Science Advisory Board NOAA Strategic Plan Update

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Science Advisory BoardNOAA Strategic Plan Update

• July 14, 2004
• Mary M. Glackin
• Assistant Administrator for Program Planning and
  Integration

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Outline

• Challenges and Opportunities
• Planning Process
• Updated Strategic Plan
• NOAA Program Structure
• Annual Guidance Memorandum

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NOAA Challengesand Opportunities

• U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Report
• Climate Change Science Plan
• NOAA Research Review Team Report
• Western Drought in its Fifth Year
• Global Observing
• Tight Fiscal Climate
• Etc.

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Annual Business Process




FY
FY/FY/FY/FY/FY
PLANNING
BUDGETING
PROGRAMMING
EXECUTION

• Evaluate change in internal external
  environment
• Refine strategic approach based on
• Performance to date
• National intl imperatives
• Determine requirements to meet strategy
• Assess progress in meeting goals
• Set priorities

• Execute according to plan
• Assess performance and adjust as necessary
• Document final performance

• Develop NOAA Program
• Provides programmatic linkage between strategic
  plan and budget
• Uses validated requirements
• Reduces excesses deficiencies
• Provides integrated end-to-end capabilities
• Is fiscally balanced
• Maximizes NOAAs investment to produce optimal
  capabilities

• Develop technical budget to support the NOAA
  Program
• Represent the budget through reviews respond to
  actions
• Develop specific operating plans based on final
  appropriation

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Planning

• Evaluate changes in internal external
  environment
• Refine strategic approach based on
• Performance to Date
• National and International Imperatives
• Determine requirements to meet strategy
• Assess progress in meeting goals
• Set priorities

Mar - Aug
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NOAA Strategic Plan Review

• Planned Changes
• NOAA Vision Statement
• Fifth Goal Organizational Excellence and Mission
  Support
• Cross-Cutting Priorities
• Revised Outcomes, Strategies, Performance
  measures
• Increased reliance on supporting documents (e.g.,
  Research Strategic Plan, etc.)

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NOAA Vision Statement
Proposed new NOAA Vision Statement A vastly
enhanced scientific understanding of the role of
the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere in the global
ecosystem available to society and national
leadership as a basis for critical social and
economic policy decisions
NOAAs Mission Statement is unchanged To
understand and predict changes in the Earths
environment and conserve and manage coastal and
marine resources to meet our Nations economic,
social, and environmental needs.
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Strategic Plan

• Current Strategic Plan
• Mission Goals
• Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal
  and Ocean Resources through an Ecosystem Approach
  to Management
• Understand Climate Variability and Change to
  Enhance Societys Ability to Plan and Respond
• Serve Societys Needs for Weather and Water
  Information
• Support the Nations Commerce with Information
  for Safe, Efficient, and Environmentally Sound
  Transportation
• Cross-cutting Priorities
• Integrated Global Observations and Data
  Management System
• Environmental Literacy, Outreach, Education
• Sound, State-of-the-Art Research
• International Cooperation and Collaboration
• Homeland Security
• Organizational Excellence

Proposed Strategic Plan Mission Goals Protect,
Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean
Resources through an Ecosystem Approach to
Management Understand Climate Variability and
Change to Enhance Societys Ability to Plan and
Respond Serve Societys Needs for Weather and
Water Information Support the Nations Commerce
with Information for Safe, Efficient, and
Environmentally Sound Transportation Organizationa
l Excellence and Mission Support Cross-cutting
Priorities Integrating Global Environmental
Observation Data Management Promoting
Environmental Literacy Ensuring Sound,
State-of-the-Art Research Exercising Global
Leadership Developing, Valuing, and Sustaining a
World-Class Workforce

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Strategic Plan Next Steps

• 45-day public and NOAA employee review period
  begins TODAY, July 14
• Final Strategic Plan 30 Sept. 2004

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Implementing the Strategic PlanNOAA Program
Structure

• NOAA reviewed and revised the Program Structure
  to
• improve alignment with and facilitate
  implementation of Strategic Plan Goals
• clarify relationships among Programs
• clarify relationship between the Program
  Structure and NOAA Budget

