gives the basic principles of strategic planning. http://www.eaglepointconsulting.com/sp_principles.html

p. 159, VTN Provides a short essay about the resurgence of strategic planning in corporate America. www.businessweek.com/1996/35/b34901.htm

p. 166, VTN Provides excellent strategic management hot links embedded in Dr. Hansen’s syllabus at Stetson University. www.stetson.edu/~rhansen/stratsyl.html

p. 187, VTN Site provides sixty sample business plans for small businesses. http://www.bplans.com/sp/index.cfm?a=bc

Chapter 6

p. 200, VTN Cautions that planners must not usurp responsibility of line managers in strategic planning http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld050.htm

p. 201, VTN Gives purpose and characteristics of objectives http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld022.htm

p. 202, VTN Gives example objectives http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld024.htm

p. 203, VTN Gives a nice sample strategic plan including the bases for developing a TOWS Matrix. http://www.planware.org/strategicsample.htm

p. 228, VTN Elaborates on role of a board of directors. http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld054.htm

p. 230, VTN Provides answers to “Frequently Asked Questions About Strategic Planning.” www.allianceonline.org/faqs.html

Chapter 7

p. 242, VTN Gives a good definition of strategy implementation. http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld044.htm

p. 250, VTN Provides software to draw organizational charts easily. http://www.smartdraw.com/ You may download the SmartDraw software and use it free for thirty days.

p. 251, VTN Lists some items that strategy implementation must include. http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld045.htm

p. 255, VTN Provides a PowerPoint presentation on downsizing (restructuring). http://www.cl.uh.edu/bpa/hadm/HADM_5731/ppt_presentations/7down/index.htm

p. 255, VTN Provides a PowerPoint presentation on reengineering. http://www.cl.uh.edu/bpa/hadm/HADM_5731/ppt_presentations/6reengin/index.htm

p. 260, VTN Provides a PowerPoint presentation on organizational change and managing resistance to change. http://www.cl.uh.edu/bpa/hadm/HADM_5731/ppt_presentations/5orgchg/index.htm

p. 261, VTN Gives good information about why employees may resist change. http://www.mindtools.com/plreschn.html

p. 262, VTN Gives the strategic plan for a community police consortium including a section on strategy implementation. http://www.communitypolicing.org/outline.html

p. 265, VTN Provides nice information on “What is Culture” and also provides additional excellent hot links to other culture sites.
http://www.mapnp.org/library/org_thry/culture/culture.htm

p. 272, VTN Provides a great overview of the strategic planning process. www.mapnp.org/library/plan_dec/str_plan/str_plan.htm

Chapter 8

p. 283, VTN Provides CheckMATE, the industry leader in strategic planning software worldwide. This is easy to use software that is Windows based. http://www.checkmateplan.com/

p. 288, VTN Provides the 2000 Strategic Plan of the National Archives and Records Administration including “What Must We Do to Get There?” (implementation issues) www.archives.gov/about_us/strategic_planning_and_reporting/strategic_planning_and_reporting.html

Chapter 9

p. 310, VTN Gives excellent additional information about evaluating strategies, including some analytical tools. http://www.mindtools.com/plevplan.html

p. 311, VTN Describes the how and why of strategy evaluation http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld046.htm

p. 313, VTN Elaborates on the “taking corrective actions” phase of strategy evaluation http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/sld047.htm

p. 314, VTN Provides the Strategic Plan of Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors for the years 1996-2000, including their “Measures of Success” (strategy evaluation criteria) http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/NERA/newplan.html#strategies

CHECKmate Strategic Plannning Software

 Strategic Management Club Online - www.strategyclub.com
This is a new site that provides strategic planning tools, templates, links, and information that will directly help strategy students analyze cases. A strategic planing powerpoint template is provided for students. Hundreds of strategic planning case analysis links are provided. A student version of the popular CheckMATE strategic planning software is provided.

 American Management Association - www.amanet.org
The AMA provides educational forums worldwide where businesses can learn practical business skills. This web site is comprehensive in providing access to all AMA seminars, videos, and courses worldwide, including strategic planning products. The AMA publishes the Management Review journal.

