• Where are we going (goals)?

• What do we want (objectives)?

• How will we know when we have it?

• Where, when and with whom do we want to work?

• Where will it work?

• What obstacles do we face?

• What resources, including financial, do we have?

• What resources, including financial, do we need?

• What is the first, then subsequent steps and activities?

• Did we do what we said we would (evaluation)?

Community How to Guide Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2001