Aligning Strategy with Operational Impact
At the heart of every successful organization is a well-defined roadmap. Last year, in collaboration with our stakeholders, SEEC underwent a strategic plan update to map our course over the next five years. Grounded in our mission and vision, our strategic plan serves as our guide, outlining our goals and priorities.
Purposeful Strategic Plan Usage
With a revised strategic plan in hand, SEEC has focused on utilizing its plan for three distinct purposes:
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Public View: Providing a narrative of our organization's purpose and goals for stakeholders.
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Board View: Establishing a governance process for the Governing Board to monitor the agency's progress towards its goals.
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Staff View: Serving as an operational guide, aiding decision-making, and goal setting.
Historically, our strategic plan has focused primarily on the public view, communicating our goals to stakeholders. However, through our strategic planning process, we recognized a need for operational and monitoring components, which are crucial to fully executing the organization's strategic plan.
Operationalizing the Vision
Working alongside Dr. Jeff Schatz at Schatz & Associates, LLC, SEEC developed an annual work plan last spring. This plan, approved by SEEC's Governing Board this fall, established monitoring processes for Governing Board Policies, Board/Executive Director Relationship Policies, Executive Director Expectations, and Results Policies. Those policies can be found here.
Bridging Vision and Action
Turning vision into action requires a detailed operational plan. The alignment between the strategic and operational plans ensures that our day-to-day activities are purposeful, contributing directly to the realization of our long-term initiatives. This year, we created our first annual operational plan, aligned to the agency's broader strategic objectives. Many of the activities included within the operational plan are areas identified for continuous improvement during the agency's Cognia accreditation in 2022.
SEEC's Governing Board will receive a report on our progress towards our three Results Policies (below) during our February, April, and June Governing Board meetings.
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