PLANNING
External Inputs
Internal Inputs
Strategic Plan Review
Program Structure
Goal Asmnts
FY07 only
NOAA Strategic Plan
AGM
MAR - AUG
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Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal
and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach
to management
Structure
Outcomes (draft)
Strategies (draft)
Living Marine Resources

• Manage by applying sound
• observations, assessments, and
• research findings
• Engage with partners to achieve
• regional objectives
• Develop coordinated national and
• regional outreach and education
• Build ecosystem component of NOAA
• global environmental observation
• system
• Improve resource management by
• advancing our understanding of
• ecosystems through better simulation
• and predictive models

Protected Species

• 1. Healthy and
• productive
• coastal and
• marine
• ecosystems that
• benefit society
• 2. A well informed
• public that acts
• as a steward of
• coastal and
• marine
• ecosystems

Fisheries Management
Enforcement
Aquaculture
Place-based Approaches to Ecosystem Management
Corals
Coastal Marine Resource Management
Habitat
Ecosystem Observations
Ecosystem Research
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Understand Climate Variability and Change to
Enhance Societys Ability to Plan and Respond
Structure
Outcomes (draft)
Strategies (draft)

• Improve the quality of climate observations,
• analyses, interpretation, and archiving by
• maintaining a consistent climate record
• Improve the quantification and understanding
• of the forces bringing about climate change
  
• Advance sub-seasonal to inter-annual climate
  
• predictions and climate change projections
  by
• improving analysis of the climate system,
• using Earth System and climate models.
• Develop the ability to quantitatively
  predict the
• consequences of climate change on
• ecosystems
• Deliver climate services and products to

• 1. A comprehensive understanding of the
  global climate system with quantified
  uncertainties sufficient for making informed and
  reasoned decisions on time scales of weeks to
  decades
• 2. Climate-sensitive sectors and a
  climate-literate public effectively incorporating
  NOAAs climate products into their plans and
  decisions

Climate Ecosystems
Predictions Projections
Regional Decision Support
push/pull
Climate Forcing (Research)
Observations Analysis
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Serve Societys Needs for Weather and Water
Information
Outcomes (draft)
Strategies (draft)
Structure

• Improve the reliability, lead-time and
  understanding of weather and water information
  and services.
• Integrate an end-to-end information enterprise
• Develop and infuse research results and new
  technologies more efficiently.
• Build a broad-based and coordinated education and
  outreach program through continuous learning
• Employ scientific and emerging technological
  capabilities to advance decision support services
  and to educate stakeholders.
• Work with universities, industry, and national
  and international agencies to create and leverage
  partnerships to foster effective information
  services.

• 1. Reduced loss of life, injury, and damage to
  the economy
• 2. Better, quicker, and more trusted weather and
  water information to support improved social and
  economic decisions
• 3. Increased satisfaction with quality of
  weather and water information and services

Local Forecasts Warnings
Hydrology
Air Quality
push/pull
Space Weather
Support all Missions Goals
Environmental Modeling
Coasts, Estuaries, and Oceans
Connect Eco
Science, Technology, and Infusion
Support CT
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Support the Nations Commerce with Information
for Safe, Efficient, and Environmentally Sound
Transportation
Outcomes (draft)
Structure
Strategies (draft)

• Expand and enhance advanced technology monitoring
  and observing systems to provide accurate and
  up-to-date information
• Develop and apply new technologies, techniques,
  and models to increase the capabilities,
  efficiencies, and accuracy of transportation-relat
  ed products and services.
• Develop and implement sophisticated assessment
  and prediction capabilities to support decisions
  on aviation, marine, and surface navigation
  efficiencies coastal resource management and
  transportation system management, operations, and
  planning.
• Build public understanding of the technology
  involved and the role of the environment in
  commerce and transportation

Marine Weather
Science Technology Support From WW

• Safe, secure, and seamless movement of goods and
  people in the U.S. transportation system
• Environmentally sound development and use of the
  U.S. transportation system

Aviation Weather
Surface Weather
Marine Transportation Sys
Geodesy
Comm. Remote Sensing Lic.
Coordination With all Mission Goals
Emergency Response
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Organizational Excellence and Mission Support
Outcomes (draft)
Strategies (draft)

