Saint Martin's University is embarking on a new strategic plan to guide the institution for the next three years. AIP Team members may access the Strategic Plan SharePoint site . You will need to login using your Saint Martin's credentials.
What is Strategic Planning?
According to Harvard Business School, strategic planning is the ongoing organizational process of using available knowledge to document an organization's intended direction.
This process is used to:
- Prioritize efforts,
- Effectively allocate resources,
- Align shareholders and employees on the organization成人抖音goals, and
- Ensure those goals are backed by data and sound reasoning.
With this definition in mind, our Strategic Plan will define our three-year strategies to advance 成人抖音 by pursuing our highest priorities and well-defined goals between July 2023 and June 2026.
What is different about this Strategic Planning Process?
We are implementing a proven process for Strategic Planning that is adapted from the method of planning. The method is rooted in Lean-based thinking, which takes into account the internal and external factors impacting Saint Martin成人抖音and emphasizes a continuous improvement mindset. Below is a list of attributes that this method provides:
- Agile 鈥 follows a Lean-based process that includes an annual reflection and refinements; the Plan is a living document
- Inclusive 鈥 offers opportunities for insights and ideas to be shared from all members of the community; Provides professional development opportunities for those seeking to expand their project management and leadership experience
- Measurable 鈥 requires clearly defined project leaders, deliverables, resources, metrics and due dates
- Transparent 鈥 provides monthly Annual Improvement Project (AIP) progress updates (scorecards) and quarterly Strategy Reviews presented to the Board of Trustees
- Integrated 鈥 aligns with our operating framework, budgets and available resources
Who will be involved in Strategic Planning?
Everyone in our community will have an opportunity to contribute to the Strategic Planning Process because it emphasizes the 鈥渧oice of community鈥 as input for setting priorities and defining Annual Improvement Projects (AIPs). If you鈥檝e participated in listening sessions, various campus surveys, ideation sessions for the new student center, etc. your voice is already part of this process!
The SPP will be managed by a Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) that is co-chaired by the University President and a member of Finance. SPC members were nominated by the President成人抖音Cabinet and approved by President JBR and/or Abbot Marion.
This year成人抖音SPC members include:
- Chair: Finance Controller Ellie Sesin
- Monastic leader: Father Kilian Malvey, O.S.B.
- Trustee: Tedi Reynolds '71
- Faculty: Dr. Todd Barosky
- Staff: Nedra Robertson (Human Resources)
- Strategic Plan Process & Project Coach: Consultant Jenn Christiansen
As part of the SPP, we will be defining our three-year strategies and creating specific projects to support those strategies called Annual Improvement Projects (AIPs). Each AIP will have a leader, team members, goals and resources to support it. This is another way that many of our team members will have an opportunity to get involved.
Plus, the Board of Trustees will continue to be involved by approving strategic priorities and resources, as well as having quarterly progress updates.
Resources
The following are resources for the community to participate in the strategic planning process:
- 2026 Strategies & Initiatives Report - approved by the Board
- - get to know the six strategies
- - learn how to prepare an AIP proposal
You can listen to the recording by click the sound icon at the bottom right of each slide or by clicking the "Slideshow" tab and then clicking "From Beginning" to hear the recording and slides in presentation mode. - - view a hypothetical example of an AIP proposal
You can listen to the recording by click the sound icon at the bottom right of each slide or by clicking the "Slideshow" tab and then clicking "From Beginning" to hear the recording and slides in presentation mode. - - download the PowerPoint and develop your proposal
- - see the list of AIP proposals in development
- - includes the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats (SWOT) analysis
- Contact the Strategic Planning Committee - send questions or requests to StrategicPlan@stmartin.edu
What does the Strategic Planning timeline look like?
Since this year is our first year implementing this more formal process, there is some upfront communication and training that is needed to get the ball rolling. Then, we鈥檒l move into the three phases of the SPP. These phases reoccur each year as part of a continuous improvement cycle.
- Phase 1: Strategy Assessment (to be completed by Dec. 23, 2022)
- Phase 2: Strategy Development (to be completed by May 30, 2023)
- Phase 3: Strategy Deployment + Annual Improvement Projects (July 1, 2023 鈥 June 30, 2024)
Strategic Planning Overview Recording
Did you miss the Nov. 28 overview webinar? Watch the 30-minute recording to learn more. President Bonds-Raacke provided a general overview of the strategic planning process and introduced the terminology and tools that we鈥檒l use going forward.