Question

Are strategic plans an act of futility, or a real tool? Can government act like a business? Who decides on the vision or direction of the community?

Answer 1

Firstly, let's understand what is Strategic Plan or Planning:

• Strategic plan is a tool used to formulate day to day operational strategies to gain a competitive advantage. It is a process of creating sub plans for achievement of organizational goals.
• It is a planning process that focuses on setting up priorities, allocation of resources, management of day to day activities, plans futuristic activities, etc. in such a way which guides & takes organization to move towards the success & can be carried out from daily basis to long run depending upon the company's vision.
• Strategic planning is all about analysis & focuses on “how”.
• For example:- Strategic plans are used by the government to implement various benefit plans/schemes for the welfare of people.

Strategic plans act as a real tool that helps the organization to achieve its goal using a proper formulated path. Strategic plan is a tool that helps the individual to follow a proper path to reach the goal in a planned manner. It helps the individual, organization, community, or government to analyze every single aspect of a project by focusing on ''how'' questions before starting any project. Planning is a tool that enhances the probability of success of a project & strategic plan is like icing to this.

Yes, the government can act like a business, but its scope & view for benefit are vaster than the normal business. Government cannot be a business, but yes, it can act like a business in some cases when needed to set direction for the benefit of its people. Business runs for personal benefit but, the government runs for the benefit of its people. For example: Government sets various organizations or institutions which provide free education or health services to the people either at lower price or at no cost.

Yes, the government decides on a vision or setting the direction for the community. People gave command to the government individual's to set direction for the society for its welfare. The recent example is where the government setting up vision or guidelines for the welfare of the community during the COVID-19 situation. Government established various measures & guidelines to protect the people from COVID-19. It is responsibility of the government to look after the health of its people. It requires vision, strategic plan & strategic implementation activities to protect people from this pandemic.

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