An Overview of Strategic Governance.
Developing the plan and team.
Program Manager's guide to implementing strategic governance.
Executive, Town Administrator/managers guide to strategic governance.
Department Heads' guide to strategic governance.
Print and social media communications materials (for public education and engagement).
Clarifying board and administration roles in strategic governance (role negotiation and decision mapping).

A value-based approach to historical analysis (detailing and assessing past efforts, outcomes and spending).
Identify and compile relevant historical data.
Resident interview and focus group materials.
Environmental Scan (assessing trends likely to affect government, schools, or the community as a whole).
Create key dashboards by department.

Clarify mission/values
Dynamic SWOT Analysis (using organizational strengths and external opportunities to overcome internal weaknesses and external threats.
Visioning workshop materials and facilitator's guide.
Prioritized Goals/Outcomes Worksheets (establishing resident-centered outcomes).
Develop Strategic Goals and Initiatives (defining efforts and costs necessary to achieve key outcomes).
Financial Planning & Trade-Off Analysis (defining the financial impact of various priorities).
Design Vision Dashboards -- Visualizing an organization's past, present, and future outcomes.

Develop strategic/operational plans and budgets with dashboards.
Design monitoring/reporting process and timetable.
Create and publicly present the proposed strategic plan.
Presentation and Report Templates -- Communicating effectively with key audiences.
Revise goals/activities annually or as needed to account for unanticipated changes/impacts.

(A 2019 New Hampshire Municipal Association Annual Conference presentation)

(A 2018 New Hampshire Municipal Association Annual Conference presentation)

(A 2017 New Hampshire Municipal Association's Annual Conference presentation)

resource materials