• Adopt a functional management model to deliver
  administrative and financial services that will
  establish direct lines of accountability from
  headquarters to field
• Employ a planning, programming, budgeting, and
  execution system to enhance NOAAs capabilities
  and to guarantee effective delivery of products
  and services
• Improve the efficiency, accountability, and
  transparency of administrative programs and
  services through process optimization and
  customer satisfaction assessment
• Plan, construct, and maintain facilities,
  including co-locating facilities among NOAA
  entities and external partners
• Lead agency-wide efforts in education and
  outreach, public affairs, legislative affairs,
  international affairs, and legal affairs.
• Formulate and maintain policies, procedures,
  plans, and processes, including inspections and
  training, to safely collect data using ships,
  boats, aircraft, and divers.
• Use effective and efficient approaches to meet
  NOAA requirements for ship and aircraft support.
• Provide systems-controlled acquisition and
  delivery of satellite-produced information
• Develop and maintain a secure and reliable
  Information Technology Enterprise that fully
  supports the life cycle of NOAAs programs

• 1. A safe operating environment with efficient
  and effective financial, administrative, and
  support services
• 2. Ship, aircraft, and satellite
• programs that ensure continuous observation of
  critical environmental
• conditions
• A sustainable and strategic facilities master
  planning process with a 5 to 10 year planning
  horizon
• Secure, reliable, and robust information flows
  within NOAA and out to the public

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Organizational Excellence and Mission Support
Satellites Sub-goal
Fleet Services Sub-goal
Mission Support Sub-goal
Leadership Sub-goal
NOAA Headquarters Program (USAO Staff
Offices)
Aircraft Replacement Program
Satellite Services Program

• Admin Services Program
• CAO
• Env. Compliance, Health Safety
• Civil Rights / EEO
• Audits

Fleet Replacement Program
Line Office Headquarters Program (PPI, NWS, OAR,
NESDIS, NMFS, NOS) Includes NOAA
Central Library
Polar Satellite Acquisitions Program

• Financial Services Program
• CFO
• Budget
• Finance

Marine Ops Maintenance Program
Geostationary Satellite Acquisitions Program

• Workforce Management Program
• Personnel Services
• Diversity

Aircraft Services Program

• Homeland Security Program
• Air Dispersion

Acquisition/Grants Pgm

• IT Services Program
• IT Security
• CIO
• NFA CIO

16 Programs 4 Sub-goals Org. Excellence
Sub-goal Lead responsibilities under PPBES are
identical to Goal Lead
Facilities Program
matrix program
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Regional Decision Support
Predictions Projections
Climate Ecosystems
Climate Forcing (Research)
Observations Analysis
Protected Species
Local Forecasts Warnings
Satellites Sub-goal
Enforcement
Fisheries Management
Fleet Services Sub-goal
Aquaculture
Ecosystem Research
Ecosystem Observations
Science, Technology, and Infusion
Coasts, Estuaries, and Oceans
Environmental Modeling
Hydrology
Leadership Sub-goal
Corals
Coastal Marine Resource
Air Quality
Mission Support Sub-goal
Habitat
Space Weather
Marine Transportation Sys
Observations Research Modeling
Geodesy
Marine Weather
Commercial Remote Sensing Licensing
Aviation Weather
Surface Weather
Emergency Response
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Annual Guidance Memorandum

• Provides the specific strategic and tactical
  guidance for the programming phase
• FY06 AGM
• NOAA as an honest broker
• Future directions
• Contribute to an Integrated Global Observing
  System
• Advance toward an Ecosystem Orientation
• Expand Climate Services
• Improve Water Resource Information
• Facilitate Intermodal Transportation
• Sustain Important National NOAA Programs
• Help the Global Community
• Available week of August 9 for rapid turnaround
  review

External Inputs
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Summary

• FY07 Planning designed to meet societys needs
• Programs to date as a result of broad agency
  efforts
• SAB input is critical to
• Final Strategic Plan
• Annual Guidance Memorandum

