Planning in Muddy Waters – Orientation for Strategic Planning in CGIAR Centers

                                                                Contents

Foreword (PDF 53 KB)

Executive Summary (PDF 58 KB)

1. Background (PDF 69 KB)

2. Strategic Planning in the Management System of CGIAR Centers (PDF 84 KB)
    2.1 The Past and Present Planning System and its underlying Assumptions
    2.2 Challenges for Strategic Planning in the Future are Shared by Most Centers and           Planning Levels

3. A Framework for Managing Strategic Planning Processes (PDF 133 KB)
       3.1 Cornerstones if Strategic Planning Processes
       3.2 Cornerstone 1: Process Design and Management
             3.2.1 Institutional commitment
             3.2.2 Leadership, roles and responsibilities
             3.2.3 Skills and framework for priority setting
             3.2.4 External inputs
      3.3 Cornerstone 2: Understanding the External Environment
             3.3.1 Socio-economic trends
             3.3.2 Environmental trends
             3.3.3 Political and institutional context
             3.3.4 Science and technology context
             3.3.5 Implications f lessons learned from impact assessment studies, reviews, self reflection/evaluation
      3.4 Cornerstone 3: Stakeholder Involvement
            3.4.1 Stakeholder involvement and acceptance
      3.5 Cornerstone 4: Updating and Adapting to Change

4. How to Put the Framework into Practice (PDF 96 KB)
      4.1 General Procedure
      4.2 Guiding Principles and Core Values
      4.3 Pre-conditions

5. Implications for the CGIAR (PDF 82 KB)
      5.1 Strategic Planning as a Starting Point Towards Managing Change and Organizational Performance
      5.2 System Requirements

Outlook (PDF 55 KB)

Annex: Planning for Strategic Planning (PDF 78 KB)

List of Acronyms (PDF 77 KB)



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