Murray Darling River Basin

1
Murray Darling River Basin

• Case Study

2
Strategic Question
Something which is difficult to deal with, deeply
affects its owners, and requires a robust
long-term plan if it is to be overcome.
A

• Can the MDB be regenerated to a sustainable level
• The basin is becoming unsustainable
• To regenerate to a sustainable state
• Within the next 20 years
• By developing an action plan to achieve
  sustainability

3
Complexity
The strategic question must be answered in the
context within which the eventual action plan
will work. It includes the internal workings of
the organisation and the external environment.
C

• Politics
• Economics
• Environmental
• Social

4
Complexity
The strategic question must be answered in the
context within which the eventual action plan
will work. It includes the internal workings of
the organisation and the external environment.
C
Regenerating the MDB
5
Think about the Future
Strategic plans have to unfold into the future.
Trusting to luck and ignoring what the future
might hold is rash, even reckless.
T
6
Think about the Future
Strategic plans have to unfold into the future.
Trusting to luck and ignoring what the future
might hold is rash, even reckless.
T
7
Identify Actions
To develop as robust an action plan as possible
against future uncertainties is essential.
I
8
Identify Actions
To develop as robust an action plan as possible
against future uncertainties is essential.
I
9
Find viable course
A viable organisational structure is essential to
implementing the identified strategies.
F
10
Evaluate
How will the organisational transition satisfy
the aspirations of stakeholders and what
resources are required to make it come about.
E
11
Evaluate
How will the organisational transition satisfy
the aspirations of stakeholders and what
resources are required to make it come about.
E
12
Evaluate
How will the organisational transition satisfy
the aspirations of stakeholders and what
resources are required to make it come about.
E
13
Evaluate
How will the organisational transition satisfy
the aspirations of stakeholders and what
resources are required to make it come about.
E
14
Look for obstacles
Check the practicality of the emergent actions to
ensure that the end result is an explicit
corporate plan of action.
L
15
Draw Conclusions
Seeing the whole picture.

• Current human resource is adequate for the job
• More incentives are required
• Dedicated/Shared RD needed
• Funding MUST increase
• Regulatory powers necessary
• Intensify education and media campaigns
• 20 year management plan imperitive

D
D