The chart is a flow chart description of the Integrated Strategic Planning Process (ISPP) which consists of six steps. The first four steps of the ISPP are known as the LTP process which is the first phase of the ISPP, and steps five and six take place during Project Implementation, which is the second phase of the ISPP.
The flow chart begins with the first column that is labeled the LTP process. The first box in the LTP process column in Stage 1: Idea Generation shows that the first step of the ISPP starts in April in each year with a Strategic Direction session to align strategic direction with priorities and emerging issues and that the second step of the ISPP is from May to June, when managers develop a high level business proposal to request funding through the LTP process. Proposals are grouped into three main categories for decision- Corporate Business Architecture (CBA) improvements and initiatives; Continuity and Quality maintenance (CQM) of existing programs; and, New Initiatives / Enhancements. Proposals supported for further consideration by Senior Management Review Board move to the second box in the LTP process column. The second box in the LTP process in Stage 2: Project Assessment shows that the third step of the ISPP is from July to October, when programs develop investment proposals which are presented in Step 4 in November at the Senior Management Review Conference for approval. This marks the end of the LTP process.
Projects approved in November from this point move to the Project Implementation column which is the second phase of the ISPP. The first two boxes in the Project Implementation column in Stage 3: Project Initiation and Stage 4: Project Planning show that the fifth step of the ISPP is from December to March when programs initiate, plan and communicate with the stakeholders about the new LTP projects. The last two boxes in the Project Implementation column in Stage 5: Project Execution and Stage 6: Project Close-out show that the sixth and final step of the ISPP is the on-going monitoring of the LTP projects.