Strategic Plan 2013

V. Implementing the Strategic Plan

Integrated pest management is a dynamic field, and the introduction of new pests, new pest control tools, and new regulations, in particular, requires that the program continually assess the changes in this dynamic environment. Implementation of the strategic plan requires continued input from stakeholders and partners as well as continued review to accommodate changing issues and priorities within the internal and external environments.

Implementation will include:

• Advisory Teams
• Goals and Strategies
• Assessment
• Planning Cycle

Advisory Teams

In addition to the work of the UC IPM PAC, development of program priorities and strategies will be supported by multidisciplinary advisory teams representing each of the program areas: agriculture, urban, and natural resources. Team members are expected to voice the perspectives of UC IPM, ANR, relevant public agencies, professional pest managers, and other stakeholders. ANR program teams and work groups also play a role in collaborative teams. Each team focuses on pest management challenges in its own program area while recognizing the broad context of integrated pest management in California and the mission and priorities of UC IPM and ANR.

Goals and Strategies

This strategic plan outlines five strategic goals, some of which can be addressed more quickly and easily than others.

The goal Develop Strategic Research and Outreach Agenda has as its substance specific pest management issues. This goal is the foundation of virtually everything the program does with respect to program development, outreach, and applied science. The other four strategic goals, while foundational to UC IPM's success, apply more broadly to meeting UC IPM's mission with much less relationship to specific pest management issues.

An outreach and research agenda will be developed for each program area. Advisory teams for each program area will advise on specific priorities within a program area and important strategies to meet them. From this input, leadership for the specific area will develop plans to accomplish the goals, including work plans and budget proposals, and possible funding sources to support the work.

If possible, in order to use resources efficiently, a program area may have responsibility for leading a priority initiative with the expectation that the outcomes will also be applied to other areas.

The UC IPM Leadership Team will review plans and proposals and evaluate feasibility and likely outcomes. The director will make final decisions related to work plan and budgetary approvals.

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Assessment

The implementation will also include periodic assessment of accomplishments and outcomes against priorities, work plans, and strategies.

Planning Cycle

The strategic plan will be implemented following a four- to six-year timeline. The phases will address developing and implementing the strategic outreach and research agenda as well as furthering additional strategies and goals. The strategic outreach and research agenda influences many of the strategic plan strategies, but numerous strategies and related goals are independent of the agenda and thus can be implemented before or concurrent with the development of the agenda. At the end of the cycle, the program will evaluate and refine the strategies, goals, and priorities developed under the 2013 strategic plan.

The approximate timeline is as follows:

• Year One

  Develop priority initiatives. Prioritize each of the goals and strategies in the strategic plan, to include assigning staff or committees to carry out each of the goals and related strategies. Develop action plans for each of the goals and strategies.

• Years One through Four, (or Five, or Six)

  Prepare annual work plans and budgets to support the prioritized goals and strategies, and carry out the goals and strategies. Check in with advisory teams to adjust priorities and plans as needed.

• Years Four though Five or Six

  Evaluate the progress and success of each of the strategic plan goals and strategies. Conduct the strategic program priority-setting process to update strategic plan goals and strategies.