Goals and objectives: Be clear about goals, objectives and action plan that should be directed specifically at achieving each objective.
The training program had positive effects on the teams' abilities to develop their hospital's mission and vision, strategic objectives, and action plan as learning outcomes.
The reviewers used a specific questionnaire comprising 37 questions, organized in four parts following the hospital's mission and vision and its objectives and action plan [ 36, 39].
Cronbach's alpha was used to estimate the internal consistency of questions that comprised several items, such as those regarding technical skills in the SWOT analysis, SMART objectives, and action plan.
A stepwise multiple linear regression analysis was applied to determine predictors of quality of the Strategic Plans developed by the managerial teams (hospital mission, vision, strategic SMART objectives, and action plan).
The four regression models used showed that the training program had positive effects (p < 0.001) on the ability to formulate a Strategic Plan comprising the hospital mission, vision, strategic objectives, and action plan.
Positive effects of the independent components on learning outcomes, i.e., mission and vision, SMART objectives, and action plan, indicated that the extensive discussions initiated between the members of the managerial teams led to improved operation, even though their approach has not yet been formalized optimally.
These new variables, i.e., the principal components, were used as independent variables in the subsequent regression analysis to determine predictors of learning outcomes (Table 8).>> The four regression models, hospital mission, vision, SMART objectives, and action plan, as outcome dimensions were significant.
Leadership development [ 6] implies that a Strategic Plan should be in place, with the organization's mission, vision, strategic objectives, and action plans aimed at achieving these objectives [ 7].
Overall, most freight strategies identified have a vision and status (of urban freight within a given geographical area) specified by several objectives followed by measures targeting these objectives, while the action plan provides detailed links between the selected measures and the identified objectives in each area [37].
