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Directorate for Engineering Strategic Planning: The Road to Reorganization. Strategic Planning Process. Background External Environment Internal Reports STG Report. Background: Existing Plans. “The Long View” ENG’s last strategic planning document, produced in 1994.
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Directorate for EngineeringStrategic Planning:The Road to Reorganization
Strategic Planning Process Background External Environment Internal Reports STG Report
Background: Existing Plans • “The Long View” ENG’s last strategic planning document, produced in 1994 • “NSF Strategic Plan” Mission, Vision, and Strategic Goals for NSF from 2003 through 2008
External EnvironmentReports and Recommendations • Assessing the Capacity of the U.S. Engineering Research Enterprise: NAE 2005 • Engineer of 2020: NAE 2004 • Innovate America: National Innovation Initiative Final Report:Council on Competitiveness 2004
Internal Reports July 2004 –Task Groups/Committees within the ENG Directorate were formed to study, assess, plan, and prepare actions for the Directorate for Engineering • Awards and Solicitation • Awards Impact and Assessment • Making the Case for Engineering • Engineering Education and Workforce • Strategic Thinking Group • Organization and Structure
Strategic Thinking Group “Strategic Planning Overview: Strategic Directions for Engineering Research, Innovation, and Education” Developed by the ENG Strategic Thinking Group
ENG Mission • To enable the engineering and scientific communities to advance the frontiers of engineering research, innovation and education, in service to society and the nation.
ENG Vision • ENG will be the global leader in advancing the frontiers of fundamental engineering research, stimulating innovation, and substantially strengthening engineering education.
ENG 5 Goals • Overarching Frontier Research Goal: Effectively invest in frontier engineering research that has potential for high impact in meeting national and societal needs. • Overarching Engineering Innovation Goal: Effectively invest in fundamental engineering innovation that has potential for high impact in meeting national and societal needs.
ENG 5 Goals 3. Overarching Engineering Education and Workforce Goal: Effectively invest in frontier engineering education and workforce advancement that has potential for high impact. 4. Public Understanding of Engineering Goal: Effectively invest in and seek partnerships to educate the public about the value of engineering research and education. 5. Organizational Excellence Goal: Effectively organize the Directorate to provide agile, multidisciplinary leadership in engineering research, innovation, and education
ENG Research Priorities • Biology in Engineering • New Frontiers in Nanotechnology • Critical Infrastructure Systems • Complexity in Engineered and Natural Systems • Manufacturing Frontiers
Forces Driving New Structure • For past 15 years, ENG has had essentially the same organizational structure. • Changing conditions have emerged • New multidisciplinary research areas (nanotechnology, cybertechnology, bioengineering, etc.) • National priorities (defense, economy, homeland security) • Global competition in innovation • To remain at the frontier, ENG must evolve to address these changes
External Rationale • Engineering education and research becoming more interdisciplinary, team-oriented, and collaborative. • Universities establishing centers, clusters, and cross-department divisions. • Industry adopting more interdisciplinary research paradigm.
Internal Rationale • STG Report identified opportunities in line with new structure (covered earlier) • ENG has relatively large number of divisions, with relatively small budgets • Divisions must have sufficient funds (at least $100 million) to have major impact
New Structure Must Enable ENG to (1): • Position ENG at the frontiers of engineering research, education, and innovation • Promote interdisciplinary collaboration • Integrate across priority areas • Integrate research and education • Support the continuum from discovery through to early engineering innovation
New Structure Must Enable ENG to (2): • Enhance flexibility for change by combining some units • Provide opportunities to explore new areas • Strategically allocate human and financial resources
Data-Driven Plan Based onASTG Study Report • Inventory of all ENG ongoing grant portfolio as of December 2004. • Considered funding in each of about 30 topic areas for each division • Selected a listing of topics within three-four thrust areas for each division.
Organizational Structure ReportENG Considered 4 Scenarios • Scenario 1: Operational Effectiveness • Scenario 2: Priority Led Matrix Structure • Scenario 3: Cross-disciplinary Excellence on the Continuum from Discovery to Innovation • Scenario 4: Aligning with Intellectually Stimulating National Priorities
Organizational Structure Changes • A hybrid of Scenarios 1 & 2 has been selected • New structure will better position ENG to be more effective both inside NSF and externally • New structure better aligns with STG Overarching Goals
Organizational Structure Organizational Structure OAD EFRI EEC CBET CMMI ECCS IIP CBET: Chemical, Biological, Environmental and Transport Systems CMMI: Civil, Mechanical & Manufacturing Innovation ECCS: Electrical, Communication & Cyber Systems IIP: Industrial Innovation & Partnerships EEC: Engineering Education, Centers EFRI: Emerging Frontiers in Research & Innovation
Divisions and Cross-cutting Areas CBET CMMI ECCS IIP Crosscutting Areas Eng Education EECDivision ERC EFRI Cyberinfrastructure Nanotechnology Critical Infrastructure Complex Eng. Systems
EEC: Linkages to Divisions AdCom Subcommittee For K-12 EEC Division EHR Eng. Ed. Eng. Res. Centers CMMI CBET CMMI CBET IIP ECCS IIP ECCS
Implications for Engineering Community • Greater flexibility to explore the emerging frontiers of engineering research, education, and innovation • Engineering Education and Centers will be more deeply ingrained throughout all divisions • Multidisciplinary focus will more closely match trends in research and education • New divisions with larger budgets may help Improve Success Rate for ENG
Timing and Implementation • Appoint an Implementation and Transition Team • Coordinate with Division of Budget, Division of Financial Management, HRM, and NSF Employee Union • Full implementation by FY 2007
Comments and Feedback • Share your thoughts via the NSF Website: • WWW.NSF.GOV • Go to the Engineering “Program Area” • “ENG Reorganization – Comments Invited” box at top of page • Follow links to plans and reports, as well as feedback email (engquality@nsf.gov)
Questions & Answers General Discussion