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Hinton, K. E. (2012). A practical guide to strategic planning in higher education. Society for College and University Planning.
Once again you will read from the seminal article by Hinton, pages 23-32. The first section discusses the importance of exploring the institutions’ culture as it relates to strategic planning. The second section describes three levels of planning: strategic, operational and tactical.

Sull, D. & Sull, C. (2018) With goals, FAST beats SMART. MIT Sloan Management Review
The authors of this article describe a framework to set goals that involve all the university stakeholders in the process rather than a long-standing traditional approach.

King, M. (2023). 3 exceptional examples of strategic planning in higher education. ENVISIO.
The author briefly shares the strategic goals and objectives of three universities as a model for other institutions.

Eckel, P. & Trower, C. (2019). Stop planning. Inside Higher Education.
The authors emphasize the importance of developing good strategies rather than focusing on lofty plans.

Eckel, P. & Trower, C. (2019). Stop planning.Inside Higher Education
This blog briefly identifies foundational elements for successful strategic plan implementation.

On Strategy/Virtual Strategist (2021). What are Strategic Objectives? [Video]. YouTube.
This video describes how to write strategic objectives.

On Strategy/Virtual Strategist (2021). What’s the difference between OKRs and KPIs? [Video]. YouTube.
This video defines and gives examples of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).