Strategic Initiatives - Case Studies

Case Studies

What does transformative change mean to a research university or a system of public universities and technical schools? To a professional society or trade association? Or a high-technology company? To a federal or state agency like the Department of Defense or Prince William County, Virginia? The following case studies describe Strategic Initiatives’ services and the transformative changes they enabled.

Our approaches produce transformative results that dramatically change our client enterprises and improve their strategic position. Typically, transformation focuses on a key organizational process or a strategic issue, and then spreads to other processes, issues and parts of the enterprise. Consider the following exemplary cases.


*Strategy for “Planning from the Future Backwards”* *Current Project -* University of the Pacific (2011-forward) Previous Projects - University of Texas San Antonio, George Mason University, Eastern Michigan University, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, University of Wisconsin System, and Wilkes University (1995 - forward) More details		Problems Solved: Visioning the Future of Learning, Work and Professional Practice; Fresh Vision and Leadership, Changing Culture and Behaviors, Developing Organizational Capacity Strategic Focus: Leading and Navigating Change, Crafting and Executing Strategy, Developing Organizational Capacity; Tapping the Capacity of Personal Responsibility for Perpetual Learning
*Unleashing the Power of DIY Learning (2011-forward)* University of the Pacific More details		Problems Solved: Visioning the Future of Learning, Work and Professional Practice; Fresh Vision and Leadership, Changing Culture and Behaviors, Developing Organizational Capacity Strategic Focus: Leading and Navigating Change, Crafting and Executing Strategy, Developing Organizational Capacity; Tapping the Capacity of Personal Responsibility for Perpetual Learning
*The Future of Jobs* University of the Pacific, Other Research and Consulting Projects More details		Problems Solved: Visioning the Future of Learning, Work and Professional Practice; Fresh Vision and Leadership, Changing Culture and Behaviors, Developing Organizational Capacity Strategic Focus: Leading and Navigating Change, Crafting and Executing Strategy, Developing Organizational Capacity; Tapping the Capacity of Personal Responsibility for Perpetual Learning
Leading and Navigating Change (2005-present) Eastern Michigan University, University of Texas at San Antonio, Higher Colleges of Technology, Wilkes University, Minnesota State College and Universities, University of Dammam, and numerous professional societies and trade associations More details		Problems Solved: Fresh Vision and Leadership, Changing Culture and Behaviors, Developing Organizational Capacity Strategic Focus: Leading and Navigating Change, Crafting and Executing Strategy
*Supporting Employability and Talent Management – PASSIU™* More details		Problems Solved: Crafting and Executing Strategy, Leadership, Developing Organizational Capacity, Employability and Talent Management Strategic Focus: Crafting and Executing Strategy, Leadership, Developing Organizational Capacity, Employability and Talent Management
Enabling Continuing Professional Development (1995 – present) College of American Pathologists (CAP); American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); The Urban Land Institute (ULI), Advanced Management Institute (AMI); University of Dammam, University of the Pacific More details		Problems Solved: Obsolescent Misalignment of People, Resources, and Programs with Customer Needs. Meeting the Needs of the New Economy Strategic Focus: Crafting and Leading/Navigating Change, Crafting/Executing Strategy, Expeditionary Products and Services, Aligning Knowledge/Learning/Performance, Transforming Organizational Culture, Developing Staff/Organizational Capacity, Nurturing Communities of Practice.
Thought Leadership in e-Learning (2000–present) University of Dammam (Saudi Arabia); King Khalid University (Saudi Arabia); University of Wisconsin; MSUGlobal; Advanced Management Institute (AMI) More details		Problems Solved: Advanced e-Learning Solutions, Optimizing Learner Success Strategic Focus: Leading/Navigating Change; Crafting/Executing Change; Aligning Learning, Knowledge, and Performance; Enhancing Revenues.
Creating and Leveraging Action Analytics™ *Action Analytics Planning:* Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Conducted Analytics Assessments and Change Management Plans: Boise State University, Connecticut Community College Systems, Northern Kentucky University, University of Saskatchewan; Action Analytics Community of Practices: Funding by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Analytics for Strategic Enrollment Management: Confederation College More details		Problems Solved: Losing Competitive Position, Poor Performance of Underserved Learners, Need to Optimize Student Success Strategic Focus: Leading/Navigating Change, Action Analytics™, Developing Organizational Capacity, Changing Organizational Culture, Serving the Underserved
Measuring and Improving Performance (2000 – present) Eastern Michigan University, Pace University, Wilkes University Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, The University of Toledo, University of Dammam, Action Analytics Community of Practice More details		Problems Solved: Facing an Intractable Problem; Rapidly Rising Costs; Antiquated and Poorly Leveraged Technology; Misalignment of People, Resources and Program with Leaner Needs; Anxiety Over Change; Inability to Change Rapidly; and Declining Competitiveness Strategic Focus: Leading and Navigating Change, Building Organizational Capacity and Changing Culture and Behaviors; Crafting/Executing Strategy; Aligning Learning, Knowledge, and Performance; Action Analytics™, Reinventing Processes
Strategic Positioning for Transnational Universities (2006-present) Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE; Curtin University, Australia; George Mason University and Michigan State University, USA More details		Problems Solved: Losing Competitive Position, Rapidly Changing Needs, Globalization Strategic Focus: Crafting and Executing Strategy, Developing Organizational Capacity, Leading and Navigating Change, Transforming Facilities, Fostering Innovation and Creativity
Optimizing Value from Investments in Technology (2000 – present) University of Dammam (Saudi Arabia), University of Wisconsin, Pace University, Eastern Michigan University More details		Problems Solved: Facing an Apparently Unsolvable, Intractable Problem; Rapidly Rising Costs, Antiquated and Poorly Integrated Technology; Misalignment of People, Resources, and Program with Learner Needs; Anxiety over Change and Inability to Change Rapidly Strategic Focus: Leading/Navigating Change, Crafting/Executing Strategy, Leveraging Technology to Achieve Value on Investment, Reinventing Processes, Fostering Innovation and the Human Side of Change, Transforming Organizational Culture, Developing Staff/Organizational Capacity, Enhancing Revenues
Planning Facilities for 21st Century Learning and Research (1997 – present) Multiple Leading-Edge Universities and Enterprises More details		Problems Solved: Obsolescent Facilities and Approaches to Facilities Planning. Strategic Focus: Leading/Navigating Change, Transforming Facilities Design, Transforming Culture, Developing Staff and Organizational Capacity.
Creating Distributed Universities for Hypergrowth Metropolitan Areas (1987-present) George Mason University More details		Problems Solved: Facing an Unsolvable, Intractable Problem, Global Competition Strategic Focus: Leading and Navigating Change, Crafting and executing Strategy, Transforming Cultures, Developing Staff and Organizational Capacity
Repositioning ERS as a Knowledge Utility (2005-present) Educational Research Service (ERS) More details		Problems Solved: Losing Competitive Position and Declining Revenues, Rising Costs, Need for New Technologies – e-Knowledge Portal Strategic Focus: Leading/Navigating Change, Crafting/Executing Strategy, Leveraging Technology, Creating e-Knowledge Repositories, Transforming Facilities Design, Discovering Expeditionary Products, Transforming Organizational Culture, Developing Staff and Organizational Capacity, and Enhancing Revenues.