Chapter 7 Implementing the Plan

1. Chapter 7Implementing the Plan Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

2. IMA ABCDEFG Strategic Planning Model We are Here Chapter 7 is about helping teams accomplish the actions in the plan!! A Awareness B Baseline C Clear Goals G Get Better D Down to Action E & F Evaluation and Feedback

3. Chapter 7 - Purpose • Purpose of implementing the plan: this stuff doesn’t happen by itself. The real work comes in making change happen. • Purpose of Chapter 7: describe how to continuously engage installation leadership and players to execute the plan; and present options for resourcing the plan. Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

4. And now the fun really starts… • Keep leadership engaged • Integrate all planning • Engage and educate teams and stakeholders • Resource the objectives • Build partnerships The Plan is only a roadmap – now it’s time to start the car Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

5. Keep Leadership Engaged • Keep leadership engaged by tangibly integrating sustainability into their current management systems and strategic plan • Put it in the “report card” that is already used to measure and report installation progress • Environmental management system objectives, targets, and programs should also be embedded in installation strategic plan for maximum effectiveness Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

6. Integrate Management Systems • The Army Performance Improvement Criteria (APIC) is IMA’s garrison management system • Currently voluntary; soon to be mandatory • First step is to create a strategic plan • http://www.hqda.army.mil/leadingchange/APIC/ • The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System is also required for Army installations • Full conformance by FY09 • There are remarkable similarities between APIC and ISO 14001 • Complete integration of the EMS into the larger APIC garrison management system offers many advantages

7. Integrate Management Systems APIC Plan Significant aspects • Garrison Strategic Plan for Sustainability – ABCDEFG model • Align goals, targets, objectives Act Targets, objectives EMS Do Check

8. Next step: Integrate Strategic Goals into functional and work plans Strategic Plan (25 Years)Goals & ObjectivesAligned to Core Business Processes Defines how installation will enhance mission, the military community and environment, simultaneously Functional Plans (5-7 year)Initiativesthat support objectives above Annual Work Plans (1 Year) Supports Initiativesand major processes with actions, strategies and metrics defined

9. Engage and Educate • Continuous Outreach • Integrate sustainability into installation communication forums • Publish newsletters and annual reports • Develop a database of change agents and stakeholders as the implementation process goes forward Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

10. Engage and Educate • Lessons learned • Workshops and conferences • Communication between installations • Recognition • Seek awards for the teams • Recognize individuals and units locally Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

11. Engage and Educate • Technical Training • Professional development courses • Sustainability training Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

12. Engage and Educate • New technology identification and evaluation • Scan for new technologies • Interact with research community Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

13. Resource the Objectives - Existing Technologies • Integrate all installation resources “A million here, a million there, and pretty soon you’ve got real money.” Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

14. Resource the Objectives - Existing Technologies Articulate the requirements to all levels of HQs on needs, lessons-learned and success stories Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

15. Resource the Objectives - Technology Demonstrations In some cases, technologies may or may not be proven to work for your specific need. This may include: • Emerging technologies that require demonstration or validation • New combinations of technologies or system-base solutions that require a feasibility analysis Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

16. Resource the ObjectivesResearch and Development In general, installations are not in the business of conducting research. However, there are opportunities associated with: • Being a test-site for an emerging technology • Providing a field test location for a scale-up analysis • Participation in a regional demonstration Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

17. Build Partnerships Partnerships offer another means for progressing toward sustainability: • Federal agencies • Universities • Businesses • Communities Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

18. We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and thenleap in the dark to our success. Henry David Thoreau Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

19. References • http://www.hqda.army.mil/leadingchange/APIC/ • www.sustainability.army.mil • http://www.estcp.org/ • http://www.serdp.org/ • http://www.darpa.mil/ • http://www.ndcee.ctc.com/ • http://aec.army.mil/usaec/ • http://www.aro.army.mil/ • http://www.cecer.army.mil/td/tips/index.cfm • http://www.sustainablesandhills.org/ Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation

20. Closing Thought “Whether you think you can, or think you can’t, you are right.” Henry Ford , Founder Ford Motor Company 1915 Model T Ford Version 1, Sep 2005 Guide to Creating a Sustainable Installation