1. Strategic Planning

2. Strategic Management Framework
strategic planning
external environment
technology/systems
program planning
partners/stakeholders
structure/management
strategic resource
management
resource availability
organizational
development
organizational culture
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strategic control
internal environment
Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues

3. Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues
Strategic Planning I
How does it fit with other kinds of planning?
Strategic Plans
Sets the direction
Tactical Plans
Establish and maintain the direction
Operational Plans
Carry out the directions
Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues

4. Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues
Strategic Planning II
Dimensions of Planning
Type of Plan
Strategic, Tactical, Operational
Organizational Scope of Plan
Individual, Work Group, Organizational Unit, Enterprise
Time Frame/Planning Horizon
Immediate, Near-term, Mid-term, Long-term (traditionally)
Who do we involve?
Individuals at all levels of the organization (internal)
Stakeholders - the individuals and constituencies that contribute, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to an organization’s success and programs, and that are therefore its potential beneficiaries and/or risk bearers (internal and external)
Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues

5. Informatics Strategic Planning I
Unique characteristics to public health
Usually reactive environment
Driven by governmental policies; subject to political influence
Independence and interdependence of various public health agencies
Financial and resource constraints; programmatic funding cycles; unfunded, mandated programs; difficulty defining return on investment
Short term leadership horizon in contrast to the continuous business of public health; chronic workforce issues
Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues

6. Informatics Strategic Planning II
Informatics Strategy - A definition of the structure within which information, information systems and information technology is to be applied in some organization
Why have one?
Information systems are expensive!!!
Information systems need to be tied to strategic business objectives to be useful
Limited time and other resource investments must yield the best value
Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues

7. Informatics Strategic Planning III
Enterprise Architecture - an explicit, common and meaningful structural frame of reference to enable efficient business processes and information systems planning for public health agencies and partners.
Public Health Informatics: An Overview of Key Issues

8. Enterprise Architecture (EA)
The use of EA as a focal point for strategic action and IT systems design is a critical success factor contributing to organizations’ effective use of IT to meet mission goals.
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