Measure What Matters: Strategic Planning on a Shoestring Budget
(Room 615-616)
09 Sep 19
2:00 PM
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2:50 PM
Tracks:
Leadership, Prof Development, Workforce Solutions
Many agencies know they need a strategic plan, but don't have the budget to hire a consultant or facilitator. Discover how to do-it-yourself with a solid, simple process and lots of help from the team. Start with the biggest problems facing the community for which the agency is responsible and determine what to do about them. This is not an operations plan, but a strategic one. The result is a plan that is written by the team, understood by the team, used by the team, and owned by the team. This makes for a more realistic plan that doesn't just sit on the shelf. The City of Des Moines, Iowa, crafted a strategic plan in 2018. Through a combination of brainstorming and multi-voting, the team collaboratively crafted the mission, vision, and values statements. They identified the top issues the community could face in the next few years, asking, “What will punch us in the face in five years if we don't do something about it now?” “What is too high that must be reduced?” “What is too low that must be increased?” “What is acceptable and must be maintained?” Goals, objectives, and strategies all fall-out from the answers to those questions.