Gill, Many thanks for this. Regards Caroline -----Original Message----- From: Academic, financial or space planning in UK universities [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gill Ferrell Sent: 07 December 2009 10:25 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Strategic Planning Sent on behalf of Steve Bailey Caroline, You might be interested to know that JISC infoNet have just released a 'Strategy infoKit' which provides guidance on all aspects of planning and implementing strategic activity. It includes lots of practical guidance, links to useful tools and techniques and identifies some exemplars of good practice (though we are still looking for more - see the infoKit for further details) The infoKit is available at www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/strategy I hope you find this useful Best wishes Steve Steve Bailey Senior Adviser (Records Management) JISC infoNet Northumbria University Room 303, Hadrian House Higham Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AF Tel: 07092 302850 Fax: + 44 (0) 191 243 8469 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk Blog: http://rmfuturewatch.blogspot.com/ Linkedin profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sjbailey Twitter ID: @sjbailey Caroline Low wrote: > I am looking for some advice in relation to how Planning and in particular > strategic planning is structured within other institutions in the sector and what > services you provide to your key stakeholders. > > To give you some background we are a small unit (4 ftes) that have > historically been an operational planning unit in terms of production of student > numbers, statutory returns etc. > > As an institution we have evolved quite quickly over the last few years and > there is now a need to take planning at the institution forward in a strategic > rather than an operational direction and I am looking for advice in relation this. > > I wondered if at all possible anyone would be willing to let me contact them > off-line to discuss. > > Kind Regards > Caroline > > Caroline Low > Director of Planning > Planning > University of Lincoln > Brayford Pool > Lincoln > LN6 7TS > Tel: 01522 886676 >