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STRATEGIC PLANNING
FRAMEWORK
he SAGE-U Model stands for Situa- future of the university. Projection and pro-
Ttions Assessment (SA) upon which gramming are indispensable components of
Goal Establishment (GE) processes are the design.
grounded and launched. These goals are SAGE requires a deeper analysis of
then Unpacked (U) into strategic goals and the Social, Technological, Economic, Envi-
objectives to drive an overall development ronmental, and Political (STEEP) contexts
direction for the university. within which the university is placed. It is a
Situation assessment initially and holistic and exhaustive process of situation
extensively revolves around the evaluation assessment.
of current conditions based on tangible To ensure that all the areas are
environments, available data, internal and covered, situation assessment was further
external reviews, as well as local, regional supplemented by the application of general-
and national policy statements. From the ly accepted Strengths, Weaknesses, Oppor-
current scenarios, the process eventually tunities and Challenges (SWOC) analysis.
shifts into choosing the institution’s de- The outputs became the foundation of our
sired future and transforming these into strategic goals.
ideal plans. Accordingly, the entire process Both the SAGE-U and SWOC mod-
conforms with the fundamental require- els were developed in 2011 as identifying
ments of a grounded situational assess- marks for the Isabela State University’s Stra-
ment, both the present and the envisioned tegic Development Planning framework.
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