Why Develop a Strategic Plan?

Strategic planning is the process of identifying long-term goals and objectives then determining the best approach for achieving those goals and objectives.  There are many advantages to using this methodology, but in short, strategic planning:

• Requires county leadership to look into the future, providing an opportunity to influence the future;
• Defines the vision and mission of county government and focuses leadership on goals and objectives;
• Provides better awareness of organizational direction, needs and continuity;
• Helps bring all county employees into an integrated service deliver system providing standards of accountability for people, programs and allocated resources.

Please note:  In conjunction with the expansion of the Board of Supervisors from three to five members, Pinal County will begin the development of a new 5 year Strategic Business Plan in 2013.

Pinal County will continue to collect and report performance data for the existing FY 11/12 Countywide Strategic Business plan until the new strategic business plan is developed.