 Academy of Management Online - www.aom.pace.edu
This not-for-profit organization is the leading professional association for management research and education in the U.S. Almost 10,000 members from businesses and universities around the world participate. About 2,500 of these members specify Business Policy and Strategy as their primary interest. This site provides a search engine to locate and contact all these members. Many links and personal web pages are provided. This organization publishes the Academy of Management Executive, Academy of Management Review, and the Academy of Management Journal.

 Local Technical Assistance Program: http://info.lu.farmingdale.edu/depts/met/ind315/strategic.html
This site was designed for students taking a facility-planning course. It provides the history of, workbook for and benefits of strategic management. It also has links to CheckMATE software, Strategic Management Club and Business Week. This would be a good bookmark for the student strategic planner.

 University of Houston Clear Lake – http://www.cl.uh.edu/bpa/hadm/HADM_5731/Content.htm
This site provides a power point presentation on strategic planning and benchmarking. The outline was developed for a Health Management course at the University. The presentation is well developed and easy to follow.

 Principles of Strategic Management - http://www.csuchico.edu/mgmt/strategy/module1/index.htm
Provides a power point presentation on the Principles of Strategic Management. The site was developed to use with the textbook, Strategic Management: Concepts and Cases by Thompson & Strickland. This site is an excellent site to review the strategic planning process. There are plenty of examples to help the person responsible for heading up the strategic planning process in any business or organization.

 Future Research and the Strategic Planning Process - http://horizon.unc.edu/projects/seminars/futuresresearch/default.asp
The research paper posted on this site provides excellent discussion on the history of strategic planning, how it has evolved, and the importance of strategic planning and how to do strategic planning. The site has diagrams to stress important points. The intent of the paper is to stress the importance of strategic planning in higher education. However the concept is well defined and any organization can benefit from this site

 The Strategic Management Process - www.studystrategy.com
This site suggests a learning model for today's strategists. Web users are able to view online learning modules, download learning modules, and access study guides. Future site developments include both chat rooms and reference links. This site is available for students at the cost of $19.75.

 Bplans.com - www.bplans.com
The quality and quantity of the information provided are outstanding for a small web site. It offers sample business plans as well as the ability to locate any Small Business Association in the country. A live link to experts is available for questions in regards to business details and operations. An international guide for small business questions is available.

Strategic Management Journal - www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0143-2095
This is the official web site of the journal. The journal publishes original material concerned with all aspects of strategic management. It is devoted to the improvement and further development of the theory and practice of strategic management and is designed to appeal to both practicing managers and academics. In the web site, there are instructions for subscription.

Hill & Jones Strategy Text Student Site - www.hmco.com/college/hilljones/sthome.htm
This is the web site for the Hill & Jones Strategic Management textbook. This web page is created for the students. Users can go through the Case Discussion Questions and use these questions to help guide them in analyzing each case. There are text links for Cases and Chapters. Links to the companies highlighted in the cases and the chapters aid students in researching these companies further. It is a useful web site to learn more about strategic management.

 Second Presbyterian Church - http://2preslex.org/LONGRNGE.HTM
Provides details about this church's long range planning.

 Community Policing Consortium: http://www.communitypolicing.org/outline.html
This is a great site offering a full strategic planning document with excellent illustrations and detailed definitions. The site features ten related links and excellent end note references.

 NERA - www.agnr.umd.edu/users/NERA/newplan.html#strategies
Provides the Strategic Plan of Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors for the years 1996-2000. The site is written in a neat order and links for other content are provided for users.

Kansas State University http://www.ksu.edu/provost/planning/

II. Government Strategic Planning Web Sites

Small Business Administration - www.sba.gov/starting/indexbusplans.html
Provides a forty page Business Plan Outline that is outstanding as well as other excellent materials that illustrate strategic planning for a smaller business. Most of the material provided is also relevant for larger businesses.

 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/nsp/toc.htm
Provides excellent narrative on NASA’s strategic management process, especially their external assessment activities. Provides NASA’s entire strategic plan with outstanding narrative and illustration about how to do strategic planning. Any firm can obtain great ideas about strategic planning from this web site. One highlight is the strategic management system roadmap.

 National Institute of Health: http://www.nih.gov/
Provides an internal search engine which queried over 200 documents relating to some form of strategic planning. Good reference site.

 Wyoming Insurance Department Agency – Strategic Plan - http://www.state.wy.us/state/strategy/insurance.html
Provides the complete strategic plan for the Wyoming Insurance Department Agency. The plan is divided for easy access to different parts.

