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- Planning Types
Planning Types
Focus Areas
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A framework that helps you develop more effective planning processes.
- Challenges
Challenges
Discussions and resources around the unresolved pain points affecting planning in higher education—both emergent and ongoing.
Common Challenges
- Learning Resources
Learning Resources
Featured Formats
Popular Topics
- Conferences & Programs
Conferences & Programs
Upcoming Events
- Community
Community
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Integrated Planning Competencies
Published September 20, 2023By SCUPPlanning Types: Academic Planning, Campus Planning, Continuity Planning, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Planning, Information Technology Planning, Institutional Effectiveness Planning, Resource Planning, Strategic Enrollment Management Planning, Strategic Planning, Student Affairs Planning, Sustainability PlanningBuild Capacity for Integrated Planning
Whether you’re preparing a committee for an upcoming planning process or simply looking for directions for your own professional development, the Integrated Planning Competencies can help you determine the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for successful integrated planning.
What it Takes to Practice Integrated Planning in Higher Education
Integrated planning requires building capacity in the people who do planning so they have the necessary knowledge and skills for success. But higher education institutions that focus only on developing planning-related expertise often face hurdles when they attempt integrated planning. Why? Because colleges and universities are complex environments and using an integrated planning approach in those environments requires a wide range of knowledge, skills, and dispositions. Some of the required expertise might seem obvious (like writing goals or analyzing information). But some of it may be less so—particularly expertise related to “soft” skills or human skills, like communication or collaboration.
Integrated Planning Competencies for Success
To provide more clear and specific guidance, SCUP identified competencies—knowledge, skills, and dispositions—that individuals need for successful integrated planning. We analyzed the experiences and viewpoints of around 300 planners and higher education administrators in order to surface the competencies—both obvious and inconspicuous—that underpin integrated planning success.
In particular, we identified competencies for two types of roles critical for integrated planning:
Institutional Planner
The person tasked with leading integrated planning in the institution, or the person responsible for coordinating and supporting planning activities institution-wide–in other words, the institution’s resident planning expert.
Example:
Director of Planning and Institutional EffectivenessUnit Leader
The person responsible for a unit in the institution. Depending on the institution, a unit can be a college, academic department, or non-academic department. The Unit Leader is critical to alignment and implementation of institution-wide plans and for planning within their unit.
Examples:
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Vice President of Student AffairsDownload the Competencies
Advance integrated planning at your campus by sharing this document with your planning teams. Download the Integrated Planning Competencies today!
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