CRISP

Achieving Your Goal – The CRISP^TM Approach

Create, Research, Identify, Strategise and Plan (CRISP)

A goal without a plan, is just a wish.

Goal: ____________________________________ Why is this goal important? ____________________ Expected Date of Completion _________

Question	Activity	Method/Technique
When you achieve it, what will it look like?	Create an image	Describe the image in detail
What is essential to achieve this goal?	Research/Find outthe critical success factors (CSFs)	Triangulation of data (Use different methods to collect information including referencing laws, standards/best practices, experienced and qualified persons, job vacancy sites, LinkedIn, etc.)
Where are you now?	Identify your current situation	SWOT analysis – What is your current situation as it relates to achieving this goal: Strengths (Internal & helpful) including your uniqueness Weaknesses (Internal & harmful) Opportunities (External & could be helpful) Threats (External & could be harmful)
How will you get there?	Strategise to close the gap	Identify strategies which: maximise your strengths overcome/minimise your weaknesses capitalize/exploit opportunities reduce/avoid threats
What is your plan of action?	Plan your actions	Continuous Improvement/PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle Plan – identify objectives, risks, activities, information and resources Do – execute the plan Check – monitor the execution of the plan including feedback Act – take actions to improve (analyse data, evaluate objectives, review performance, study the best-in-class, plan improvement)