Distinctively Wayne State University2016-2021 Strategic Plan

Board of Governors DiscussionSeptember 20, 2019

Overview• More than half way through five-year implementation of strategic

plan.• Mission, vision, values and plan have been widely adopted and

understood.• Implementation has achieved notable successes and progress; still

areas that need to be addressed.• Next planning cycle begins in 2020.

Plan OrganizationMission/Vision/Values

Seven Strategic Focus Areas

Goals/Objectives

Key Metrics

Tactical plans

Ongoing tracking

Cultural Values

• Integrity

• Excellence

• Diversity and inclusion

• Collaboration

• Innovation

Goals and Objectives:

Planning Process• 14 month planning process involving hundreds of stakeholders

• BOG, students, faculty, staff, administration, alumni, community, etc.• Subcommittees for each focus area • Online feedback throughout the process• Town halls to provide updates and solicit feedback• Tactical planning sessions for each school/college/division• Communications rollout and cascade of plan

Communications• Target audiences:

• Faculty, employees, students, key donors/alumni, community members, news media

• Tactics:• Presidential announcement/address, publications/signage, social media, news

media, web, etc.

Communications Tactics:

Cascading the PlanObjectives:1. Inspire ownership of the plan by university leadership.

2. Ensure all units and members of the organization have seen the plan and understand their specific role.

3. Inspire people to embrace the values/culture discussed in the plan.

4. Generate discussion and input on the plan, tactics, etc.

● HR Toolkit to facilitate plan cascade and discussion of values.

● School/college and unit meetings to:○ Share overall plan○ Identify s/c/unit role within plan○ Tactical action planning

■ Budget and costing■ Prioritization■ Metrics

Cascade Tactics:

Measuring Progress

• President’s dashboard tracks key university metrics related to Strategic Plan.

• Individual schools/colleges/units track initiatives related to their annual plans.

• Currently tracking more than 150 initiatives related to achieving goal and objectives of the plan.

• High percentage are on track to meet or exceed goals.

President’s Dashboard

President’s Dashboard

Future Strategic Plan discussion/reporting:• President’s dashboard review (quarterly)• Board retreat discussion• Board presentations on specific focus areas:

• December 6, 2019: Student Success (Student Affairs Committee)• December 6, 2019: Financial Sustainability• January 31, 2020: Community Engagement• March 29, 2020: Entrepreneurship• May 1, 2020: Diversity and Inclusion (Personnel Committee)• May 1 Teaching Excellence• June 19, 2020: Research

Discussion