The Association for Strategic Planning (ASP, www.strategyplus.org) announces that the application deadline for its Richard Goodman Strategic Planning Award is December 31, 2010, for the 2011 award. The 2011 award will be announced and presented at ASP's annual conference on strategic planning in Dallas, Texas, on March 1, 2011.

ASP's Richard Goodman Strategic Planning Award recognizes distinction in the practice of strategy. Applicants are judged on four criteria: 1.) use of cutting edge methodologies or processes in their strategic planning; 2.) use of a tried and true methodology or a creative application of several methodologies and tools; 3.) a robust performance measurement and management element that links their strategic process, plan and execution; and 4.) improved organizational performance or another desired outcome as a result of the strategic planning effort.

The Richard Goodman Strategic Planning Award builds on the broader purpose of the Association of Strategic Planning (ASP) to enable individuals and organizations to succeed through strategic thinking, planning and action. The award is named after Richard Alan Goodman, an expert in organization strategy and innovation and professor of management at UCLA Anderson School of Management, died of cancer in Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 2004. The purpose of the award is:

• To foster continuing excellence in strategic planning

• To stimulate innovation in the strategic planning process

• To honor organizations at the leading edge of strategic practice

Past award recipients include Sundt Construction, Inc., the TimeLine Theatre Company, US Army ARDEC, the Dubai Municipality, the University of San Francisco, the Chicago Medical School, Countrywide Financial Corporation, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Computer Science Department at the California State Polytechnic University Pomona, QLogic Corporation, Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, and The Townsend Agency. For more information about the Richard Goodman Strategic Planning Award and the application process, contact John McGonagle, Award Committee Chair, via email.

The Association for Strategic Planning (ASP) is the preeminent professional association for those engaged in strategic thinking, planning, and action. ASP currently has members in 40 states and several foreign countries, as well as active chapters operating in 14 metropolitan areas. Several others are currently in formation. The chapters serve the local area with networking and educational programs geared to the subject of strategic planning. For more information about ASP, please contact ASP's Executive Director Janice Laureen at 877-816-2080 or by emailing her at executivedirector@strategyplus.org.