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Develop a Strategic Plan Linking Performance to Results
Create clearly defined end outcomes and develop strategies to meet your agency’s GPRA goals
Part of the Government Performance Management Certification Program

For more information about the program and to view a full course catalog, contact Blake Zach at 703-894-0481 or click here for more information.
Define Strategies and Intermediate Outcomes
Use a Strategic Issue Landscape Assessment to determine what steps must be taken in order to implement your strategic plans and fulfill your agency’s mission
July 8-9, 2004 - Arlington, VA - The Performance Institute
Training Agenda
Day One: July 8

8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 Strategic Planning Mandates and Trends
• Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
• President’s Management Agenda (PMA)
• Strategic Planning Lessons from the Federal, State and Local Levels

10:00 Strategic Planning Framework
• Instruction on Strategic Management Framework
• Instruction on Logic Model Methodology
• Designing a Strategic Planning Process to Solicit Internal and
External Feedback

12:00 Networking Luncheon

1:00 Defining Mission and Outcome Goals
• Developing an Effective, Statute-Based Mission Statement
• Considering a Vision Statement with Organizational Values and
Principles
• Establishing Outcome Goals to Drive Organizational Results

3:00 Strategic Issue Analysis
• Conducting a Comprehensive Landscape Assessment that
Analyzes Issues Faced in a Government Program
• SWOT Analysis and Center of Gravity Analysis
• Examining Issue Research, Program Evaluations, Policy Studies and
Stakeholder Input

4:30 Adjourn

Day Two: July 9

8:30 Continental Breakfast

9:00 Defining Strategies for Achieving Results
• Examining the Cost-Benefits of Strategic Alternatives
• Defining Intermediate Outcome Impacts on Attitudes, Behaviors
and Conditions
• Justifying Program Strategies with Policy Analysis and
Organizational Assessments

10:30 Aligning Program Outputs and Activities to a Strategic Plan
• Cascading Outcome Goals and Strategies to the Program Level
• Defining Activities to Achieve Desired Results

12:00 Networking Luncheon

1:00 CASE STUDY: Strategic Planning Best Practice
• Examine the Strategic Planning Process and Results From a
Federal Agency
• Discuss the Role Stakeholders and Performance Measures Play in a
Strategic Plan

2:15 Break and Refreshments

2:30 APPLICATION SESSION: Scenario and Planning Exercise
• Analyze an Issue Scenario by Applying the SWOT and Center-of-
Gravity Assessment Models
• Define Mission, Outcome Goals, Strategies, Outputs and Activities
• Determine How to Roll Out a Strategic Plan to Achieve
Organizational Change

4:00 Adjourn



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Venue 

Strategic Planning and Organizational Alignment will be hosted at The Performance Institute in Arlington, Virginia, just one block east of the Courthouse stop on the Orange Line of the D.C. Metro. A public parking garage is located inside the building. Continental breakfast and a catered lunch will be provided for delegates on each day.

The Performance Institute
1515 N. Courthouse Rd., Suite 600,
Arlington, VA 22201
703-894-0481

Hotel
The Performance Institute is located just two blocks from the Quality Courthouse and Virginia Suites, where limited numbers of rooms have been reserved at discounted rates of $115 for the Quality Courthouse and $115 for the Virginia Suites. Call the hotel directly to make reservations and be sure to ask for the Performance Institute conference rate.

Virginian Suites
1500 Arlington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22209
703-522-9600

Quality Courthouse
1200 N Courthouse Rd.
Arlington, VA 22201
703-524-4000

Tuition

The fee to attend Strategic Planning and Organizational Alignment is:

Forum $1,095
Group Discounts
Reduced tuition rates for delegates who attend in groups of three or more are available by calling Shawn Keeley at 703-894-0481 or by e-mailing him at [email protected].
Administrative Note: A 10% cancellation fee on registration will be charged for cancellations received less than three weeks from the date of the conference. As speakers are confirmed six months before the event, some speaker changes or topic changes may occur in the program. The Performance Institute is not responsible for speaker changes, but will work to ensure a comparable speaker is located to participate in the program.