ACSM has reached an important milestone in developing its next strategic plan! At its August meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the proposed goals and strategies organized around four pillars:
- Innovation & Growth
- Experience & Engagement
- Scientific Impact
- Operational Efficiency
The approved plan reflects input from committee chairs, volunteers, staff, the Strategic Planning Committee, and the Board over the past year. It also incorporates lessons from the current plan, including the need for a more focused scope, clearer ownership, stronger coordination, and realistic alignment with organizational resources.
Next Steps: ACSM will begin developing and prioritizing the tactics that will turn these strategies into action. This process will differ from the previous planning cycle. The Board will help establish priorities, the Strategic Planning Committee will translate that direction into a coordinated set of tactics, and committees and staff will contribute their subject-matter and operational expertise to determine how the work can best be accomplished.
Committee staff liaisons will begin discussions about committee direction with Chairs and committees which will support the identification of opportunities, risks, dependencies, or gaps. Additional guidance and opportunities for input, including office hours, will be shared during the tactic-development period.
Not every committee will develop its own separate list of tactics, and not every idea will become a strategic-plan tactic. The goal is a cohesive, achievable plan that reduces duplication, reflects staff and volunteer capacity, and focuses ACSM’s collective efforts on the work with the greatest mission impact and strategic value.
If you have questions, please reach out to Strategic Planning Committee Chair Heather Chambliss or your committee staff liaison.
