BOCA is a branch-level self-assessment dataset that helps branches identify their strengths, limitations, and challenges across a broad range of organisational capacities. For strategic planning, BOCA is valuable because it brings branch realities into the national strategy process, helping the National Society understand differences across branches, identify common capacity gaps, and ensure that strategic priorities are grounded in local implementation realities. The guideline notes that BOCA can be used as a first step in a branch development process.