• JustGetItWorking's G.O.S.P.A Planning Tool (v.1.1)

    "Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude." - Ralph Marston

  • GOSPA Planning is a performance management process that is quick to implement and produces measurable results within weeks.

    GOSPA represents Goals, Objectives, Strategies, Plans and Actions 

    Using the GOSPA process improves communication, control, morale, measurement and performance through a set of simple, easy to implement steps.

    GOSPA gives leadership a structure for planning, change, restructuring, measurement and consistent communication after an initial training period of just a few days.

    By using this performance management consultancy process businesses both large and small can benefit.

  • Now click on the Goal section next to get started..

    • Goals (Step 1of 5) 

    • Goals, of course, set out a statement of intent without naming specific parameters. Where do you want the your team to go? What are you trying to achieve personally?

      Examples:

                   "To be market leader in the sale of Widgets."

                    "To have the most successful sales team."

      "The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks." - Mark Zuckerberg

       
    • Objectives (Step 2 of 5) 

    • The next part of your G.O.S.P.A. involves setting objectives. Every project or venture should involve tangible objectives that team members strive for. 

      All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved. - Sun Tzu

    • Ask your self.. "Do these Objectives help quantify my Goal's? Do they set some combination of time, count, money, or geography?

    • Strategies (Step 3 of 5) 

    • Not surprisingly, developing actual strategies for reaching your goals is also a part of your overall business (or personal) strategy. An objective-specific strategy should lay out exactly how you plan to reach that objective. The entire team should be involved in setting strategy. A brainstorming session with the team will give impressive collaborative results.

    • Plans (Step 4 of 5) 

    • Plans take strategies one step further. You lay out specific steps to put in motion the strategies that will get you closer to your objectives. The best laid plans will fail to get your team off the ground if your critical success factors are not in place. Managing your team starts falling into place during this step and the team understands what must be done to make the magic happen.

    • Actions (Step 5 of 5) 

    • Finally, actions (Tasks) get the proverbial ball rolling. The team takes steps to carry out the plans and reach the objectives that were laid out.

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