Event Profile

NRECA CCD 2630 Strategic Planning

Date(s):
March 30, 2017
Venue:
Lakeview Light & Power
Description:

Note:

The pre-registration is currently closed. If you would like to attend this event, please come to the NWPPA registration desk at the utility, and our onsite coordinator will be happy to help you.

Who Should Attend:

Directors, policy makers, and general managers.

Related Course:

NRECA CCD 2610 Understanding the Electric Business (March 29, 2017)

Course Overview:

Boards have ultimate responsibility for ensuring and evaluating the long-term health of the organization. They help fulfill this duty through strategic thinking; identifying goals through strategic planning and authorizing the appropriate allocation of resources through the adoption of financial policies, budget review and approval; and monitoring management’s progress toward strategic goals. This course teaches directors how to participate effectively in strategic thinking and planning processes.

Course Topics:

  • The difference between strategic thinking and strategic planning
  • Analyzing your cooperative’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
  • Recognizing the board’s oversight responsibility
  • Using the strategic plan in the annual evaluation of the cooperative’s accomplishment and as the foundation of the CEO’s performance appraisal

Course Instructor:

Rick Crinklaw

Course Schedule:

Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m., and the class will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lunch, as well as morning and afternoon breaks, will be provided.

Course Location:

Lakeview Light & Power
11509 Bridgeport Way SW
Lakewood, WA 98499-3041

Suggested Hotels:

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tacoma South - Lakewood (.3 miles from course location)
11751 Pacific Hwy SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 582-7000

Best Western Lakewood (1.7 miles from course location)
6125 Motor Ave SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
(253) 584-2212

A room block has not been established for this course. Please call the hotel or go online for the best available rate.

Course Fees:

Member and Non-member Cooperative Early Bird (ends 2/27/2017): $500
Member and Non-member Cooperative Standard: $575


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