The strategy development is just the first step

Recently developing its own strategy has become a bon ton, a kind of fashion, for a hromada. But in the near future it can become a hromada standard, established by law.

However, unfortunately, the “proper” process of the strategy development having been stuck to, the resulting document proves to be non-activated and referred to only when there is need to claim, “We also have a strategy!”

A reason for it is the formality of the approach, lacking the strategy development sense understanding and steps necessary for it. It is a kind of philosophy Myroslav Koshelyuk, an independent expert wants to share with you in the material.

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