Strategic Plans

AIIM/ANSI + ISO
StratML Part1 is now an official AIIM/ANSI standard, in the process of also being approved by ISO as an ISO standard.

Simplicity
Supporting complete Strategic Plans, StratML Part1 was designed for simplicity and effectiveness, so that organizations and users can easily define their strategic plans in an effective computer readable and standard format.

StratML Part1 Elements
Accordingly, StratML Part1 supports the basic typically repeatable elements that make-up strategic plans, including a structured defined in detail in the corresponding normative StratML Part1 XML-Schema, summarized below:

• StrategicPlan:
• Name: A word or short phrase intended to identify the strategic plan
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining strategic plan
• OtherInformation: Additional explanation or guidance related to the strategic plan
• StrategicPlanCore: The strategic plan core elements:
• Organization: The legal or logical entity to which the plan or report applies:
• Name: A word or short phrase intended to identify the organization
• Acronym: An abbreviation of a proper name, usually composed of the first letters of each word in the name
• Identifier: A string of alphanumeric characters by which the organization information is distinguished from other versions of the same information as well as information contained in other organization instances
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the organization
• Stakeholder: An individual (or group) whose interests may be affected by or whose action may be required to achieve the organization's strategic plan
• Name: A word or short phrase intended to identify the stakeholder
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the stakeholder
• Vision: A concise and inspirational statement implicitly relating an organization's purpose to its values, thus motivating its actions toward a future state it strives to achieve:
• Identifier: A string of alphanumeric characters by which the vision information is distinguished from other versions of the same information as well as information contained in other mission instances
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the mission
• Mission: A brief description of the basic purpose of the organization
• Identifier: A string of alphanumeric characters by which the mission information is distinguished from other versions of the same information as well as information contained in other vision instances
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the vision
• Value: A principle that is important and helps to define the essential character of the organization
• Name: A word or short phrase intended to identify the value
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the value
• Goal: A relatively broad statement of intended results to be achieved over more than one resource allocation and performance measurement cycle. A general goal for mission support
• Name: A word or short phrase intended to identify the goal
• Identifier: A string of alphanumeric characters by which the goal information is distinguished from other versions of the same information as well as information contained in other goal instances
• SequenceIndicator: An alphanumeric identifier designate the goal's order in a series
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the goal
• OtherInformation: Additional explanation or guidance related to the goal
• Stakeholder: An individual (or group) whose interests may be affected by or whose action may be required to achieve the goal
• Name: A word or short phrase intended to identify the stakeholder
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the stakeholder
• Objective: A target level of results expressed in units against which achievement is to be measured within a single resource allocation and performance execution cycle. Strategy performance goal:
• Name: A word or short phrase intended to identify the objective
• Identifier: A string of alphanumeric characters by which the objective information is distinguished from other versions of the same information as well as information contained in other objective instances
• SequenceIndicator: An alphanumeric identifier designate the order of the objective in a series
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the objective
• OtherInformation: Additional explanation or guidance related to the objective
• Stakeholder: An individual (or group) whose interests may be affected by or whose action may be required to achieve the objective
• Name: A word or short phrase intended to identify the stakeholder
• Description: A sentence or paragraph defining and explaining the stakeholder
• AdministrativeInformation: The strategic plan administrative information:
• StartDate: The year, month, and day the strategic plan is scheduled to begin. Typically the start of a calendar or fiscal year
• EndDate: The year, month, and day the strategic plan is projected to cease, if it is not subsequently extended. Typically the end of a calendar or fiscal year
• PublicationDate: The day, month, and year a strategic plan was published in its current form
• Source: The Web address (URL) for the authoritative source of this document
• Submitter: The person submitting the plan in StratML format:
• FirstName: The first name of the person submitting the plan
• LastName: The last name of the person submitting the plan
• PhoneNumber: The telephone number of the person submitting the plan
• EmailAddress: The Email address of the person submitting the plan

Resources
Many resources are already available to support StratML Part1, including StratML document editing forms, viewing and rendering stylesheet, as well as many more resources that can be traced through this portals' links section.

More Information
More information is also also available from other sections of the StratML portal, as well as by requesting to StratML at DNAOS.com", where questions, comments, and suggestions are appreciated and answered.