Strategic Planning Committee Report

2009 Winter Meeting

Newark Marriott Hotel

7 February 2009

By Gerard A Alphonse for Art Winston, Chair

Committee Members

• Chair, Art Winston• Members (alphabetic order)

– Gerard A Alphonse– Bruce Hecht– Guru Madhavan– Fausto Molinet– Nita Patel– Charles Rubenstein (ex-officio)

Guiding Principle

• Based on the balance between– what must not change – the timeless principles of the Region’s

core purpose and core values – and what changes must be stimulated by future vision – what we

seek to become within a 10-30 year horizon

• Characterized by the articulation of an envisioned future consisting of– Big audacious goals and a vivid description of them – And a vision of what it will be like to achieve the goals

• Must be supported by key stakeholders, and actionable

Region 1 strategy development process to follow IEEE framework

Work Done to Date

• Studied IEEE documents– IEEE Strategic Plan– MGA Plan and VP presentation for regions– EAB document– Elements of reports to BOD November 2008 meeting

• Enrolled assistance of BOD consultant Jean Frankel to craft a survey that is appropriate to Region 1

Elements of Survey

• What is going on in your section – the challenges (4 questions)

• On the horizon: 5-10 year trends in the future (6)• Region 1 core ideology – Purpose and values (5)• Envisioned future for Region - 10+ year vision (2)• Focus on desired outcome for 3-5 years (2)• Region 1 today – SWOT analysis (3)• Final comments (1)

23 questions in 7 categories14-32 responses per question ~ 420 in total

Example of Category Details – The Four Questions in “What is Going on in Your Section?”

• What's working well in your section today?– 32 responses

• What's not working well for your section today?– 20 responses

• What do you think are the challenges that your section will face in the next 1-2 years?– 24 responses

• How could Region 1 help your section to be better prepared for these challenges?– 22 responses

Current Activities in Progress

• Reviewed responses and highlighted important ones

• Telecon in Dec 08 to study them and figure out how to deal with all this data– Sort and condense, fill gaps in responses

• Action agreed upon– Each SPC member to independently select a handful of

responses deemed suitable for Strategic plan and submit to Chair and group

– Possibly hold another telecon for further review and sketch a strategic plan

– This action is in progress

What is Next

• Work out content of a preliminary strategic plan– Mission statement– Region 1 Core values– Big Audacious Goals 10+year– 3-5 Year Goals

• Draft outline for a preliminary report to BOG

• The Report is to be a living document, a work in progress to be continually refined and updated