NZQA Expiring unit standard
23914 version 3
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Title
Identify strategic options and produce a strategic plan for an
organisation
Level
7
Credits
10
Purpose
People credited with this standard are able to: identify feasible
strategic options and produce a strategic plan for an
organisation.
Classification
Business Operations and Development > Organisational
Direction and Strategy
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is for people who have responsibility for strategic planning for an
organisation.
2
Definitions
Organisation refers to a specific business entity which may be – for profit or non-profit;
in private, public, or voluntary sectors; a business unit, iwi, or other special purpose
body.
A strategic plan may be a documented plan or a statement of strategic intent supported
by a range of plans.
3
This unit standard will be assessed against on the basis of evidence of demonstrated
performance in the workplace.
4
This unit standard is
This unit standard builds on the skills and knowledge of other unit standards relating
expiring
to organisational strategic planning
such as Unit 9732, Demonstrate knowledge of
strategic management concepts for organisational planning and development, Unit
7449, Contribute to organisational strategy development, Unit 7446, Develop,
implement, and review organisational strategies, strategic policies and plans, Unit
7443, Develop and communicate organisational purpose, direction, and values, and
Unit 23912, Conduct an environmental analysis for an organisation. These unit
standards may usefully be assessed against in conjunction with this unit standard.
5
The environmental analysis in Outcome 1 may be the one conducted as part of the
assessment against Unit 23912, Conduct an environmental analysis for an
organisation, or another environmental analysis. The development of this
environmental analysis is not necessary for credit for this unit standard.
NZQA Business and Management
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
23914 version 3
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Identify a strategic option for an organisation.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Proposed goals for the strategic plan are developed in consultation with
stakeholders, in line with stakeholder needs, and with reference to any existing
strategic plan.
1.2
Strategic options are identified through results of environmental analysis that are
consistent with the organisation’s purpose, direction and values.
1.3
Feasibility of options is determined in terms of the ability to meet proposed
organisational goals (developed in performance criterion 1.1), and the most
feasible options are selected for further analysis in consultation with stakeholders.
Range
1.4
feasibility is determined in terms of costs, benefits, risks;
at least two options are selected.
Preferred strategic option is selected and justified in terms of its ability to meet
organisational purpose, direction, and values.
Outcome 2
Produce a strategic plan for the implementation of a strategic option for an organisation.
Evidence requirements
2.1
2.2
2.3
This unit standard is
Strategic plan is documented
and authorised according to organisational
expiring
requirements.
Plan includes the necessary actions, resources, critical outcomes, time scales and
milestones, and contingency planning required to implement the preferred
strategic option determined in Outcome 1.
Strategic plan is communicated to stakeholders in a manner that encourages
understanding, commitment and enthusiasm.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27767 and unit standard 27768.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
NZQA Business and Management
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA Expiring unit standard
23914 version 3
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Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
26 November 2007
31 December 2015
Review
2
20 September 2012
31 December 2015
Rollover
3
16 July 2015
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0113
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is
expiring
NZQA Business and Management
SSB Code 130301
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016