ELEMENTS OF PLANNING

Strategic vs. Tactical and Operational• Strategic Plan – Long range planning for the institution

as a whole. Institutional goals and objectives are specified and an action plan is developed.

• Tactical Plan – Short-term planning that is unit specific that contributes to the attainment of goals in the strategic plan.

• Operational Plan – Day to day operations or functions of a unit. Serves to identify how to function efficiently and to the highest quality.

Example: Office of Quality Enhancement

• Strategic - Goal 1 Access• – There will be an annual increase in retention rates.

• Tactical Plan – • Conduct student focus groups to ascertain possible obstacles to

sustaining enrollment.• Develop point of contact surveys for student support services to

assess quality of services.

• Operational Plan – • Survey solution in use does not provide adequate analysis for

reports. Contact peer institutions to determine solutions used. Conduct comparison analysis to determine the best solution.

Current Assessment Cycle 2011-2016

Annual Planning Cycle

Sept - July

Academic Course LevelAssessment

Academic/Non-Academic

Program LevelAssessment

Academic/Non-AcademicUnit Level

Assessment

All assessment/ evaluation data from

the previous year is due.

Planning meetings

conducted by Executive

Council and Unit Managers to

review previous year’s data and plan for current

year.

Unit Planning Meetings

Action plans for the current year within each unit

are due.

UnitSummations

Institutional Summary Report

Institutional Summary Report is disseminated.

Institutional Effectiveness at AC

EXTERNAL INPUT

Institutional Benchmarking

CCSSE

IPEDS

Closing the Gap

LBB PerformanceMeasures

THECB

AccountabilitySystem

THECB Reports

External Licensing Agencies

Accreditation

 

 

INTERNAL INPUT

Community Input

Standing and

Ad Hoc Faculty Committees

Institutional Data

Program Advisory

Committees

Student Surveys

Needs Assessment

 

 

Review/ Develop Expected Outcomes

Assess Actual vs. Expected

Results

Integrate Action

Plan/Budget Process

Use Results for Improvement

Unit and ProgramPurpose and Objectives

Strategic Planning Process

THE BEGINNING OF THE PLANNING CYCLE INVOLVES:

Review Mission/Vision/Core Values

Environmental Scan

SWOT and Gap Analysis

Develop Goals/Objectives

Develop Implementation Plan

THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF PROGRESS INVOLVES:

Review of Data and Needs Assessment by the Intuitional

Planning and Evaluation Council (IPEC)

Academic and Non-Academic

Annual Assessment and Evaluation

THE END OF PLAN REVIEW INVOLVES:

Goal completion

Inclusion of Additional Achievements

Continued Applicability of Goals and Objectives (assessment and

evaluation is continuous)

PRE-PLANNING FOR NEW PLAN:Develop and review preliminary

findings

Evaluate success of the process

Review recommendations from IPEC