Strategic planning helps organizations figure out where they want to go and how to get there. It involves setting goals, priorities, and strategies, and then measuring success. The process starts with analyzing the environment to identify key factors that will impact the organization. This is followed by setting a direction, implementing strategies, and evaluating their effectiveness. The end goal is to create a strategic plan that outlines goals and activities needed to achieve desired outcomes. This plan includes a vision, mission, values, policies, goals, and strategies. The methodological approach involves defining mission and vision, analyzing the environment, conducting a SWOT analysis, setting policies and values, determining strategies, and setting goals to achieve them.