The four elements of a strategic plan

Every ministry needs clarity about where it's going and why, and what matters most now. In this section, you'll work through four questions that will turn your existing strategic plan into an accessible one-page document that gives you practical direction for the future.

Let’s get to work.

A useful one-page strategic plan usually contains four elements.

• Why do we exist?
• What matters most to enable us to fulfil our mission?
• What are our targets for each priority?
• What will we do this year?

Let’s define those now.