Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning

A tool for improvementA tool for improvement

Strategic PlanningStrategic PlanningLEADLEAD

►PanelistsPanelists Dr. Katie Hope, Department of NursingDr. Katie Hope, Department of Nursing Dr. Sue George, Department of Early Dr. Sue George, Department of Early

Childhood Childhood and Family Developmentand Family Development Dr. Carey Adams, Department of Dr. Carey Adams, Department of

CommunicationCommunication

►Organizer Organizer Dr. Bill Cheek, Office of the Provost, with Dr. Bill Cheek, Office of the Provost, with

assistance from Dr. Roger Sell, ADCassistance from Dr. Roger Sell, ADC

What is Strategic Planning?What is Strategic Planning?

►Strategic planning is a tool used to Strategic planning is a tool used to help any organization - including help any organization - including academic departments - do a better academic departments - do a better jobjob Teaching and student learning; research Teaching and student learning; research

and scholarly activity; serviceand scholarly activity; service Managing personnel and resourcesManaging personnel and resources

►A process to help all members of the A process to help all members of the organization focus on the same goalsorganization focus on the same goals

Strategic Planning and Strategic Planning and Long-Range PlanningLong-Range Planning

►Should be based on long-range visionShould be based on long-range vision Department, College, UniversityDepartment, College, University

►Strategic plan helps guide your Strategic plan helps guide your department over the next year or two department over the next year or two May be for longer time frame but usually May be for longer time frame but usually

one to two yearsone to two years Also helps you determine if you got to Also helps you determine if you got to

where it is you want to gowhere it is you want to go

Strategic Planning and Strategic Planning and Long-Range PlanningLong-Range Planning

►Long-range planning assumes Long-range planning assumes reliability and stability of current reliability and stability of current knowledge in meeting long-range goalsknowledge in meeting long-range goals

►Strategic planning assumes your Strategic planning assumes your department must respond to department must respond to changeability and unpredictability changeability and unpredictability

►How will your department best use its How will your department best use its resources in a changing environment?resources in a changing environment?

Strategic Planning and Strategic Planning and Academic Program ReviewAcademic Program Review

►A Strategic Plan is a major activity in A Strategic Plan is a major activity in your department’s academic program your department’s academic program reviewreview

►Major Sections of Academic Program Major Sections of Academic Program ReviewReview Strategic PlanStrategic Plan Annual ReviewAnnual Review Periodic ReviewPeriodic Review

Format for panel discussionFormat for panel discussion

►Brief overview of strategic planning Brief overview of strategic planning process in the three departments process in the three departments

►Benefits to the departmentsBenefits to the departments

►Challenges in doing strategic planningChallenges in doing strategic planning

►Questions and discussionQuestions and discussion

Benefits of Strategic PlanningBenefits of Strategic Planning

►……and, perhaps, a few challengesand, perhaps, a few challenges

►PanelistsPanelists Dr. Katie Hope, Department of NursingDr. Katie Hope, Department of Nursing Dr. Sue George, Department of Early Dr. Sue George, Department of Early

Childhood Childhood and Family Developmentand Family Development Dr. Carey Adams, Department of Dr. Carey Adams, Department of

CommunicationCommunication

Strategic PlanningStrategic PlanningSuggested Elements and FormatSuggested Elements and Format►No perfect format, no absolute set of No perfect format, no absolute set of

elements includedelements included

►There are some minimums to be There are some minimums to be included included

►There are preferred formatsThere are preferred formats

Strategic PlanningStrategic PlanningSuggested Elements and FormatSuggested Elements and Format►As outlined in program review documentAs outlined in program review document

Mission StatementMission Statement Departmental AssessmentDepartmental Assessment

►Environmental scan orEnvironmental scan or►SWOTSWOT

Strengths (internal)Strengths (internal) Weaknesses (internal)Weaknesses (internal) Opportunities (external)Opportunities (external) Threats (external)Threats (external)

Strategic PlanningStrategic PlanningSuggested Elements and FormatSuggested Elements and Format

Departmental goals and prioritiesDepartmental goals and priorities►Expected outcomesExpected outcomes►How progress will be measuredHow progress will be measured►Who is responsibleWho is responsible

Implementation or action planImplementation or action plan►TimelineTimeline►How resources will be allocatedHow resources will be allocated

SummarySummary

► Importance of involving stakeholdersImportance of involving stakeholders faculty, students, staff, advisory groups, faculty, students, staff, advisory groups,

publicpublic

►Strategic planning provides for Strategic planning provides for measuring performance in meeting measuring performance in meeting stated goalsstated goals

► Importance of using strategic planning Importance of using strategic planning in resource and budget issuesin resource and budget issues

► Is continuing - not periodicIs continuing - not periodic