Professor Robert AllisonVice-Chancellor and President

ILM PresentationDelivering the University’s Strategy

Personal Experience of strategy and strategic plans:

Lecturer at University College London

Lecturer, Reader, Professor, Head of Department, Executive Dean at Durham University

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research), Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Sussex University

Vice-Chancellor and President, Loughborough University

How is a strategy helpful?

Strategy development helps us think about the future, strengths and weaknesses, where we want to be

Generates a shared view of what we are aiming for

Tells the outside world what we are about / what we do (and what we don’t do)

Assists with aligning resource (people, assets and money) with what we want to achieve

Sets the context for annual planning round

Provides a focus for Council

When is the right time?

Consultative and collaborative process:

Understand the external environment

Review current strategy and what’s been achieved

Think about where we want to be: 10 year vision

Generate evidence base internally (strengths and weaknesses) and externally

(competitor analysis)

Wide ranging consultation, including joint Senate / Council Away Day

Preparation of draft led by Vice-Chancellor

Further consultation and revision

Approval by Council

Implementation – the hard bit

*current strategy runs to 2016

Developing our next strategy*

Some early thoughts from a new Vice-Chancellor

Strengths

‘Brand’ to die for

Collegiality and committed University community

Research led

Outstanding teaching, learning and student experience

Strong Enterprise agenda

Other assets: campus, alumni, Charnwood

Challenges

International reach

Funding environment: teaching and learning and research

My leadership and management – never done this job before

And I’ve said nothing about….

Delivery of strategy through operational planning

Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and monitoring progress

Links to finance and budgeting

Managing the associated risks

Engaging the community and getting people to take responsibility

Maintaining flexibility (a strategy shouldn’t be a stone edifice)

Questions and discussion

Thank you for the role you play in delivering excellence at Loughborough University