STRATEGIC PLANNING DETAIL

Center for Management Development

1.  To provide an applied learning or research experience that increases employability for every Barton School student by August 2016.

Objective 1: CMD will continue to employ one student as a working staff member to expose the student to a professional work environment for increased employability.

Action Item / Deadline / Person Responsible
Develop appropriate job description / 08/01/14 / Melissa Donham, Wemberly Rodriguez
Post job position / 08/01/14 / Wemberly Rodriguez
Interview applicants
Select qualified applicant / 09/01/14
09/15/14 / Melissa Donham, Wemberly Rodriguez
Melissa Donham, Wemberly Rodriguez
Mentor assigned to student / 1st day of employment / Pat McLeod
Evaluation of student / Every 90 days of employment / Pat McLeod, Melissa Donham and Wemberly Rodriguez

Objective 2: CMD will explore opportunities to connect students to organizations CMD provides training services.

Action Item / Deadline / Person Responsible
Develop flyer to pass out at CMD programs
Identify opportunities for student engagement / Fall 2014
Ongoing / Paula Seiwert
Pat McLeod, Paula Seiwert
Follow-up with organizations / Ongoing / Pat McLeod

Objective 3: Provide opportunities to Barton School students to attend CMD professional development seminars.

Action Item / Deadline / Person Responsible
Prepare announcement flyer / Fall 2014 / Paula Seiwert
E-mail flyer to Dean’s office for distribution to students and faculty / Fall 2014 / Paula Seiwert
Follow-up with students desiring to attend / Fall 2014 / Paula Seiwert
Notify students of class, date and location / Ongoing / Staci Bryer

2.  To enhance a Barton School culture that values performance, accountability, engagement, and professional development supported by revised appraisal and incentive systems by December 2014.

Objective 1: Each CMD employee will attend (funding available) a professional development seminar/workshop each year.

Action Item / Deadline / Person Responsible
Select seminar/workshop / 3 months prior / Employee attending
Prepare necessary paperwork for possible “HR Tuition” payment / 2 months prior / Employee attending
Register for workshop and make any necessary travel arrangements. / 1 month prior / Employee attending
Submit all approved expenses for reimbursement / At conclusion of event / Pat McLeod

Objective 2: CMD staff will engage in teambuilding exercises twice a year. For cost savings, one will be with one of our own trainers and one will be an organized retreat for all staff.

Action Item / Deadline / Person Responsible
Identify the teambuilding exercise and select instructor / September 1, 2014 / All staff
Make arrangements for the event / December 1, 2014 / Pat McLeod
Have event
Retreat: Identify type of retreat and location
Make arrangements
Have event / January 2015
January 2015
March 2015
June 2015 / All staff
All staff
Pat McLeod
All staff

3.  To increase the Barton School national ranking by 2019.

Center for Management Development has no impact national rankings.

4.  To increase Barton School research by twenty percent by December 2019.

Center for Management Development has no research opportunities.

5.  To increase and expand Barton School outreach in the areas of professional development, service, consulting, and business development by twenty percent by December 2019.

Objective 1: CMD will continue to offer approximately 90 public (open enrollment) training sessions

Action Item / Deadline / Person Responsible
Develop annual professional development calendar / September of each year / Pat McLeod
Work with Alumni to secure training room / September of each year / Melissa Donham
Schedule instructors
Accurate and consistent registrations of participants
Complete collection of fees / September of each year
Ongoing
Ongoing / Pat McLeod
Staci Bryer
Staci Bryer, Melissa Donham

Objective 2: CMD will actively market their training services to area businesses/organizations for on-site delivery of professional development seminars/workshops and certificate programs.

Action Item / Deadline / Person Responsible
Constant update of website / Ongoing / Paula Seiwert
Follow-up of inquiries from website / Ongoing / Pat McLeod/ Paula Seiwert
Constant update of mailing list
Email blasts / Ongoing
Ongoing / Wilma Hart
Paula Seiwert

Objective 3: CMD will continue to promote all services to the business community in and outside the state of Kansas

Action Item Deadline Person Responsible

Monthly brochures developed, proofed and printed 7 – 10 weeks

Prior to 1st class Paula Seiwert

Brochures mailed to current mailing list 6 weeks prior to

First class Paula Seiwert

Objective 4: CMD will continue to focus on increasing on-line classes.

Action Item / Deadline / Person Responsible
Determine appropriate topics / Ongoing / Pat McLeod
Select instructors
Provide training as needed to instructor
Roll-out test program
Evaluate customer response / Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing
Ongoing / Pat McLeod
Pat McLeod / MRC
Pat McLeod
Pat McLeod

Objective 5: Explore an instructor succession plan for CMD

Action Item Deadline

Develop an instructor mentoring program Ongoing Pat McLeod

Objective 6: Research new and/or additional revenue ideas

Action Item

Investigate what other like Centers are doing Ongoing Pat McLeod

Options for “webinars” Ongoing Pat McLeod

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