Tool 1: Checklist of competencies and skills required of a strategic coordinator
Objective: Get the most suitable person to be able to organise and lead the CDS process.
Phase 1: Where are we now?
Tool 2: Stakeholder analysis
Objective: Identify key stakeholders who have an interest in the outcome of a strategy | Analyse them according to levels
Tool 3: Stakeholder coincident and conflict analysis
Objective: Assess the stakeholders’ interest in the city development, in order to identify areas (sectoral fields of urban development spatial
Tool 4: Process planning tool
Objective: Illustrate the main stages of the planning process and highlight the varying levels of effort required.
Tool 6: Communication strategy tool
Objective: Facilitate the planning of the communication process within the CDS.
Tool 7: Mind mapping tool
Objective: Organize and explore ideas in a transparent and participative manner.
Tool 8: PESTL analysis tool
Objective: Identify and assess the external factors that may have an impact on an organization, a plan, or a situation.
Tool 9: Force field analysis tool (FFA)
Objective: Obtain a comprehensive overview of the overall planning context by identifying forces for change (driving forces) and forces against
Tool 10: SWOT analysis
Objective: Examine the internal strengths and weaknesses and the external opportunities for—and threats to—the implementation and improvement of a plan.