Strategic planning in local administrations: Examination of samples of Yozgat Municipalities

In today's world, there are intense, rapid and radical changes in every field. These changes affect management area and force them to be prepared for these changes and developments. The process of rapid and interactive change in the social, sociocultural, political and economic fields has brought to the agenda the rapid decision making and implementation of enterprises, a more dynamic management structure and flexible planning and management processes. In our analysis and study, strategic planning and strategic management concepts in local administrations are discussed. The concept of strategic planning is rapidly increasing in order to be the closest management unit to the citizen, to determine the needs of the local and to minimize the problems arising from the use and distribution of scarce resources in spite of endless human needs. The study consists of four parts. In the first chapter, the concepts of strategy, planning and strategic planning are explained. In the second part, the strategic planning process is given in the scope of the strategic plan preparation guide. In the third chapter, the concepts of strategic planning in local governments and local governments are explained. In the fourth chapter, Yozgat Municipalities Sample in Strategic Planning in Local Administrations is analyzed and interpreted in detail within the framework of the survey.