What Are the Challenges Facing Strategic Planners?
business report image by Christopher Hall from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/gb/s1/challenges-facing-strategic-planners_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Strategic planners often face difficulties in obtaining the information needed for reporting. Strategic planners strive to guide an organization’s prosperity. Businesses hire these professionals internally or as consultants. Strategic planners research and conduct multiple analyses of a company’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This four-step analysis is referred to as a SWOT analysis. Strategic planners often run into challenges obtaining all the information that is needed to compile an accurate report. Lack of Information Strategic planners often face challenges in obtaining the right information to prepare an effective report. Collecting data from competitors for comparison creates problems because competitors guard resea