# Presentation: 536914

## NOAA Strategic Planning 2006-2011 NOAA Science Advisory Board

- Mary M. Glackin
- Assistant Administrator
- NOAA Program Planning and Integration
- March 23, 2005

## Outline

- Purpose
- Issue
- Presentation of Briefing
- NOAA Coordination and Views
- Desired Outcomes

## Purpose

- To present an overview of the NOAA  FY 2008 Planning process
- To promote discussion on enhanced SAB involvement in the NOAA Planning process

## Related Issue

- Research Review Team recommendation:
*To engage better the external research community to ensure understanding of how and when input can be provided to NOAA’s fiscal planning*

## FY08 Planning Process

**PLANNING**

- External Inputs

- Internal
- Inputs

**Strategic Plan Update**

- Mar – Aug

**Program Baseline Assessments**

**Goal / Council**
**Assessments**

**AGM**

**Examines the roles and posture of NOAA in the national and international environment**
**Defines the strategy necessary to achieve these national objectives**
**Determines the requirements necessary to accomplish the strategy**
**Assesses progress in meeting goals**
**Sets priorities**

**Moves the focal point out**

## FY08 Planning Process

**PLANNING**

- External Inputs

- Internal
- Inputs

**Strategic Plan Update**

**Examines the roles and posture of NOAA in the national and international environment**
**Defines the strategy necessary to achieve these national objectives**
**Determines the requirements necessary to accomplish the strategy**
**Assesses progress in meeting goals**
**Sets priorities**

- Mar – Aug

**Program Baseline Assessments**

**Goal / Council**
**Assessments**

**AGM**

**Moves the focal point out**

## FY08 Planning Process

**PLANNING**

- External Inputs

- Internal
- Inputs

**Strategic Plan Update**

**Examines the roles and posture of NOAA in the national and international environment**
**Defines the strategy necessary to achieve these national objectives**
**Determines the requirements necessary to accomplish the strategy**
**Assesses progress in meeting goals**
**Sets priorities**

- Mar – Aug

**Program Baseline Assessments**

**Goal / Council**
**Assessments**

**AGM**

**Moves the focal point out**

## FY08 Planning Process

**PLANNING**

- External Inputs

- Internal
- Inputs

**Strategic Plan Update**

**Examines the roles and posture of NOAA in the national and international environment**
**Defines the strategy necessary to achieve these national objectives**
**Determines the requirements necessary to accomplish the strategy**
**Assesses progress in meeting goals**
**Sets priorities**

- Mar – Aug

**Program Baseline Assessments**

**Goal / Council**
**Assessments**

**AGM**

**Moves the focal point out**

## FY08 Planning Process

**PLANNING**

- External Inputs

- Internal
- Inputs

**Strategic Plan Update**

**Examines the roles and posture of NOAA in the national and international environment**
**Defines the strategy necessary to achieve these national objectives**
**Determines the requirements necessary to accomplish the strategy**
**Assesses progress in meeting goals**
**Sets priorities**

- Mar – Aug

**Program Baseline Assessments**

**Goal / Council**
**Assessments**

**AGM**

**Moves the focal point out**

## FY08 Planning Process

**PLANNING**

- External Inputs

- Internal
- Inputs

**Strategic Plan Update**

**Examines the roles and posture of NOAA in the national and international environment**
**Defines the strategy necessary to achieve these national objectives**
**Determines the requirements necessary to accomplish the strategy**
**Assesses progress in meeting goals**
**Sets priorities**

- Mar – Aug

**Program Baseline Assessments**

**Goal / Council**
**Assessments**

**AGM**

**Moves the focal point out**

## NOAA Strategic Plan Review

**Planned Updates for NOAA Strategic Plan 2006 – 2011**
**Fine tuning: no wholesale changes**
**Updates include:**
**Clearer alignment of NOAA’s Ecosystem Goal to the U.S. Ocean Action Plan**
**Inclusion of references to public health benefits**
**Improved presentation of NOAA’s Critical Support Goal**

## FY08 Planning Schedule

| March 1, 2005 | FY08 Planning starts   |
| --- | --- |
| March 2, 2005 | NOAA National Stakeholder Forum  |
| April 20, 2005 | Approve NOAA Strategic Plan  |
| May 2 –         July 8, 2005 | Program Baseline Assessments |
| June 20 –      July 1, 2005 | Solicit Input on draft priorities for FY08 – 12 with external stakeholders |
| July 1 –         July 15, 2005 | Goal and Strategic Plan Cross-Cut Assessments |
| July 29, 2005 | Draft Annual Guidance Memorandum (AGM) |
| August 31, 2005 | Publish AGM |
|  |  |

## Coordination

- Broader planning baseline publicly available
- 5-yr Research Plan / 20-yr Research Vision
- Observations Architecture documents
- Education Plan
- FY07 Annual Guidance Memorandum
- National Stakeholder Conference with Research Session
- Meetings with Key Groups
- CI Directors, Sea Grant, CORE, SAB Climate Working Group
- More time for external review of the AGM

**Coordination**

## Desired Outcomes

- SAB feedback on the FY08 Planning process
- Plan for SAB participation in the review of NOAA’s draft planning priorities
- June 20 – July 1, 2005
- Consider ways to build on successful approach of the SAB’s Climate Working Group