Tools

This section contains a range of tools that can be used to help you to develop your strategy, with practical examples from the world of security. Some are basic, for example a SWOT analysis, whilst others are more complicated such as the Balanced Scorecard. What you select will depend on your skill sets (and access to resources for example of specialist expertise) as well as your requirements.

There are also a range of web based tools available on the internet which you can use to help develop your strategy, including strategic planning software and tools which help you to create strategy maps.

"I would use as many tools as possible; I think they all tend to give you different answers, SWOT, PESTEL. All tools are useful."

Strategic Analysis

Tool	Use
SWOT	It can help you to identify your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
PESTEL	It provides a framework through which to explore the environment in which your organisation functions
RASCI	It helps you to identify roles and responsibilities where there may be duplication or lack of clarity
ACT	This can help you to assess your relationship with the senior level of the organisation and identify what actions you need to take to improve the relationship

Strategy Development

Tool	Use
PORCORO	Can help you decide how to respond by making you think about a number of different questions in order to determine the most appropriate solution
VMOST	A simple framework that can be used to guide you through writing the different sections of the strategy
The Balanced Scorecard	A sophisticated strategic management system
Management Frameworks	Sophisticated business management methodologies which can be used to support strategy development

Templates

Tools	Use
Strategy Template & Guidance	This provides you with a template security strategy to adapt to your own organisation and guidance on how to complete it
Implementation Plan Template	This provides you with a template implementation plan to adapt to your own organisation