Overall Planning Cycle for Fiscal Year - draft proposal
Light planning cycle – 4 to 6 month cycle - build enough time for meetings with ICANN Board, Executives and staff, as well as the community.
Environmental scan - update the understanding of the external environment and ICANN's role
Accomplishments toward prior plan’s objectives
Content review and update
Metrics review and update
Definition of short-term objectives (12 months) = Operating Plan and Budget
Community feedback - Gathering of community feedback on the strategic plan development process, the environmental scan and the content of the plan
Complex planning cycle (every 3rd year) - 7 to 9 month cycle
Full environmental scan: research and analysis ( begin prior to the end of the fiscal year).
Strengths | Weaknesses | Threats | Opportunities “SWOT” analysis
Formulation of vision and strategic direction
Definition of strategy
Formulation of objectives, goals, expected deliverables and time-frames
Accomplishments toward prior plan’s objectives
Assessment of effectiveness of the Strategic Development Process
Content and format review and update
Metrics review and update
Definition of short-term objectives (12 months) = Operating Plan and Budget
Community feedback
Linkage between Strat Plan and Operating Plan/Budget requires that by the time Operating Plan & Budget is posted on 1 May, that the "short-term" view of the Strat Plan (i.e. activities for the next 12 months) are pretty much defined and are in fact the same as the Operating Plan & Budget. Once we implement the "short-term" / "long-term" concept within the Strat Plan, this will be possible.
For then 2013-2016 Plan currently underway, this means that "short-term" objectives are aligned with the 2013 Ops Plan.
For the "long-term" objectives within the 2013-2016 plan, we would also use the current work underway, focusing on the objectives that ICANN is working toward relative to multi-year initiatives.
Strategic plan linkage to Operating Plan.docx
