STRATEGIC PLANNING – OPTIMISING THE PLANNING PROCESS
Join Charlene Harvey as she explores how to design a robust planning process that will support your strategic planning. We know the pace of change, growing stakeholder expectations and limited budgets, make strategic planning more difficult than ever. This is why a planning process that adds value to your organisation’s forecasting, strategic goals, and resourcing is essential.
Join the discussion
Charlene will discuss some of the key elements to consider when designing or involved in planning processes. She will cover topics such as:
- Common pitfalls
- Options for optimising the planning process
- The outcomes of a robust planning process.
Together we can share ideas and experiences that will help us all improve our planning for the year ahead.
What others have said
“Easy to follow with a clear process outlined. Was good to hear how you create a strategy based on reducing rather than just growth.” – Gabriela, Principal Strategy Planner
About the Experts
Charlene Harvey is an innovative strategic thinker who is driven to make a difference. She brings 20 years of experience in the public sector, most recently as part of Inland Revenue’s Business Transformation Programme. She brings her experience in strategic planning, business model design and implementation, change management, and bringing customer centricity into a regulatory environment. Charlene enjoys building productive, trusted relationships to optimise and evolve how organisations operate.
Downloadable Resource
Allen + Clarke Guide to Strategic Planning
Get our expert tips to optimise your planning process, ensuring you deliver a great strategic plan.Coming up
WEBINAR | Survey Success Secrets: Responses + Answers + Insights
Date: Thursday 25 September 2025 | 12:10-12:55 p.m. NZST | 10:10-10:55 a.m. AEST
Months of planning and thousands spent, but what you get are dismal response rates, and survey questions that are of no help or are too complicated when you come to write them up. Sound familiar?
Whether you're running satisfaction surveys, evaluating the impact of your work, or gathering insights for complex policy consultations, the same fundamental mistakes typically keep organisations from getting information they can use.
Join Allen + Clarke's survey experts as they reveal the tips & tricks that transform data mud-puddles into decision-making goldmines. We'll share eight of our best tips to maximise response rates and give unambiguous insights for you to act on.
