OE: What Next?
Organizational Excellence and the
NSF Strategic Plan, FY 2006-2011
NSF Advisory Committee
for Business and Operations
November 17, 2005
Comparison of NSF Budget, Staff and
Competitive Proposal Submissions over Time
6000
45
40
35
4000
30
25
3000
20
2000
15
10
1000
5
0
0
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
00
Fiscal Year
NSF Budget
FTEs + IPAs
Competitive Proposals
01
02
03
Number of Proposals (K)
No. Employees/Budget ($M)
5000
Organizational Excellence
• Origins in 2001-2002
– Initial AC/B&O Meetings.
– Strategic Plan for Administration and Mgmt.
• Included in NSF Strategic Plan, FY 2003-2008
– An agile, innovative organization that fulfills its mission
through leadership in state-of-the-art business
practices.
OE: The Good and The Not-So-Good
The Good:
• Awareness (Budget)
– S&E, +42% since 02
– NSF, +18% overall
– +98 FTE
• Momentum for PMA
The Not-So-Good:
• Disconnected
– Mission
– Programs
• Very General
– Lacks framework for
prioritizing
– Difficult to gauge
progress
OE: Key Issues for Strategic Plan Update
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Stand Alone or Integrated?
Evaluation Framework?
Reporting for 06?
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