Strategic Planning Handbook

A Guide to Creating and Implementing Strategic Plans at Penn State

How to use this handbook

This handbook can be read in any order. Every section provides complete instructions, so some information is repeated. You can read through the entire handbook by clicking the ‘Next’ button at the bottom of the page or jump to a specific step by navigating the table of contents to the left.

The next page is a “quick start guide,” which provides a high-level overview of the entire strategic plan development process and serves as a table of contents with links to sections containing more details.

We hope you find thinking about your organization’s future successes and its place in Penn State an illuminating and useful endeavor. We are happy to provide whatever assistance we can in this work. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact strategicplan@psu.edu.