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Backup
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Overall Program Structure5 Goals, 4 Sub-goals,
44 Programs, 19 matrix
Ecosystem
Climate
Weather Water
Comm. Trans.
Org. Excellence
Eco. Research
Obs. Analysis
LFW
MTS
Satellites
Geostationary
Space Wx
Eco. Obs.
Aviation Wx
Forcing
Polar
Hydrology
Sat. Services
Protected Sp.
Marine Wx
Fleet Services
Predict. Project.
Air Quality
Fish. Management
Aircraft Repl.
Geodesy
Fleet Repl.
Env. Modeling
Climate Eco.
Aquaculture
Marine Ops.
Emerg. Response
S, T, I
Aircraft Services
Enforcement
Reg. Dec. Support
Comm. RS Lic.
CEO
Leadership
CM Resources
NOAA HQ
Surface Wx
Line Office HQ
Habitat
Homeland Sec.
Corals
Mission Support
Admin. Services
Fiscal Services
Workforce Mgmt.
Acq./Grants
IT Services
Facilities
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Structure Revisions
New
Old
Habitat Restoration Corals Protected
Areas Coastal Resource Management Invasive
Species Undersea Research and
Exploration Protected Species
Management Fisheries Management Aquaculture Enforc
ement Ecosystem Research Climate Observations and
Analysis Climate Forcing Climate Predictions and
Projections Climate and Ecosystems Regional
Decision Support Local Forecasts and
Warnings Tropical Storm Program Space
Weather Hydrology Rivers, Lakes, and Floods Air
Quality Environmental Modeling Weather and Water
Science and Technology Infusion Marine
Transportation Systems Aviation Weather Marine
Weather Geodesy NOAA Emergency Response Commercial
Remote Sensing Licensing Commerce and
Transportation Science and Technology
Habitat Corals Coastal and Marine Resources
Protected Species Fisheries Management Aquacultu
re Enforcement Ecosystem Research Ecosystem
Observations Climate Observations and
Analysis Climate Forcing Climate Predictions and
Projections Climate and Ecosystems Regional
Decision Support Local Forecasts and
Warnings Space Weather Hydrology Rivers, Lakes,
and Floods Air Quality Environmental
Modeling Weather and Water Science and Technology
Infusion Coasts, Estuaries, and Oceans Marine
Transportation System Aviation Weather Marine
Weather Geodesy NOAA Emergency Response Commercial
Remote Sensing Licensing Surface Weather
Ecosystem
Ecosystem
Climate
Climate
WW
WW
CT
CT
new activities moved into another program
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Structure RevisionsOrganizational Excellence and
Mission Support
New
Old
Homeland Security NOAA Headquarters Line
Office Headquarters Geostationary Satellite
Acquisition Polar Satellite Acquisition Fleet
Replacement Aircraft Replacement Marine
Operations and Services Aircraft
Services Satellite Services Facilities Administra
tive Services Financial Services Workforce
Management Acquisitions and Grants Information
Technology Services
Homeland Security NOAA Management Geostationary
Satellite Acquisition Polar Satellite
Acquisition Fleet Services and Acquisition Satelli
te Services Facilities Administrative
Services Information Technology Services
new
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Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal
and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach
to management
Old New
Habitat Restoration Habitat
Corals Corals
Protected Areas
Coastal Resource Management Coastal and Marine Resources
Protected Species Protected Species
Fisheries Management Fisheries Management
Aquaculture Aquaculture
Enforcement Enforcement
Invasive Species
Undersea Research Exploration
Ecosystem Research Ecosystem Research
Ecosystem Observations


Bold/Italic Matrix
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The Process Conceptually
NOAA Line Staff Offices

• Ecosystems

• Climate

Mission Goal Teams

• Weather
• Water

• Commerce
• Trans.

• Org. Excell.

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How Plans Connect within PPBES
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PPBES FY Timeline
Business Report
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Line/Staff Offices undertake activities that
execute Strategies and achieve Outcomes of NOAAs
Strategic Plan
NOAA Strategy 2
NOAA Strategy n

• LO/SOs undertake activities which execute the
  Strategies in the NOAA Strategic Plan, and
• LO/SOs measure their progress via mid-level PMs
  (reflected in the PBAs), which track up to
  hi-level PMs in the NOAA Strategic Plan
• which measure progress toward meeting NOAA
  Strategic Plan outcomes

• LO/SOs undertake activities which execute the
  Strategies in the NOAA Strategic Plan, and
• LO/SOs measure their progress via performance
  measures (reflected in the PBAs), which roll up
  to the performance measures in the NOAA Strategic
  Plan