Strategic Plans
Is your institution prepared for the challenges and opportunities in higher education?
What's Your Plan?
Strategic Planning
HESA has been providing strategic advice to colleges, universities, governments, and professional associations since 2009. We conduct strategic planning exercises in higher education at the unit, faculty, and institutional level and advise institutions on issues of governance and how to improve fast through collegial decision-making.
We combine multi-channel stakeholder engagement with our deep knowledge and understanding of the sector. Every year, our annual Budget Commentary and report on The State of Postsecondary Education document trends and shifts in the landscape of PSE in Canada. For each strategic planning process we closely examine how your institution, faculty, or unit is situated against its peers or competitors and prepared for the future.
If you are looking to transform, we can help you be ambitious. Partner with us and invest in your institutions’ strategic success.
Aim Higher.
Achieve More with HESA.
Be Ambitious
HESA has a proven methodology that can be tailored in a variety of ways to suit unique client needs and ambitions. We act as your trusted partner, facilitating a process that incorporates the diverse perspectives of all your institution’s stakeholders, from students and faculty, staff and administrators, to community and industry partners. This collaborative approach goes beyond simply generating findings; it fosters socialization of ideas, problems, and aspirations, ultimately leading to a stronger sense of community ownership and buy-in for your future strategic vision.
Advantages of Strategic Planning with HESA
- Sector Specific Expertise: Leverage our expertise in higher education trends, data, and stakeholder engagement for a successful planning process.
- Value of Fresh Perspectives: Gain valuable insights and surface unexpected surprises through our objective viewpoint, leading to a more impactful strategy.
- Evidence-Driven Decisions: We use our deep data knowledge, and environmental scans to identify opportunities, challenges, and key metrics, ensuring informed decision-making.
- Transformative Strategy: Strategic planning is more than just creating a document. It’s a guided journey of introspection and reflection, helping to define your mission and vision, laying the groundwork for sustainable growth.
- Tailored Approach: We customize the planning process based on your institution’s unique goals and desired scope of transformation, fostering collective ownership and alignment to turn your ambitions into actions.
- Effective Communications: Develop effective communication strategies for both internal and external audiences, building diverse stakeholder buy-in.
- Strategic Alignment: We help your vision align with broader trends in higher education, while preserving your unique character and distinctiveness.
