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Plan Components

Last updated on August 9, 2005.

Strategic Plans will be developed for each of these organizations:

  • University of Illinois
  • University of Illinois at Chicago
  • University of Illinois at Springfield
  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • University Administration
  • University of Illinois Alumni Association
  • University of Illinois Foundation
  • Schools, Colleges, and Major Administrative Units

Strategic Plans will utilize a framework that includes the following:

    • Section 1: Purpose
    • Mission
    • Vision (Aspirations)
    • Guiding Values
    • Mandates Impacting Unit
    • Section 2: Strategy
    • Statement of Strategic Intent
    • Environmental Assessment
    • Competitive/Benchmark Analysis
    • Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis
    • Key Strategic Issues Facing the Organization
    • Strategic Goals and Thrusts (with a section on "stretch ideas")
    • Section 3: Resources Plan for Achieving Strategic Goals
      • Resources Needed:
      • Human
      • Financial
      • Physical/Capital
      • Other (e.g. technological)
      • Resource Procurement Strategy (e.g., reallocation, new funding)
      • Section 4: Monitoring/Evaluation of Plan Implementation and Results
      • Implementation Timetable with Milestones
      • Performance Metrics and Results

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