Outcome Directed Planning: A Work in Progress Susan R' Griffith, Executive Director S' J' Sethi, Ass

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Outcome Directed PlanningA Work in
ProgressSusan R. Griffith, Executive
DirectorS. J. Sethi, Assistant DirectorCathy
Vale, Coordinator for Policy and Planning
Office of Institutional Research and
EffectivenessThe University of Texas-Pan
American
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Who is UTPA?

• Comprehensive institution 50 masters, 3
  doctoral programs
• Fall 2006 17,337 students 10th in State
• 2nd largest Hispanic enrollment in U.S.
• Edinburg - 20 miles from Mexico
• Vision to be the premier learner-centered
  research institution in the State of Texas.
• 2nd in Bachelors, 8th in Masters degrees to
  Hispanics in U. S.

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Description of ODP S. J.Process
Implementation SusanLessons Learned Catherine
Future Steps Susan
Organization
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What is ODP?
Highly effective people invest little energy on
their existing problem situations. Instead, they
focus attention on their desired outcome or on
what they want instead of these problems.
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Problem vs. Outcome Directed Thinking

• Question Set I
• Why do you have this problem?
• Who caused this problem?
• Who is to blame for this problem?
• What are the roadblocks or obstacles to solving
  this problem?
• How hopeful are you that this problem will be
  solved?

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Problem vs. Outcome Directed Thinking

• Question Set II
• What do you want instead of this problem? (Your
  response will be your desired outcome.)
• How will you know you have achieved this outcome?
  What will you see, hear, and feel to know you
  have achieved this outcome?
• Imagine it is sometime in the future and you have
  the outcome you want. What have you gained by
  achieving this outcome? What have you lost?
• What resources will you have to activate or
  acquire to achieve this outcome?
• What is the first step you will take to achieve
  this outcome?

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Outcome-Directed Planning Approach

• Decide where we would like to be
• How will we know we have achieved this outcome?
• What will we have gained by achieving this
• outcome?
• What resources will we have to activate or
  acquire to achieve this outcome?
• How do we establish an approach to achieve our
  outcome?

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The Model Mapping Out The Process
Vision
Mission
Values
UTPA as the premier learner-centered research
institution in Texas, actively engage businesses,
communities, cultural educational
organizations, health providers industry to
find solutions to civic, economic, environmental
social challenges through inquiry innovation.

• Bridge the cultures of North and South America
  and to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity
  of the university

UTPA serves the higher education needs of a
rapidly growing, international, multicultural
population in the South Texas Region. The
University preserves, transmits and creates
knowledge to serve the cultural, civic, and
economic advancement of the region and the state.
The University provides students advanced
instruction in academic programs offered through
innovative delivery systems that lead to
professional certification, and baccalaureate,
master's and doctoral degrees. Through teaching,
research, creative activity and public service,
UTPA prepares students for lifelong learning and
leadership roles in the state, nation and world
community.
Drivers
Strategic Goals
Organizational Objectives
Critical Processes
All UTPA ODP maps are available at
http//ie.utpa.edu/ODPmaps.htm
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Process Implementation

• Who was involved
• 6 Divisions
• 100 Units
• 907 Individuals
• 58 of Fulltime Staff and Faculty

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Process Implementation

• Fall 2004
• Presidential directive to IPAC
• Spring/Summer 2005
• Mission, vision and values approved
• ODP consultant identified
• Leadership retreat in ODP process
• Kickoff at Convocation
• Division missions, visions, values

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• Fall 2005
• IPAC institutional ODP map
• Division retreats ODP maps
• Spring 2006
• 12 facilitation teams trained
• Unit retreats ODP maps
• Summer 2006
• Units FY07 Annual Action Plans

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• Fall 2006
• Leadership retreat on ODP activities and
  monitoring process
• Spring 2007
• IPAC revising monitoring process
• How to write an outcome measure

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• Lessons Learned
• Facilitators
• Depth of Involvement
• Addressing the goals
• Alignment

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• Future Steps
• Spring/Summer 2007
• Revision of FY07 Action Plans
• FY07 Annual Assessment Reports
• FY08 Annual Action Plans

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• Ongoing Issues
• Vertical alignment of plans
• Implementation of monitoring
• Integration of quality initiative
• Integration of budgeting process
• Additional training in assessment

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• Ongoing Issues (cont.)
• Continual update of plans and assessment reports
• Attention to UT Compact cycle and UT System plan
  requirements
• Planning not reacting

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Questions
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This presentation is available at http//www.oire
.utpa.edu/publications/ODP_Feb2007