1. FABTECH INTERNATIONAL & AWS Welding Show Presented by: Mark Ernst, J.D., President Ernst Enterprises, LLC November 14, 2007 Ernst Enterprises, LLC All rights reserved 1 STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR THE JOB SHOP

2. Strategic Planning Ernst Enterprises, LLC All rights reserved 2 Agenda Define Strategic Planning. Why do a strategic plan? What are the steps to do a strategic plan? Who should be part of developing a strategic plan? How do I develop a strategic plan? How do I implement the strategic plan? How does the strategic plan tie into my business plan? Q & A

3. Strategic Planning Ernst Enterprises, LLC All rights reserved 3 Definition: 1. Strategic planning is an organization’s process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. 2. Strategic planning determines where an organization is going over the next year or more and how it’s going to get there. (Definition 1 by Wikipedia and definition 2 by The Free Management Library.)