Overview
The JISC Organisational Support Committee has commissioned JISC infoNet to undertake a major two-year programme of work aimed at supporting and improving the effectiveness of strategic planning and looking at its implementation within higher and further education institutions.
The programme acknowledges the importance of adopting a consistent and coherent approach to strategic planning across all aspects of organisational activity and this philosophy lies at the heart of its approach. However, in recognition of the major strategic priorities currently faced by institutions this initiative will include a particularly detailed focus on the planning and implementation of e-learning and information strategies.
Programme timeline
The following represents a selective and indicative timeline indicating the major milestones and deliverables currently scheduled for the Strategy Planning & Implementation (SPI) initiative.
| January 08 | Start of Programme |
| April 08 | Completion of the Strategy Planning & Implementation (SPI) survey |
| June 08 | First SPI e-bulletin launched |
| July 08 | Information Strategies Think Tank event |
| August 08 | JISC Advisory Services 'Strategic Agendas' Think Tank event |
| January 09 | Second SPI e-bulletin launched |
| May 09 | Pilot projects commence to test the draft SPI infoKit |
| June 09 | Third SPI e-bulletin launched |
| August 09 | Completion of pilot projects |
| November 09 | SPI infoKit launched |
| December 09 | Fourth SPI e-bulletin launched |
| December 09 | Close of programme |
Further information
Further information on this initiative is available from the programme webpage at www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/strategy-planning or by contacting Steve Bailey (steve.bailey@northumbria.ac.uk).


