Explain the concept of strategic planning in project management.

Explain the concept of strategic planning in project management.
Provide a brief overview of the two selected examples.
Differentiate key factors that characterize the two examples of strategic planning, including discussing whether any strategic frameworks were used.
Evaluate the roles associated with the planning and implementation of each project, with emphasis on how those roles affected strategic planning efforts.
Critique how each example addressed challenges.

Submission Requirements

Your assessment should meet the following requirements:
Written communication: Your writing should clearly identify where each grading criterion or part of the assignment is addressed. Your points must be logical, substantive, and relevant based on the evidence presented. The writing must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.

Grading Criterion:
• Explain the concept of strategic planning in project management.
• Differentiate key factors that characterize the two examples of strategic planning.
• Critique how each example addressed challenges.
• Evaluate the roles associated with the planning and implementation of each project.
• Write content clearly and logically, with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
• Correctly format the paper, citations, and references using APA style.

Readings
Use your Managing Public Sector Projects text to read the following:

Chapter 2, “A Strategic Framework for Public Sector Project Management,” pages 23–40.
Use the Capella library to read the following:
Carley, S., Nicholson-Crotty, S., & Fisher, E. J. (2015). Capacity, guidance, and the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Public Administration Review, 75(1), 113–125.
Verweij, S. (2015). Beyond the ‘government-versus-the-market’ debate: How the complexity sciences should inform policy making. Public Administration Review, 75(4), 625–627.

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