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Strategic Goals

Strategic Goal I

Share knowledge on institute best practices, guidelines, and ethical, good practice in the "areas of activity" in order to assist institutes in delivering quality products, programs, and services to their members.

Tactics (in priority order):

  1. Conduct on-going research on the priorities of each member organization and review this research annually as a Board activity.
    1. Validate the three strategic questions utilized by ECPS to ensure that they yield information regarding the priorities of member organizations and modify as appropriate (ECPS)
    2. Issue the strategic questions to the member organizations annually (President with support from the RVPs)
    3. Develop a listing of common priorities based on association demographics ( DG )
    4. Present the listing to the Board at its Spring meeting in order to set priorities and budget goals for the following year
  2. Hold at least one institute learning network and one Purchasing and Supply Management profession learning network at each council meeting; utilizing the results of the on-going research.
  3. Encourage regions to conduct their own learning activities related to sharing knowledge.
    1. Develop a prototype of a learning activity to be distributed to Regional Vice Presidents for delivery via Webinars or other technology
  4. Share regional and international outputs of these learning activities vis-à-vis the IFPSM Web.
Strategic Goal II

Support development and recognition of professional purchasing and supply institutes.

Tactics (in priority order):

  1. Continue the mentoring program.
    1. Evaluate the current program in terms of objectives and outcomes and recommend to the Board by Spring 2006 to determine whether the program should continue.
  2. Create a voluntary accreditation program for IFPSM member institutes.
    1. Through the RVP structure, establish accreditation requirements to be forwarded to the Board for adoption by Spring 2006.
  3. Support the development of PMI's in institutes that do not currently do one and wish to do so.
    1. Post PMI models on the IFPSM Web site as an available resource
  4. Support the development of institutes in Central and Eastern Europe.
    1. Obtain a report from ECPS to progress and prepare a recommended budget to support the program by Spring 2006 for the 2007 budget
Strategic Goal III

Continue the activities directed at influencing international regulatory authorities on matters affecting supply management. Look for opportunities where members of IFPSM joining together to influence an issue will generate benefit for the profession and other member bodies.

Tactics (in priority order):

  1. Meet with representatives of the ITC to attempt to unify purposes.
    1. Send a letter to ITC from the Federation President regarding on-going concerns by August 2005 and propose a meeting to address differences and possible collaboration on common interests to be conducted by December 2005
  2. Determine a strategy for meeting with representatives of the International Chamber of Commerce, the World Trade Organization, and other international organizations for the purpose of seeking mutual opportunities.
    1. Research the opportunities for establishing a relationship with the International Chamber of Commerce by December 2005; with the intent of promoting the profession and utilizing the Federation as Subject Matter Experts in the area of purchasing and supply.
  3. Encourage other collaborative activities on a regional/international basis. (To be determined once Tactics 1 and 2 are underway)
Strategic Goal IV

Promote the development and recognition of the profession in the areas of activity.

Tactics (in priority order):

  1. Share knowledge, skills and abilities among member organizations to how best to promote the profession.
    1. Place at least five articles publicizing the value of the profession in appropriate non-purchasing business publications.
  2. Agree on the topics that member organizations should and should not include in their Code of Ethics as acceptable practices for their respective members.
    1. Create a committee to develop a list of themes that must, should, and should not be included in a Code of Ethics and forward this listing to the Board for adoption by Spring 2006 (James, Dye, Jain)
    2. Compare/contrast adopted listing against existing Codes developed by member organizations and, where discrepancies exist, require compliance by a specific date determined by the Board.
  3. Develop a speakers' bureau of Purchasing and Supply Management professionals and academicians to be available to speak at important non-Purchasing and Supply Management business venues.
    1. Solicit a listing of professionals from each member organization and post the listing on the Federation's Web site.

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