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Strategic Planning

E Activity 2

Go to Governing the States and Localities located at https://www.governing.com. Select News and Topics. Select State or Local. Select and review one article. Be prepared to discuss.

Question 3

"Strategic Planning" Please respond to the following:

Review "Doing the Right Thing" in Chapter 5. Governmental Planning Takes Diverse Forms. A partial list of large-scale governmental planning activities would have to include at least the following: (1) planning for the conservation and use of natural resources, (2) city planning, (3) planning for full employment, (4) planning for personal and family security, (5) planning for agriculture, and (6) planning for the improvement of government organization. Provide one example from the case that addresses one of the five planning activities. Explain the lessons you discovered in this case that could create additional planning activities.

Review "Robin Hood" in Chapter 5. The story stated that the source of revenue (the rich) was dwindling because the rich were avoiding the forest. Robin considered increasing revenue by assessing a fixed transit tax. Recommend a contingency plan to increase revenue that would allow Robin Hood to stay true to his mission. Comment on the use and importance of contingency plans by public administrators. Provide an example to illustrate

Question 4

"Making the Decision" Please respond to the following:

Using the story about Robin Hood, discuss a cost-benefit and cost-effective analysis of the proposed assessment and contingency plan. Justify your rationale.

From the e-Activity, select one of the current events and discuss what method of rational decision making will better serve the public interest(s). Justify your response.

Part  3-1

"Understanding Organizational Structure" Please respond to the following:

Using the agency you selected in the given Assignment, review the current organization and describe its organizational design model.

Using the agency you selected in given Assignment, identify a change that would help the agency to better serve its current mission. State your rationale for redesign.

Part  3-2

"Understanding Implementation" Please respond to the following:

Review "NYPD's Counterterrorism Division" in Chapter 9. Dickey is sharply critical of "the dangerously ill-conceived, mismanaged, and highly militarized global war on terror" and sees the success of the NYPD's counterterrorism program as offering an alternative approach. Recommend one or two actions you would take to implement a different plan from Dickey and / or Kelly.

Review "Problems and Applications in Chapter 9 and respond to scenario 2 about smuggling drugs. Assume that you are on Commissioner Lane's team. Recommend one or two alternatives to the plan described and explain how you will evaluate the success of each recommendation.

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