Transcript Our Delphi Process - Sustainable Rangelands

The Collaborative Delphi
Helen Ivy Rowe
Purpose
To involve SRR in revising the strategic
plan in between meetings.
Strategic Plan
The strategic plan was created in December
2002 at a meeting in Phoenix with
representatives from each criterion group.
At the last meeting in Jackson, goal groups
formed and recommended changes to the
plan. Participants requested that the
subsequent draft be passed through the
Delphi process.
Delphi 19 & 20
Most revisions in each round were
incorporated either in the text or by
comments in the plan (see handout).
Some objectives were moved to
different goals to better define the work
of each goal group and to reduce
overlap.
Themes
Concern that the plan is too ambitious.
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G1/G3: Should we tackle both the tactical aspects
of the C&I (identifying data sets and initiating
research) and strategic implementation of the C&I
by agencies?
G2: Should we emphasize local applicability in
the pilot study, given our national level indicators?
G4: Should we be tackling the research
ourselves?
The workshop should be supported by the SRR,
but can the work and budget be pursued by
external sources?
Themes (cont.)
Prioritization: Participants agreed that the
C&I needed to be prioritized first and then the
data gaps and research questions could be
pursued.
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Goal 1, Obj. 2: prioritize indicators into “core” and
“non-core”
Goal 1, Obj. 2, product: list indicators that have
high priority regardless of data availability
Goal 4: research should begin with the “core”
indicators and develop “non-core” at a later time.
Identifying research needs
Goal 1, obj. 2, tactic 4: identify data
gaps that need more research and
provide to research goal group.
Goal 4, Obj. 2, tactic 1: identify and
publicize a prioritized list of needed
research.
What’s next?
Discussion with Tom Bartlett.
 Reach agreement on the strategic plan and
move forward.
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