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How to guide
An operational plan is the yearly business plan for the group. It has a more immediate focus than the long-term outlook of the strategic plan and is more specific about:
- the actions your group will take towards your goals for the year
- who is responsible
- how long it will take to achieve your goals or finish your project
- what resources you need
- the progress you are making
An operational plan also makes it easier to draw up regular progress reports for your management committee or board.
How to develop an operational plan
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To develop an operational plan:
On some sheets of paper or whiteboard, draw up various templates as follows:
Operational Plan Template
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Operational Plan for __________________________________
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MISSION STATEMENT:
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Goal/(Intermediate Outcome):
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Actions/Activities
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Responsibility (who?) |
Completion date (when?)
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Key target / key performance indicator
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Resource requirements |
Monitoring/Update |
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- Record your Mission Statement in the top box.
- Record your Goals in the second box. Use a separate sheet for each goal.
- List the main activities and action steps in the first column.
- State who is responsible in the second column.
- State when this task should be completed in the third column.
- This column indicates how you will measure how well you achieved the goal.
- List what resources are required in the fifth column.
- Use the last column to keep track of the progress you are making.
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