 Internet Nonprofit Center - http://www.nonprofits.org/index.html
This site is sponsored by the Evergreen State Society, a civic organization in Washington State. The site offers two search sites. Provides a strategic planning search engine. There are several good discussions on strategic planning.

Local Technical Assistance Program – Strategic Planning- http://info.lu.farmingdale.edu/depts/met/ind315/strategic.html
This web site contains a short discussion on strategic planning with a diagram showing the concept. The site also contains 9 links to other useful sites for businesses or organizations.

 Bureau of Public Debt - www.publicdebt.treas.gov/oa/oasplan.htm
Provides the Bureau of Public Debt's Strategic Plan. It includes heritage, mission, authority, program goals, strategies, assumptions, achieving our goal, importance of program, goals to annual planning, key external factors for Public Debt operations, and more.

U.S. Census Bureau - www.census.gov/main/www/cbstplan.html
Provides the strategic plan of the Census Bureau. The plan includes an introduction, mission statement, core business, core competencies, definition of target customers and quality, strategic goals and objectives.

 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - www.noaa.gov/str-plan/planCover.html
Users can view the NOAA Strategic Plan and their Vision for 2005. NOAA operates under Department of Commerce and their mission is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and manage wisely the Nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities. Through strategic planning, NOAA evaluates how best to accomplish this mission.can view the NOAA Strategic Plan and their Vision for 2005. NOAA operates under Department of Commerce and their mission is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and manage wisely the Nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities. Through strategic planning, NOAA evaluates how best to accomplish this mission.can view the NOAA Strategic Plan and their Vision for 2005. NOAA operates under Department of Commerce and their mission is to describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, and conserve and manage wisely the Nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable economic opportunities. Through strategic planning, NOAA evaluates how best to accomplish this mission.

PlanWare http://www.planware.org/strategy.htm

Organized Change http://www.organizedchange.com/strthome.htm

III. Consulting Strategic Planning Web Sites

 Strategic Planning Systems - www.checkmateplan.com
Provides CheckMATE, the industry leader in strategic planning software worldwide. This is easy to use software that is Windows based. Twenty-three different industry versions are available. Also provided on this site is a strategic planning video as well as free links to scores for other good sites for gathering strategic planning information.

 Palo Alto Software - www.bizplans.com
Provides a model of the business planning process with excellent narrative as well as seven example business plans from actual firms. This is one of the two best sites available for business planning information. The other is the Small Business Administration web site.

 Center for Strategic Management - www.csmweb.com
Provides strategic management training, seminars, and facilitation services. The site also provides excellent links to other strategic planning academic and government sites.

 Young, Inc. - www.younginc.com
Provides a strategic planning video and some excellent links to strategic planning resources. The focus is mainly for banks but the process is relevant across all industries.

 Strategic Management Group - www.smginc.com
Provides strategic planning seminars, simulations, and training. A demo of their software to help in strategic planning is can be downloaded. Their vision statement in provided.

 Fuld & Company - www.fuld.com
Provides links regarding the importance of gathering information about competitors. This web site offers audio answers to key questions about intelligence systems.

 enTarga Business Planning - http://www.entarga.com/stratplan/index.htm
Provides excellent narrative on the "Benefits of Strategic Planning," "Pitfalls of Strategic Planning," and the "Steps in Doing Strategic Planning."

 Krislyn’s Strictly Business - http://www.krislyn.com/sites.html
This site is great for general business as well as for strategic planning in specific. It has links to job sites, business schools, small businesses and more. Very well designed site with a wealth of useful information.

 Tim Berry’s Business Planning Suggestions - http://www.bplans.com/start.cfm
Provides a step by step process to strategic planning. The site offers information on 11 publications related to planning. It also links the user to 19 small business information centers, 5 online stores, 15 small businesses and 3 customers all providing information about strategic planning.

 BPR online Learning Center - http://www.prosci.com/mod1.htm
Provides online tutorials on strategic planning, benchmarking, and reengineering. This site also offers links to a variety of studies, consulting firms, software and training material information and training centers.

 Bplans.com - http://www.bplans.com/
This site offers over 15 sample small business plans.

Competia.com
This is a subscription web site that offers competitive intelligence information and general strategic planning information.  Cost is $49 to students.

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Lycos - The catalog of the Internet

MetaCrawler

Search.com

WebCrawler

Google.com

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