Strategic planning and KPIs are powerful tools for achieving sustainable business success. Strategic business planning is the process through which corporate executives devise a strategy to fulfill the company’s main purpose. First, the business owners state the main purpose or objective that the company is meant to achieve – mission and vision statements are written down to set the company’s overall direction and philosophy. This is followed by an analysis of the company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, competitors, collaborators and target consumers. Then long-term strategic goals or objectives are set for the entire company and its major divisions. Finally, short-term tactics are formulated to achieve these corporate objectives.

An effective planning process will enable business owners to take charge of their company’s future and focus on the most important factors that deliver outstanding performance. The performance of the business can be effectively monitored and improved through the use of appropriate KPIs. In this post, we will be discussing the process of creating strategic business plans and KPIs that will produce the desired business growth and success.

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