Innovation September-October 2013

Three-Year Strategic Planning Cycle Considered APEGBC creates and follows a strategic plan to provide direction and focus to the organization’s activities. Currently, the strategic plan is developed every three years in September and takes effect the following July. The association develops an annual budget that runs from July 1–June 30. Because the three-year strategic planning cycle is not closely aligned with the one-year budget cycle, this can impact how the plan is delivered. As a result, there is limited ability to plan for long term goals, and the allocation of resources is challenging. At their May meeting, Council expressed support for aligning these processes so that there are appropriate resources to carry out the strategic plan. Advantages of alignment include the ability to implement longer-term strategies, the ability to better forecast future financial standing, and initiative prioritization. Council considered options for moving forward and approved adopting a process that aligns the three-year strategic plan with a three-year budget where year one would be set, and years two and three would be approved in principle. Balanced Scorecard Updated The association’s Balanced Scorecard was created in 2008 and contains 19 performance measures that provide a snapshot of performance in various areas. This year, 11 of the 19 indicators were achieved, and some targets, such as those for member satisfaction and student outreach, were exceeded. Targets related to CPD seminar attendance and voter participation were very close to being achieved, and progress was also noted in the areas of practice reviews completed and time required for a complaint to be processed. Council reviewed the past year’s performance and approved the updated measures for the coming year. Recommendations to Address Gender Imbalance in the Professions Approved Council approved the implementation of activities addressing gender imbalance in the professions based on prioritized goals proposed by the Women in Engineering and Geoscience Task Force. The task force was established in March 2013 to identify the causes of gender imbalance in engineering and geoscience and recommend actions APEGBC could undertake to mitigate this imbalance. The recommendations approved for implementation were considered, along with associated resource requirements and budget allocations, by the Executive Committee. The approved initiatives will help APEGBC undertake more targeted career outreach and provide a more diverse online presence that will focus on building more diverse workplaces.

APPOINTMENTS INTERNAL Building Codes Committee Timothy Brown, P.Eng. Tim Ryce, P.Eng. Building Enclosure Committee Ron Krpan, P.Eng. Brennan Vollering, P.Eng. Consulting Practice Committee Bill Alcock, P.Eng., Struct.Eng.

Discipline Committee Darryl Chambers, P.Eng. Dave Ricketts, P.Eng., FEC Investigation Committee Troy Issogonis, P.Eng. Allan Dakin, P.Eng. Sustainability Committee Nelson Lee, P.Eng.

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