PLANNINGand STRATEGY
Planning and Strategy : Planning can be defined as the process of setting goals, defining strategies, and allocating resources to achieve those goals; while strategy is the set of decisions and actions that are taken to achieve a particular goal or objective. In other words, strategy provides the framework for planning.
City Insight’s planning work typically involves the following steps:
- Setting goals and objectives: Identifying the desired outcomes and defining specific targets or objectives that need to be achieved.
2. Conducting a situational analysis: Analysing the current situation and identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
3. Developing strategies and action plans: Based on the situational analysis, strategies are developed to achieve the goals and objectives. Action plans are then developed to implement the strategies.
4. Allocating resources: Resources such as finances, personnel, and equipment are allocated to the action plans.
5. Monitoring and evaluation: Progress is monitored and evaluated regularly to ensure that the desired outcomes are being achieved, and to make any necessary adjustments to the plans.
OURPROJECTSHAVE INCLUDED
Assisting the Greater Port Harcourt Authority in Nigeria to meet and overcome the developmental challenges in building and reorganizing the environment to serve the community of Greater Port Harcourt and the Rivers State.
Managing and facilitating strategic planning workshops for councillors and senior management from the Waterberg District Council and its local municipalities in order to understand the context and trends for the Waterberg district, report on the term in office, and prepare for the new term of office.
An assessment of current approaches towards Integrated Spatial Planning and Economic Development in Secondary Cities in South Africa for the World Bank. This was a pilot project to understand integrated planning processes in secondary cities and propose a planning model or toolkit that can be used as a framework by these cities to achieve desired spatial outcomes and unlock social and economic potential.
Research on the state of planning in national and provincial spheres of government in South Africa.
Development of a City Development Strategy for Msunduzi.
A diagnostic assessment of institutional planning across national provincial government and entities for the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME).
Scenario planning for the Gauteng Premier’s Department.
Assessment of metropolitan plans for metropolitan municipalities in South Africa.
Drafting new IDP Guidelines for COGTA.
