The 2004 Economic Development Strategic Planning Process
Sidebar to: Industry Clusters: Part of Indiana's Strategic Planning Toolkit
More so than with previous plans, this year’s effort makes a conscious attempt to include in the statewide process participation from those who are responsible for its eventual implementation. Advisory board members and staff from each of the 12 Commerce regions, as well as professionals from a wide array of state agencies and economic development entities across the state are participating in the process:
April – May 2004
• Retain consultants
• Form a steering committee and subcommittees
• Begin visits across the state
June – July 2004
• Data collection and analysis underway
• Launch website geared toward planning
• First series of meetings held throughout the state
August – September 2004
• Launch survey
• Additional regional meetings
• Complete regional and community SWOT analysis
• Complete statewide and area-wide SWOT reports and cluster analysis
• Reach a consensus on statewide and regional visions
October 2004
• Propose, discuss and adopt benchmarks
• Meet with subcommittees about strategies for economic drivers
• Meet with regions about strategies for economic drivers
November 2004
• Develop first draft of the statewide strategic plan
• Get draft of the statewide strategic plan vetted (two weeks)
• Discuss plan for continued intrastate coordination and tracking of
performance
• Final version of statewide strategic plan completed
December 2004
• Complete regional plans and obtain adoption by all partners in each
area
• Release statewide strategic plan
• Release regional plans