Minimum Requirements

*6 academic sentences

*2 scholarly sources per paragraph

*Total of at least 350 words

*References cited in text and at the end

No books can be used, only current scholarly journals (past 5 to 7 years) that are labelled academic, peer-reviewed, or refereed journals. To receive credit for this discussion, all references must align with in-text citations and be complete with all information (i.e., authors, date, title, source) to include the DOI or the URL. This will help faculty retrieve the source to determine if the source meets the requirements of the submission. Each paragraph must have at least 5 to 6 academic sentences with at least 2 or more current scholarly sources (past 5 to 7 years). Review the rubric below.

Directions for this discussion which will be in TWO PARTS:

For this discussion, you will place the heading of Part 1 and Part 2 separately so your faculty member and colleagues can easily follow your content.

PART 1

You will research for at least two (2) reasons why strategic planning could be beneficial to any organization with supporting evidence.

PART 2

In addition, you will research and explain the importance of identifying a potential gap in an organization. This is needed to assess the present and future position of an organization and possible future objectives to include developing an action plan. You will explain your thoughts in first person of possible gaps that are present in the organization of your choice.

IMPORTANT: You will need at least one in-depth academic paragraph for the importance of strategic planning (Part 1) and at least one in-depth academic paragraph for identifying the potential gap (Part 2). Each paragraph must meet the required academic sentence format and amount of current scholarly articles as listed above.

No generative artificial intelligence can be used as sources for discussions to include no use of Grammarly or any other platform that modifies and content and sources. 

No Secondary Sources, No Direct Quotes, No Bullets, No Abbreviations, No Acronyms, and No Contractions allowed . . . your full interpretation of the content and in an academic sentence/paragraph format (i.e., at least 5 to 6 sentences per paragraph). Your response should be a minimum of 350 words and should address each of the questions presented.