SADC Polic y for Strategy Development, Planning, M onitoring and Evaluation 4.0  CONSOLIDATING INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, PLANNING, MONITORING AND EVALUATION 14. Strategy development, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation functions in SADC will work through iterative learning cycles whereby the organisation will: i) Interpret the opportunities and threats presented by changing circumstances in order to set priorities (strategy development); ii) D  etermine the best way of achieving realistic targets within a specific timeframe given its available resources (planning); iii) E stablish the necessary control mechanisms to provide evidencebased feedback on implementation to advance the organisation’s objectives (monitoring); and iv) C  onduct investigations on whether the activities effectively contribute to the over-arching goals and to identify key success factors (evaluation) in order to inform the eventual adjustment to priorities (strategy review) 15. The process will also inform other important process, including interalia: i) Resource mobilization and its allocation; ii) Performance agreements of Executives and Directors; iii) The SADC Procurement Plan; andAn appropriate Management Infor- mation System 4.1 Strategy Development 16. The RISDP/SIPO shall provide the long–term strategic orientation and development perspective for the SADC regional integration and cooperation agenda and shall be regularly reviewed in accordance 11