Strategic Planning & Budgeting

Criteria Possible Points

The paper identified and defined a mission statement with a goal to promote the outward

expression of what the agency stands for. A thoughtful and realistic vision for the agency was

developed in alignment with the mission statement

10

Paper identified correctly one Strength, one Weakness, one Opportunity, and one

Challenge/Threat for the organization and what factors contributed to this decision 20

The paper correctly articulated a strategic question for each of the SWOT components

(Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat) 10

Paper correctly applied 3 major proposals for implementation to answer 2 of the SWOT

components 20

Paper operationalized the issues of the 2 SWOT components correctly and gave realistic

breakdowns for associated costs for implementation 20

Paper must correctly express the desired expectation for each of the action items sets (not each

item) in a brief bulleted fashion to ensure performance measurement 10

Paper demonstrated that you understood the concepts and correctly applied them to the

paper’s criteria 5

Quality of writing (correct spell, grammar, concise word choice, and, where appropriate, correct

citations) 5

Total 100

Final Paper Rubric PSHS 6250—Strategic Budgeting and Planning