This section of the website sets out the process and templates to assist schools and units in setting out their key strategic goals. This work should be completed in conjunction with and as an integral part of the financial and enrolment elements of the planning process.
This documentation should be completed in as brief a form as possible. It is strongly recommended that the completed plans should be no more than 5 pages in length. Only key items should be outlined and then only in bullet point format.
It is critical that this process is clearly based on the priorities set out in the UCD Strategic Plan 2020-2024 ‘Rising to the Future’ with appropriate contextualisation for the circumstances and opportunities relevant to each school or unit.
The planning horizon for all elements of the planning process should be 5-years starting in 2020. School and Unit plans should be fully reconsidered to take account of UCD’s strategic objectives. Care must also be taken to ensure that strategic plans are fully integrated with financial and enrolment plans.
Each school will also be provided with a copy of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) as agreed with the Governing Authority. Targets for KPIs at University level, College level and School level will also be supplied.
UCD is determined to ensure that the school planning process is fully integrated with the financial and enrolment planning processes. A schedule of key dates linking financial planning, enrolment planning and strategic planning is included in the planning documentation. The summary financial plan is to be attached as an appendix to the strategic plan.
Please clearly note that it is critical to the success of this process and to the achievement of the UCD Strategic Plan that Schools and Units set out clearly the areas in which they intend to invest (people, facilities, programmes etc.) in addition to setting out how they plan to raise revenue.
It is intended that each school/unit will complete the documentation. It will then be discussed at College level or with your relevant Vice-President and amendments/updates agreed as appropriate. Subsequent to this, it is planned that each College Principal/Vice-President will present a summary of his/her schools/unit to Senior Management in May 2020.
The inputs to the process will be published on this website and made available to all relevant college principals, heads of schools and units throughout UCD and will be as follows:
The output of the process will be as follows:
Key linkages with other strands of the Planning 2020 process are:
Timescale for planning 2020 has been revised in response to Covid-19. See the Milestones section for a revised overview and Google Calendar.
KPI
Key Performance Indicator.
To support the achievement of the objectives set out in the UCD Strategy 2020-2024 ‘Rising to the Future’, a set of 12 Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) has been agreed by the UMT and endorsed by the Governing Authority. These KPIs with targets broken-down to College and School level will be made available. Please discuss any questions you have arising from these with your College Principal in the first instance.
The planning horizon for all elements of the plan is 5 years. More detail should be included for the first year (2020-2021) than for subsequent years.
Plans should be no longer than 5-pages in length. If possible, use bullet points rather than long paragraphs. We want to make the process as easy and user friendly as possible.
All of our strategies and plans should reflect the priorities identified in Rising To The Future and so it is appropriate for schools and other units to develop new strategic plans for the coming 5 years. While these may not represent fundamental changes from recent plans, it is appropriate to re-consider all aspects of the plans in the light of our new themes, objectives and enablers.
Yes, very much so!! The areas where you plan to invest over the next 5 years are an essential element of the plan.
Your first point of contact should be your College Principal or Vice-President. Your local Finance Manager will provide also provide help and support throughout the process. Additionally, Eamonn O’Neill or Tony Carey would be delighted to meet with you at any point in the process to discuss any issues you may have. Please email (opens in a new window)planning@ucd.ie or call Eamonn O’Neill on ext. 1581 or Tony Carey on Ext. 1089.