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Region Involvement in the ASCE Strategic Planning Process

Region Involvement in the ASCE Strategic Planning Process. Fall 2007. A. Introductions. Workshop Goals. General understanding of the Society's strategic planning process Feedback on the strategic issues radar screen Actions where regions/sections/ branches can take ownership

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Region Involvement in the ASCE Strategic Planning Process

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  1. Region Involvement in the ASCE Strategic Planning Process Fall 2007

  2. A. Introductions

  3. Workshop Goals • General understanding of the Society's strategic planning process • Feedback on the strategic issues radar screen • Actions where regions/sections/ branches can take ownership • Feedback on workshop

  4. B. Process Overview

  5. ASCE Strategic Planning It’s an ongoing process, not a plan

  6. Identify the important issues facing civil engineering • These issues become the “Radar Screen” • A priority listing of the top 15 issues that: • Will have the greatest impact on the profession; • ASCE can do something about.

  7. Example of Strategic Issue • Years of deferred infrastructure investment and maintenance, and the profession’s limited effectiveness in communicating with public officials regarding infrastructure needs: • a) Place public safety at risk. • b) Hinder the nation’s economic growth and competitiveness.

  8. Identify the important issues facing civil engineering • Which of these are most important for us to deal with now? Prioritize these issues

  9. Identify the important issues facing civil engineering • An “outcome” is a definition of what success looks like Prioritize these issues Determine outcomes for the top priority issues

  10. Identify the important issues facing civil engineering • An “Action Item” is a definable task or activity that helps us achieve the desired outcome Prioritize these issues Determine outcomes for the top priority issues Create action items that get us to the outcomes

  11. Identify the important issues facing civil engineering Prioritize these issues Determine outcomes for the top priority issues Create action items which get us to the outcomes Assign responsibility for the action items and provide a budget

  12. Strategy Sketch • A concise summary of the key elements to a top-priority strategic issue, including: • Strategic issue • Desired Outcomes (targets) • Actions • Guiding Principles (parameters)

  13. It’s an ongoing process . . . • Each year the Board reconsiders the civil engineering and ASCE environment and: • May add and delete strategic issues • May reprioritize the issues • Reviews the actions being taken on last year’s prioritized issues • May initiate new actions

  14. C. Issues Radar Screen

  15. D. Compare Your Issues Radar Screen with the ASCE Board’s List

  16. E. Prioritize the Issues

  17. F. Review Strategy Sketch Action Items—Something to Add, Take Ownership Of?

  18. G. Workshop Evaluation

  19. Thank youfor your participation! Thank youfor your participation!

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