This deck illustrates how the development of a strategic plan can be treated as a process.

1. Developing a Strategic Plan for IT Our University web site* defines a strategic plan as: ”A document that outlines the vision, values, and goals of an organisation for the medium to long term”. It is the outcome of a process of comprehensive planning that considers: - the future of current decisions - overall policy - organisational development - links to operational plans (i.e. not the plans themselves) Structure of our University plan: - Vision - Values - Themes: each theme has a Description, KPIs and several Objectives, each Objective has between two and five actions * http://www.leedsmet.ac.uk/strategicplan

2. Strategy development is a process … Constraints Inputs Outputs Transformation Activity Resources

3. Strategy development is a process … Constraints Transformation Activity Inputs Outputs FOR EXAMPLE (I.E. NOT INTENDED TO BE AUTHORITATIVE OR EXHAUSTIVE !) Transformation Activity Resources

4. Strategy development is a process … Constraints Corporate strategic plan External environment Transformation Activity Internal environment Inputs Outputs Transformation Activity Current services catalogue Current work backlog Current plans Non-IMTS strategies Strategic frameworks Resources

5. Strategy development is a process … Constraints Strategic plan, containing a mixture of: Corporate strategic plan Transformation Activity Purpose, context, overview External environment Outputs Inputs Transformation Activity Mission, vision, values Internal environment Principles, themes, strands Current services catalogue Strategic and SMART workand operational objectives Current work backlog Current plans Governance and KPIs Non-IMTS strategies Risk analysis … all cross-referenced toinputs as appropriate Resources

6. Strategy development is a process … Capacity & capability of people, technology, budgets, estate etc Constraints Time Cultures (IMTS and University) Strategic plan, containing a mixture of: Corporate strategic plan Transformation Activity Purpose, context, overview External environment Outputs Inputs Transformation Activity Mission, vision, values Internal environment Principles, themes, strands Current services catalogue Strategic and SMART workand operational objectives Current work backlog Current plans Governance and KPIs Non-IMTS strategies Risk analysis … all cross-referenced toinputs as appropriate Resources

7. Strategy development is a process … Capacity & capability of people, technology, budgets, estate etc Constraints Time Cultures (IMTS and University) Strategic plan, containing a mixture of: Corporate strategic plan Transformation Activity Purpose, context, overview External environment Outputs Inputs Transformation Activity Mission, vision, values Internal environment Principles, themes, strands Current services catalogue Strategic and SMART workand operational objectives Current work backlog Current plans Governance and KPIs Non-IMTS strategies Risk analysis People: SMT, leadership team, teams, KBUs … all cross-referenced toinputs as appropriate Resources Tools and techniques (PESTLE, SWOT etc)

8. Strategy development is a process … Capacity & capability of people, technology, budgets, estate etc Constraints Time Cultures (IMTS and University) Strategic plan, containing a mixture of: Corporate strategic plan Transformation Activity Purpose, context, overview Strategic analysis (eg PESTLE, SWOT) External environment Outputs Inputs Mission, vision, values Options development Internal environment Options appraisal (eg MOSCOW) Principles, themes, strands Current services catalogue Draft / phase 1 plan Strategic and SMART workand operational objectives Current work backlog Governance, review & update Current plans Governance and KPIs Non-IMTS strategies Risk analysis People: SMT, leadership team, teams, KBUs … all cross-referenced toinputs as appropriate Resources Tools and techniques (PESTLE, SWOT etc) - THE END -

9. Developing a Strategic Plan for IT The take away: Developing a strategy is a process Using defined resources and subject to various constraints, a process transforms inputs into outputs An acid test of process design is that the inputs and output should balance - nothing new is introduced in a process !