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Continued f rom page @ 69 NACE INTERNATIONAL: VOL. 56, NO. 11 MATERIALS PERFORMANCE NOVEMBER 2017 Ninth in the Series Strategic Planning at NACE International By NACE President Samir Degan and Past President Sandy Williamson Key Strategic Initiatives A s illustrated below, there is a diminishing time- line associated with our strategic planning process. Our Vision and Overarching Goals define the future state we strive to achieve. The Key Strategic Initiatives, Implementation Plans, and Review and Reload steps (collective known as the Plan for Success) provide the roadmap for get- ting us from where we are now to where we want to be. They break our three-year goals down into increasingly smaller pieces that are manageable. It's like the metaphorical question, "How do you eat an elephant?" The answer is, "One bite at a time." Thus, it is that we identify the Key Strategic Initiatives that must be accom- plished in the next year. The Fall 2017 meeting of the NACE International Board of Directors was held on September 27 to 29. The following board key strategies (BKS) and definitions of success were agreed upon: BKS—1: Forensic Analysis Description: Use forensic analysis tech- niques to evaluate and optimize mission performance. Definition of Success: We will know we've been successful when, by October 2018, we have: 8 Conducted a pilot evaluation to define challenges and performance gaps in Education 8 Revised the blueprint for Education based upon forensic evaluation findings 8 Made recommendations to the NACE Board of Directors based upon program outcomes 8 Proposed a plan and associated timeline to institutionalize forensic analysis into the association BKS—2: Member Engagement Description: Position NACE member- ship for the future. Definition of Success: We will know we've been successful when, by October 2018, we have: 8 Increased Volunteer Manager partici- pation by 100% 8 Created a best practices document for global sections/committees 8 Developed role definitions for section/ community officers 8 Proposed a plan and associated timeline to institutionalize member engagement into the association BKS—3: Resource Optimization Description: Analyze and evaluate human, capital, and physical resources to assure they are used in an efficient, optimal, and financially prudent manner. Definition of Success: We will know we've been successful when, by October 2018, we have: NACE NEWS NACE OFFICERS P R E S I D E N T Samir Degan* Osnar Paints and Contracts Pvt. Mumbai, India V I C E P R E S I D E N T Jeffrey L. Didas* Matcor, Inc. Tucson, AZ, USA T R E A S U R E R Michael Ames* Chapman Engineering Boerne, TX, USA P A S T P R E S I D E N T Sandy Williamson* Consultant Calgary, AB, Canada C H I E F E X E C U T I V E O F F I C E R Robert H. Chalker* NACE International Houston, TX, USA D I R E C T O R S Debra Boisvert/2015-2018 Target Products, Ltd. Burnaby, BC, Canada Richard B. Eckert/2015-2018 DNV GL Dublin, OH, USA Darby Howard/2015-2018 JDH Corrosion Consultants, Inc. Concord, CA, USA Thomas Ladwein/2015-2018 Aalen University of Applied Science Aalen, Germany Mohammed Al-Subaie/2016-2019 Saudi Aramco Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Jorge Cantó/2016-2019 Corrosion y Proteccion Hidalgo, Mexico Cris Conner/2016-2019 Utility Service & Maintenance, Inc. St. Louis, MO, USA Andrew Haiko/2016-2019 LTK Engineering Services Ambler, PA, USA Eric Langelund/2016-2019 Piping & Corrosion Specialties, Inc. Millersville, MD, USA C. Lindsay Enloe/2017-2020 Utility Safety & Design Swansea, IL, USA Michael S. O'Brien/2017-2020 MARK 10 Resource Group, Inc. Richmond, VA, USA Toyoji Takeuchi/2017-2020 Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. Yokosuka, Japan E X O F F I C I O D I R E C T O R S Keith Perkins President, NACE International Foundation Chris Fowler, FNACE President, NACE International Institute M E M B E R - A T - L A R G E Dan Adley KTA Tator Pittsburgh, PA, USA *Executive Committee members Continued on page 70 Diminishing Timeline for Strategic Planning