Personal Strategic Plan Paper
Write a Personal Strategic Plan defined as: “How a person navigates his/her surrounding landscape to achieve his/her objectives. Requires a clear understanding and definition of his/her strengths and competitive advantages.”
Objective: A Personal Strategic Plan
Formatting: none, other than TNR 12pt, 1.5 space, with name, course and date. 7 pages maximum (cover page and executive summary additional).
Executive Summary (1 page)
Personal purpose/mission statement (1page)
Personal vision statement (1 page)
Top 5 personal core values explained (1 page)
Personal SWOT analysis (1 page)
Strategic focus areas (1 page)
Objectives and SMART goals for each focus area (1 page)
Grading Rubric
Your Personal Strategic Plan Paper will be graded based on the following rubric:
Category | Unacceptable (0-1) | Needs Improvement (2-3) | Good (4) | Excellent (5) | Total Possible Points |
Organization (x3) | There is no apparent organization to the paper. It shows some coherence but ideas lack unity. | There is some level of organization though digressions, ambiguities, irrelevance are too many. Transition evident but not used throughout paper. | Paper is coherent and logically organized with transitions used between ideas and paragraphs to create coherence. Overall unity of ideas is present. | Paper shows high degree of attention to logic and reasoning of points. Unity clearly leads the reader to the conclusion and stirs thought regarding the topic. | 15 |
Content (x3) | Paper lacks evidence of critical thinking. Uses superficial, simplistic, or irrelevant reasons and unjustifiable claims. Makes illogical, inconsistent inference. | Paper is primarily opinion without valid support. Little critical thinking is evident. Follows existing evidence to obtain conclusions. | Ideas are logical and reasoned, but demonstrate lesser degree of originality. Follows evidence and reason lead to obtain justifiable, logical conclusion. | Writer develops logical and reasoned independent ideas that go beyond predictable outcomes or the conclusions of researched materials. Follows where evidence and reason lead in order to obtain defensible, thoughtful, logical conclusions or solutions. | 15 |
Grammar & Mechanics(x2) | Sentences are unclear and many grammatical errors in structure make paper virtually unreadable. Spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and vocabulary usage contain major flaws that impede readability. | Most spelling, punctuation, and grammar correct allowing reader to progress through paper. Some errors remain. | Paper has few spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors allowing reader to follow ideas clearly. Very few fragments or run-ons. | Paper is free of distracting spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors; absent of fragments, comma splices, and run-ons. | 5 |
Personal Strategic Plan Paper