From Planning to Implementation

The Strategic Plan sets high expectations and offers a framework and guide for City University as it charts its aspirations for future excellence. Whilst the plan includes concrete goals and strategies, it does not include the details of implementation, which will be developed carefully during the implementation phase, over the course of the next year. The implementation of the plan will be overseen by the Provost in consultation with the Vice-Presidents and the Senate. The University community, throughout all units, Colleges, Schools, Departments, Institutes and Centres, will be intensively involved in developing specific action steps, benchmarks, indicators, targets, and timelines at the local level.

The results of local planning will be coordinated with the ongoing assessments of the Strategic Plan itself which will remain open to amendment and revision as required. Senior Management and Senate will implement the periodic assessment of its effectiveness and consequences, and the plan will be adjusted accordingly. If the assessments of progress indicate that the Strategic Plan needs to be amended or revised, suggested changes will be circulated to the Senate and all relevant offices for review and comment before incorporation into the plan.

The successful implementation of this forward-looking plan requires:

• The intense involvement and strong support of the entire University community, including the development of further implementation details and action plans at the unit level;
• A well thought-out process to prioritise the proposed actions and initiatives to develop a realistic timetable, and to assign the plan’s specific tasks to offices or individuals responsible for overseeing or coordinating their execution;
• An analysis of the cost and the development of a cost model and implementation of strategies to secure the necessary resources for the proposed initiatives;
• The development of specific targets for each goal at the unit level as well as the University level, and a plan to systematically update the community on progress and impact.