Strategic Information Systems Planning (SISP) is the process of establishing a program for implementation and use of information systems in ways that will optimize effectiveness of information resources and use them to support the objectives of the organization. Basic steps in SISP methodology are outlined. (JKP)

Administrators at 140 of 242 business schools surveyed ranked the importance of 20 strategic management elements. Schools perceived as "best" were more likely to follow strategic management processes such as goal setting, environmental analysis, decision making, implementation, and evaluation. (SK)

Describes a seven-step approach for writing a strategic plan for a small business. (SR)

Future search workshops were held with extension staff in four states to develop a strategic framework for the Cooperative Extension Service. A great deal of common ground in the vision of an ideal future emerged. The workshop design was a powerful stimulant for meaningful discussion. (SK)

Describes the Harvard Program on Information Resources Policy (PIRP) that studies how public policy and strategic corporate decisions affect information systems, including computer technologies; postal and mechanical transportation systems; information use by civilian and military organizations; effect of new technologies; international politics;…

The balanced scorecard is a formal management technique built on the premise that measurement is a prerequisite to strategic management. A case study of the implementation of the balanced scorecard in a public utility is analyzed to suggest how the basic concepts and philosophy of the balanced scorecard can be retained in its adaptation to the…

Although a company's assets are the most important element in strategy formulation and implementation, not all are equally important. Their importance depends on their relevance and scarcity, suitability and continuance, and on the difficulty encountered when they are to be imitated or substituted. (Conains 16 references.) (Author/JOW)

Develops a model illustrating that two elements of organizational culture--climate and socialization processes--foster acceptance of organizational values and facilitate the development of interfunctional coordination, which in turn influences firm performance. (Contains 42 references.) (JOW)

Using secondary data and new survey evidence from local LSC's, this article assesses the progress of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). It does so with particular reference to three current policy priorities: to ensure national coherence but with sensitivity to the local context, to increase the demand-led element of education and training,…

This chapter describes a proactive, institutionwide budgeting process that is directly tied to a community college district's strategic plan in order to provide community college leaders with the information they need to make judgments about cutting or sustaining programs in difficult economic times.

Strategic planning for public speaking by emphasizing the process is a primary pedagogical lesson instructors attempt to teach in a public speaking course. One indispensable part of the strategic planning process is audience analysis. Surveying the audience about their attitudes, knowledge, and/or interests in regard to the speech topic entails…

The strategic, systemic, and encompassing evolution of a college or university spans a number of years, and the vagaries of economic cycles inevitably catch transforming institutions in mid-voyage. "Sustaining Transformation: Resiliency in Hard Times" presents a study of Wagner College as it moves into its second decade of purposeful…

This article discusses the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a deliberative public issues forum held at North Carolina State University in early 2008. The forum itself was a part of a larger university strategic planning process. In spite of tight time constraints, the planning team made a decision to tailor the forum according to…

The long-term concern relative to education inequity indicates that the nation's youth will not be adequately prepared for the global and highly competitive marketplace of the 21st century (Casner-Lotto & Barrington, 2006). Initiatives to address this concern persist, including the creation of the virtual charter school (Vanourek, 2006;…

In developing the 2010 Strategic Plan for ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Research, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) updated the previous Plan to highlight the most pressing research needs and opportunities for the field today. The Plan, which must be annually updated in accordance with the Combating Autism Act (CAA) of 2006,…