Module 3 Plans Programs and Policies of Coops
Module 3 Plans Programs and Policies of Coops
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The manager is
action and tactic
oriented in running
the day-to-day
operations in
response to the goals
and objectives set by
the board.
▪ Provides the bridge to take us from where we are to
where we want to go;
▪ Is a rational approach to achieving pre-selected
objectives- based on innovation, knowledge and
purpose;
▪ Decision making in choosing the best from
alternative courses of action and is integral to
planning;
▪ Encourage thrift and savings mobilization;
▪ Generate funds and extend credit;
▪ Encourage systematic production and marketing;
▪ Provide goods and services and other requirements;
▪ Develop expertise and skills among members;
▪ Acquire land and provide housing benefits
▪ Insure against losses pf members;
▪ Establish, own, lease or operate cooperative banks,
wholesale and retail complexes, insurance and
agricultural/industrial processing enterprises and
public markets;
▪ Coordinate and facilitate activities of cooperatives;
▪ Advocate for the cause of the cooperative
movement
▪ Ensure viability of cooperatives through utilization
of new technologies;
▪ Encourage and promote self-help or self-
employment as an engine for economic growth and
poverty alleviation; and
▪ Undertake any and all activities for efficient and
effective implementation of the provisions.
It is a systematic planning process
involving a number of steps that identify
the current status of the association,
including its vision for the future, mission,
operating values, needs (strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats),
goals, prioritized actions and strategies,
action plans, and monitoring plans.
a step by- where you how you
Step determination want to wish to
of where you are go get
there when you
want to
arrive
who will how much
do you are willing
the to pay
work
VISION
STRATEGY FORMULATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MISSION
ANALYSIS
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
OBJECTIVES
EXTERNAL
STRATEGIES
• OPPORTUNITIES
• STRENGHTS PROCEDURES
• WEAKNESSES BUDGET
F E E D B A C K PERFORMANCE
(from Professional Practices in Association Management, John B. Cox, CAE, Editor,
American Society of Association Executives, 1997)
4. Short and simple. Plans that are more like a book will sit
on a shelf. Keep it focused on the most important things to
accomplish.
5. A unit, not a menu. A useful plan is not a wish book.
Everything in the plan needs to be accomplished.
1) future oriented,
2) broad,
3) measurable,
4) action oriented (the goal statement must have a verb
in it) and
5) the outcome must be specified. goals should be well
advertised to the membership and the cooperative’s
customers.
Stretching Realistic
The most helpful objectives have the following characteristics:
M- Measurable quantifiable
A- Achievable realistic
Overall CEO
Objectives &
Key result areas.
Division Division
Divisional objectives
Head Head
Product X Product Y
Departmental objectives
Sales and Production
Mktg. Dept. Dept.
Individual objectives
Sales Sales
Manager Manager
Mission
Top-down
Approach Overall
Objectives &
Key result areas.
Bottom-up
Divisional objectives Response:
The result
Departmental objectives
Individual objectives
▪ fairness
▪ honesty
▪ concern for others
▪ commitment
▪ desire for
▪ excellence
The cooperative principles
cumulatively are the lifeblood of Democracy
the movement. Derived from the
values: democracy, equality and
equity, self-help and self
responsibility and solidarity have Solidarity
Equality
and
been infused the movement Equity
from its beginnings, they shape
the structures and determine
the attitudes that provide the Self-help
movement’s distinctive Self-responsibility
perspectives.