Begin forwarded message: > From: Glen de Saint Géry <[log in to unmask]> > Date: September 25, 2012 3:17:05 PM PDT > To: liaison6c <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [liaison6c] Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan for Public Comment > > > http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-9-24sep12- > en.htm > Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan for Public Comment > > 24 September 2012 > Strategic Plan (clean version) [PDF, 765 KB] > Strategic Plan (redline against previous plan) [PDF, 821 KB] > > The Draft 2013-2016 Strategic Plan is posted for public comment in > accordance with the previously established timeline. (The timeline > can be found at http://www.icann.org/en/news/public-comment/ > stratplan2013-04jun12-en.htm.) This draft takes into consideration > community feedback gathered through consultations and submitted > public comments. > > A Strategic Planning session is scheduled for Toronto that will be > organized to take comment on this document and also raise for > discussion future strategy formulation as well as a model for ICANN > planning and execution. > > With regard to those last two items, community feed back also > indicated that ICANN should undertake a full-scale strategy > development for the next planning cycle to cover 3 to 5 years and > that there be clear linkage of strategy and execution. > > Future planning cycle: Focus on developing and implementing a > strategy that will: > > Develop a shared vision and define ICANN's mission, to be followed > consistently. > Consider environmental forces and new developments that will impact > the multi-stakeholder model. > Formulate "macro-level" organizational objectives and goals that > are clearly derived from ICANN's vision and mission. > Linkage of strategy and execution: ICANN's Strategic Plan is linked > to the annual Operating Plan and Budget. The Execution Structure is > a management system methodology that will ensure that strategy is > translated into actionable and measurable goals, programs, projects > and activities by: > > Facilitating understanding of organizational objectives and goals > that form the basis of the annual Operating Plan and Budget. > Measure effectiveness of initiatives and programs by implementing a > management system of clear ownership, timelines, metrics and > accountability.  > These are the critical elements that will ensure that ICANN's > execution plan support the vision and mission articulated in the > Strategy and that the execution plan is implemented with > accountability and transparency. > > > > Glen de Saint Géry > GNSO Secretariat > [log in to unmask] > http://gnso.icann.org > IP JUSTICE Robin Gross, Executive Director 1192 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 USA p: +1-415-553-6261 f: +1-415-462-6451 w: http://www.ipjustice.org e: [log in to unmask]