STRATEGICSTRATEGICPLANNINGPLANNING

Vandenberg Fire Department

Strategic PlanningStrategic Planning Is the set of actions and

decisions made by management that lead to the development of specific strategies designed to help our department to achieve

its goals and objectives

Strategic Management: Strategic Management: a comprehensive and ongoing a comprehensive and ongoing management process aimed at management process aimed at formulating and implementing formulating and implementing effective strategies; it is a way of effective strategies; it is a way of approaching opportunities and approaching opportunities and

challengeschallenges

Strategy:Strategy: a comprehensive plan for accomplishing our department goals.

Strategic goals are set by Strategic goals are set by fire chief/deputy chieffire chief/deputy chief

Tactical goals are set by Tactical goals are set by chief officerschief officers

Operational goals are set by Operational goals are set by station captainsstation captains

A strategic plan outlines decisions A strategic plan outlines decisions of resource allocation, priorities and of resource allocation, priorities and action steps necessary to reach action steps necessary to reach strategic goalsstrategic goals

A tactical plan aims at achieving A tactical plan aims at achieving tactical goals and implementing tactical goals and implementing parts of a strategic planparts of a strategic plan

An operational plan focuses on An operational plan focuses on carrying out tactical plans to achieve carrying out tactical plans to achieve operational goalsoperational goals

StrategyStrategy

Effective strategies are used to align our organization with its environment to achieve major

organizational goals

Strategy Formulation and ImplementationStrategy Formulation and Implementation

Deliberate Strategy: a plan of action that an organization chooses and implements to support its mission and goals

Emerging Strategy: a pattern of action

that develops over time in the absence of missions and goals, or despite missions and goals

Strategic ManagementStrategic Management

ManagerialValues

FormulateStrategy

OrganizationalPolicies

EnvironmentalAssessments

OrganizationalAssessments

GapAnalysis

SelectStrategy

ImplementStrategy

EvaluateStrategy

ENVIRONMENT

• Positive Gap• Negative Gap

• Opportunities• Threats

• Strengths• Weaknesses

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Components of StrategyComponents of Strategy

CompetenceScopeResourcesSynergy

The Big FourThe Big Four1.1.Scope: Scope: the range of competencies in which our organization will compete

2.2.Resources: Resources: how the organization will utilize its resources

3.3.Competence: Competence: How well we do our How well we do our jobs and satisfy our customersjobs and satisfy our customers

4.4.Synergy: Synergy: HHow our different sections complement or enhance one another

Grand StrategyGrand Strategy An overall framework for action An overall framework for action developed at the corporate leveldeveloped at the corporate level

1.1. Growth: Growth: Overall department growth (service expansion, mission changes, staffing, etc...)2. 2. Reduction: Reduction: Cutting back Operations, downsizing, reducing costs.3. 3. Stability: Stability: maintaining status quo.

Organizational Goals for our Organizational Goals for our Fire DepartmentFire Department

Chief OfficersOperations

Chief OfficersPrevention

Station Captains Fire Inspectors

Chief OfficersTraining

Training Officer

Fire Chief/Deputy Chief

Mission

Strategic goals

Tactical goals

Operational goals

MissionMission

Is a statement of our organization’s

fundamental purpose

Components of Corporate Components of Corporate Mission StatementMission Statement

Target customersTarget customersPrincipal servicesPrincipal services

Geographic domainGeographic domainCore competenciesCore competencies

Organizational challengesOrganizational challengesOrganizational philosophyOrganizational philosophy

Desired public imageDesired public image

VFD Mission StatementVFD Mission StatementOur mission is to protect America’s “Gateway to Space” by providing the finest all risk emergency services through education, engineering and suppression. We will be responsive to the changing needs of our residents, our continually evolving mission and our internal and external challenges. We will actively participate in our community, serve as role models and strive to effectively and efficiently employ all resources to provide a service deemed exceptional by the citizens we are sworn to serve and the mission we are honored to protect

Our Strategic RoadmapOur Strategic RoadmapExecutive SummaryExecutive Summary

Organizational AssessmentOrganizational AssessmentCommunity AssessmentCommunity Assessment

ManagementManagementAdministrationAdministration

UnionUnionOperationsOperationsHot ShotsHot ShotsPreventionPrevention

TrainingTrainingCommunicationsCommunications

Resources and AcquisitionsResources and AcquisitionsFacilities/EquipmentFacilities/Equipment

MarketingMarketing

Sectional RequirementsSectional Requirements

Sections Management, Administration, Union, Operations,

Hot Shots, Training, Communications, Resources and Acquisitions, Prevention

Mission Statement

2005-2007 Goals and Action Plans Goals - What you want to achieve Action Plans - How you’re going to get there

Department RequirementsDepartment RequirementsExecutive Summary Purpose and profit of our strategic plan

Organizational Assessment Organizational Health Service Delivery Customer Satisfaction

Community Assessment and Trends Mission Support Capability Mission Changes Demographics

FacilitiesEquipmentMarketing