ABSTRACT

This chapter covers developing strategies to address problems identified in your assessment to bring about a desired outcome by carrying out the following: Review your desired outcome and your research. Next, review the Force Field Analysis and SWOT analysis that you completed at previous meetings. Brainstorm strategies to accomplish your goals, then select the strategies most likely to help you attain your team’s goal. Be sure to include strategies to reduce forces against change and strengthen forces that drive change. For each strategy, brainstorm all of the steps or tasks necessary to carry out the strategy. Create detailed statements for each strategy including who is responsible, what they will do, and start and end dates. Use these statements to create a project timeline. Make plans to remove obstacles to change. The differences between strategies and tactics are discussed.