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| Strategic planning news |
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| 2008 |
| The Executive Board approved the current AVMA Strategic Plan. This dynamic plan included five strategic goals and a number of objectives for each goal to be accomplished over the next 1-3 years. The Executive Vice President and designated Goal Managers led the development of tactics in collaboration with appropriate staff teams and advisory entities. The Executive Board approved a Strategic Goal Fund to provide the necessary financial resources to accomplish specific Board-approved tactics for each objective. Within the approved Strategic Planning Framework, all components of the association are engaged in an ongoing process to identify critical issues, develop and manage goals to address critical issues, communicate information about the strategic plan, and build strategic planning into the culture of the association. |
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| 2007 |
In June 2007, the Board approved the following strategic planning goals as the highest priority Strategic Goals of the AVMA:
- AVMA, through its members and leaders, is committed to be a leading force and advocate on veterinary-related issues in local, state, federal, and international legislation and regulation.
- Critical shortages in veterinary workforce, infrastructure, and resources are identified and solutions developed in collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure that national veterinary needs, including those with global implications, are met.
- The AVMA Council on Education accreditation process is the premier standard for veterinary medical education globally.
- The veterinary profession's economic viability and sustainability is evaluated and strengthened within all segments.
- AVMA is a leading advocate for, and an authoritative, science-based resource on animal welfare.
The Board approved that the Executive Vice President would act as the primary point of coordination (ie, chief strategy officer) for management of the approved strategic goals. The Executive Vice President would designate strategic goal managers from within the AVMA staff to coordinate the Association's efforts to advance the objectives for each of the approved Strategic Goals. Goal managers collaborate with relevant entities and staff to develop objectives, which include timelines, budgets, and oversight, for each of the approved goals.
At the January 2007 Veterinary Leadership Conference, the Strategic Planning Committee Chair provided an overview of the strategic planning process. This was followed by a 50-minute presentation by a panel of five staff on activities for selected goals for each of the five critical issues. As requested by the Executive Board, the delegates and alternate delegates in attendance were asked to complete and return prioritization sheets on the strategic goals. The results of this goal prioritization were compiled and reviewed by the Strategic Planning Committee and the Executive Board in time for the Board's April meeting.
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| 2006 |
In November 2006, the Executive Board considered the approved Strategic Goals of the AVMA and, on recommendation of the Strategic Planning Committee, approved establishing a prioritization of the approved goals. It is important to focus on those strategic goals that are of the highest priority and to enable appropriate choices to be made in developing effective strategies and allocating resources for their accomplishment. The Board conducted prioritization exercises at its November 2006 meeting. To gather further input on the prioritization, the Board requested that the Strategic Planning Committee gather input from the House of Delegates on goal prioritization, and that staff gather input on goals via the upcoming membership needs assessment survey scheduled in the spring 2007. The Strategic Planning Committee will prepare a summary report on goal prioritization in early 2007. Also in November, the Board established a subcommittee to study and prepare recommendations for modifying the budgeting process necessary to enable alignment of the 2008 budget with the approved critical issues.
The Executive Board conducted a very successful Strategic Visioning Session in June 2006 with the Strategic Planning Committee. Using a facilitator/coach, the Board considered five future scenarios, discussed factors that may lead to these scenario results, and what steps the AVMA might take now to minimize the risk of these future scenarios happening. This exercise of visioning resulted in affirmation and consensus on twenty-two goals spread across the five critical issues of animal welfare, economic viability, veterinary education, veterinary services, and veterinary workforce. At the Board's June 2006 official meeting, the Board approved the Strategic Goals.
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