APPENDIX A: SELF-ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE

_____ Have you developed a clear sense of direction or mission?
_____ Have you clearly defined the nature of your business?
_____ Do you have a clear philosophy for conducting your business affairs?
_____ Are your business goals obtainable?
_____ Are your objectives logically related in a hierarchy that will lead to goal achievement?
_____ Are your objectives clear,, measurable and tied to goal achievement?
_____ Do you periodically reevaluate your objectives to be sure they have not grown obsolete?
_____ Have you developed a logical and planned approach for collecting data on your environment?
_____ Are data stored or filed in ways that allow easy retrieval of useful information?
_____ Are reports produced that are seldom or never used?
_____ Do you periodically review your information system to make certain it is useful and up-to-date?
_____ Can you list four or five key strengths of your business?
_____ Are you aware of key weaknesses in your business?
_____ In developing your final strategy, did you consider three or four possible alternatives?
_____ Are you involving your employees in planning decisions?
_____ Did you take time to communicate the final plan to employees and deal with their concerns?
_____ Is your timetable for implementation of the plan realistic?
_____ Have you scheduled definite checkpoints for assessing progress toward goals?
_____ Have you developed effective ways of measuring progress?