Strategic Planning

Its been nearly three years since we've updated the IPS Strategic Plan. Each of the agencies is in various stages of updating their plans. The time is ripe for an update since the UT System is about to update its plans as well.

I'll be serving on the system steering committee. We have decided that using a similar process will serve IPS well and will ensure that we are well aligned with the system plan.

In October all IPS supervisors will be participating in a training session on creating compelling vision and mission statements and articulating values. We need to take a fresh look at all our statements across IPS.

Concurrently the agencies will complete a SWOT analysis. How has the environment changed since our last look? What new challenges and opportunities do we face? We will involve stakeholders and customers along with our staff to summarize our findings.

These activities will position us well to review and update our goal statements as we prepare for the next five years.

Strategic plans are living documents, so they are never really complete. We have a number of strategy teams that continue work from our last plan. They may need to be refined and updated as we move ahead.

I look forward to this opportunity to sharpen our perspective and prepare for the future.