scholarly journals Strategic Planning for the Chinese American Library Association

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-72
Author(s):  
Wenli Gao ◽  
Raymond Pun ◽  
Lian Ruan
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Chinese American ◽  
American Library Association ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Planning Task

This report explored the Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)’s strategic planning process for 2020-2025 during COVID-19. The paper introduced CALA’s mission statement, values, and discussed the importance of the strategic plan. A strategic planning task force was formed to create an opportunity for membership input in virtual town hall meetings and surveys. The authors presented a case study on the process of revising a strategic plan and discussed the implementation phases. The authors also shared the challenges and recommendations in organizing strategic planning for a library association.

scholarly journals Strategic Planning in an Academic Context

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Spencer Smith
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Academic Context ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Vision Statement ◽  
Academic Units

This paper presents a document driven strategic planning process for academic units. Details are provided on the steps in the process that will lead, with a reasonable investment of time and effort, to a quality strategic plan document that incorporates input from all stakeholders. The resulting plan consists of a mission statement, vision statement, goals, objectives and implementation ideas. The specific organization of the elements of the plan and tables for systematically presenting the details on definitions, relationships between components, evaluation criteria and timelines are presented using a template. The proposal for the template approach is motivated by the success of this approach in software engineering practise. The template facilitates producing a document that is complete, consistent, understandable and maintainable. The process and the final product are illustrated using examples from Engineering 1 at McMaster University.

scholarly journals University Community Engagement and the Strategic Planning Process

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Newton Miller
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
User Experience Design ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
The University ◽  
University Community

Objectives- To understand how university libraries are engaging with the university community (students, faculty, campus partners, administration) when working through the strategic planning process. Methods- Literature review and exploratory open-ended survey to members of CAUL (Council of Australian University Librarians), CARL (Canadian Association of Research Libraries), CONZUL (Council of New Zealand University Librarians), and RLUK (Research Libraries UK) who are most directly involved in the strategic planning process at their library. Results- Out of a potential 113 participants from 4 countries, 31 people replied to the survey in total (27%). Libraries most often mentioned the use of regularly-scheduled surveys to inform their strategic planning which helps to truncate the process for some respondents, as opposed to conducting user feedback specifically for the strategic plan process. Other quantitative methods include customer intelligence and library-produced data. Qualitative methods include the use of focus groups, interviews, and user experience/design techniques to help inform the strategic plan. The focus of questions to users tended to fall towards user-focused (with or without library lens), library-focused, trends & vision, and feedback on plan. Conclusions- Combining both quantitative and qualitative methods can help give a fuller picture for librarians working on a strategic plan. Having the university community join the conversation in how the library moves forward is an important but difficult endeavour. Regardless, the university library needs to be adaptive to the rapidly changing environment around it. Having a sense of how other libraries engage with the university community benefits others who are tasked with strategic planning

Factors affecting strategic plan implementation using interpretive structural modeling (ISM)

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 406-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadkarim Bahadori ◽  
Ehsan Teymourzadeh ◽  
Hamidreza Tajik ◽  
Ramin Ravangard ◽  
Mehdi Raadabadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Structural Modeling ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modeling ◽  
Plan Implementation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeStrategic planning is the best tool for managers seeking an informed presence and participation in the market without surrendering to changes. Strategic planning enables managers to achieve their organizational goals and objectives. Hospital goals, such as improving service quality and increasing patient satisfaction cannot be achieved if agreed strategies are not implemented. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting strategic plan implementation in one teaching hospital using interpretive structural modeling (ISM).Design/methodology/approachThe authors used a descriptive study involving experts and senior managers; 16 were selected as the study sample using a purposive sampling method. Data were collected using a questionnaire designed and prepared based on previous studies. Data were analyzed using ISM.FindingsFive main factors affected strategic plan implementation. Although all five variables and factors are top level, “senior manager awareness and participation in the strategic planning process” and “creating and maintaining team participation in the strategic planning process” had maximum drive power. “Organizational structure effects on the strategic planning process” and “Organizational culture effects on the strategic planning process” had maximum dependence power.Practical implicationsIdentifying factors affecting strategic plan implementation is a basis for healthcare quality improvement by analyzing the relationship among factors and overcoming the barriers.Originality/valueThe authors used ISM to analyze the relationship between factors affecting strategic plan implementation.

scholarly journals Institutionalizing Transformative Learning: The Trees, then the Forest, then the Realization

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ed Cunliff ◽  
Jeff King
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Authentic Self ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Central Focus ◽  
Relevant Today ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
The University

The Challenge Finding a sense of authentic self as an institution, a true sense of mission, and the means to live that mission were the central focus of a strategic planning process addressed by the University of Central Oklahoma about fifteen years ago. As the institution grew within a metropolitan-serving mission, the goal to transform students from adolescents to adults and find new potential in their lives led to an exciting journey that is still vibrant and relevant today. Potential Consequences The theoretical base provided within transformative learning has helped students, staff, and faculty align efforts. Description This case study provides replicable processes and specifics that may help others find a clearer path for fulfilling their mission. The study describes how the University of Central Oklahoma’s (UCO’s) transformative learning focus coalesced and became the point of distinction for a UCO education, helping to ensure that all activity supported our mission—helping students learn. Reflection The compelling, lived sense of mission developed from the initial strategic planning process has helped to strengthen the learner-centered culture of the campus while providing a structure that facilitates implementation and assessment.

