Validating the Strategy

• Explain how strategic planning can provide a sense of direction and help in the development of measurable goals.
• Analyze your strategy using the following validation tools. (Provide the notes for each analysis in the Appendix of your document.)
• Strategy map for your selected organization
• PEST analysis
• Five forces analysis
• Key success factor analysis
• Stakeholder analysis
• Synthesize the results of the analyses you performed using the validation tools in the narrative section of your playbook.