NRaD Strategic Plan

Abstract

This document is a dynamic blueprint for NRaD's future. It provides a vision and implementation guidance via a focused set of corporate strategic objectives. Today, strategic planning is less about long-range forecasting and elaborately documented plans; it is more about an agile and dynamic process to prioritize scarce corporate business resources. Therefore, even though this plan is meant to carry us into the next century, it is also our mechanism for handling near-term changes that will certainly occur. The plan specifies five long-term strategic objectives critical to the future of NRaD. For each strategic objective, major milestones achievable within the next approximately two years are defined. In some cases, initial strategic objective milestones were addressed early and have already reached completion. The NRaD Executive Board has put substantial effort into defining and agreeing upon NRaD's preferred future and selecting those measurable, time-specific actions believed to be the most important in achieving our strategic objectives. The plan addresses financial, programmatic, and business processes needed to sustain our competitive advantage as we continually reposition ourselves to reflect a changing environment. Assessments of our internal and external strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities point to strategic issues requiring corporate attention. These include increasing emphasis on Joint programs, laboratory consolidation, changing missions, downsizing, outsourcing, decreasing budgets, changing acquisition priorities, and increasing competition. Perhaps the largest near-term impact is the SPAWAR relocation to San Diego. Our support of SPAWAR programs during this transition period is critical to the Claimancy's continued success. We must also be responsive to threats from internal factors if we are to maintain a competitive position. Our capacity to perform work must be supported by a highly capable and motivated workforce.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA434156

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  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

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