scholarly journals From the President of RUSA: A New Strategic Plan for RUSA

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Anne M. Houston
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Economic Pressure ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Planning Team ◽  
Strategic Planning Process

In the fall of 2014 the RUSA leadership embarked on a strategic planning process intended to position our organization for strength and growth over the next few years. In beginning of the process we first needed to confront a challenge: that RUSA—like many professional organizations and indeed many ALA divisions—has experienced declining membership since the economic downturn of 2008, which placed economic pressure on librarians and caused many to question whether to continue association memberships, and if so, how many associations our budgets would allow us to join. For many of us, the bottom line is that we must see value in our association memberships, and receive excellent products and services in return for our investment. Recognizing this, the strategic planning team asked what our members most value in RUSA, and how we can strengthen it while minimizing bureaucratic inefficiencies and eliminating activity that does not benefit our members.

METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENT STRATEGIC PLANNING

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1733-1749
Author(s):  
Elmedina Shuajibi ◽  
Miranda Rahmani
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Strategic Plan ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Existing Structure ◽  
Do So ◽  
Strong Agreement

Strategic planning is one of the most challenging and exciting exercises an organization can undertake. Strategic planning allows an organization to make fundamental decisions or choices by taking a long-range view of what it hopes to accomplish and how it will do so. A strategic plan is built on a thorough analysis of the organization’s existing structure, governance, staff, program or service mix, collaborations, and resources (financial, human, technical, and material).There is no one perfect strategic planning process, or model, to use the same way all the time with every organization. Each organization should customize the best approach to suit the culture of its members, the current situation in and around the organization, and the purpose of its planning.This research briefly describes several different models of strategic planning, along with basic guidelines for choosing each. There is no strong agreement among experts in strategic planning as to which approaches are indeed “models” or how each is best implemented. The purpose of this paper is to present different perspectives and options regarding strategic planning to help planners ensure their plans are the most relevant, realistic and flexible.Planners can select the most appropriate model and then modify it to suit the nature and needs of their organization. For example, different organizations might have different names for the different phases and emphasize certain phases more than others in the model.

scholarly journals The relation between the organizational culture and the process of strategic planning: a case study in a North American Company

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-79
Author(s):  
Mauricio Fernandes Pereira ◽  
Juliane Ines Di Francesco Kich
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Real Relationship ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Ski Resort ◽  
Strategic Thought ◽  
Unites States

The present study intends to appraise how the real relationship between organizational culture and process of strategic planning is in practice. Therefore, besides the bibliographical exploratory research, an in loco case study with a ski-resort, in Unites States, was carried. It has been noticed that, for the company in question, it is important the alignment of the strategy with its culture, the definition and clear disclosure of its values, as well as its culture turned to the apprenticement. The strategic thought of its members were fundamental for the efficacy from its Strategic Planning. Moreover, it was estabilished that culture influences the strategic planning process. It also influences the culture. So, the strategic planning is used as a mean of disseminating the culture of the company and for its modification. 

scholarly journals Infusing strategic planning with psychoanalytic insight: an exploratory case study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Gerard ◽  
Seth Allcorn
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Employee Morale ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Exploratory Case Study ◽  
Psychoanalytic Approach

PurposeThis paper aims to demonstrate the value of combining the strategic planning process with psychoanalytically informed interpretation through an exploratory case study.Design/methodology/approachThe authors present their experiences and findings from a consulting engagement that began as a strategic planning assignment and soon evolved into an opportunity to explore unconscious forces inhibiting organizational change. The authors, trained in both areas, chose to infuse the two into a combined process that ultimately benefited the organization and suggested novel ways to think about the common process of strategic planning going forward.FindingsThe organization's strategic planning process was considerably enhanced, and its outcomes sustained, by illuminating the unconscious forces at work, particularly as they pertain to issues of power and authority in a male organizational culture found to have a profound negative influence upon the quality of the work environment and employee morale. Findings suggest that without a psychoanalytically informed approach, strategic planning would have failed to produce sustainable change.Research limitations/implicationsWhile the findings reported are from a single case study, the themes explored are likely shared across multiple organizations. There is, therefore, significant potential in combining strategic planning with a psychoanalytic approach to improve organizational effectiveness and employee morale.Originality/valueAlthough common in organizations, strategic planning is rarely augmented with psychoanalytic insights. This case study is the first of its kind to show how the two interventions may complement each other.

scholarly journals Strategic Planning Process Towards Sustainability: Collective Case Study Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Periyasami Anbarasan
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Collective Case Study ◽  
Strategic Planning Process ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Multiple Case

The study developed a meta-framework for the strategic planning process, which is an inter-dynamic aspect of strategic processing. Furthermore, it follows multiple case study analysis, and panel data regression analysis conducted to validate the study, the limitations and future scope of the research discussed along with the result. The asset of an organization considered as an essential element in sustainable business practices, hence the three predictors taken from asset section of financial statements of case organizations and the results discussed such as cash and cash equivalent is an important factor for practicing sustainability.

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