COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-AGENCY PROGRAMS S4S Solutions Inc. www.S4S.com • New multi-agency programs address complicated environmental problems that involve many stakeholders over a long time. • Many local projects have to be aligned and integrated to address watershed/coastal-zone goals. • Program plans and operations should be community-led, transparent, and independent. • Continued funding requires showing progress toward goals that might take decades to attain. SOLUTION • Multi-agency programs can collaborate efficiently by using a web2.0 workspace. • New ideas such as ecosystem-based management can be implemented as collaborative processes. • The accumulated knowledge and processes of a program can be maintained despite turnover of people. VISION • The passion of an engaged community can be transformed into organized actions by access to new tools for sharing knowledge and work. • A community can write a inspiring story about the future of their place, catalyzing the changes needed to make that story become true. They just need the right tools. STRATEGIC PLAN OUTCOMES Projects Strategies Ultimate Shared Immediate Authority OUTPUTS From the Newport Bay Watershed Management Committee in California DYNAMIC PLANNING PROCESS From the Fraser Salmon & Watersheds Program in British Columbia SHARED OUTCOMES LOGIC MODEL CONTRIBUTED FRAMEWORKS EXECUTION OUTPUTS MANDATE FLEXIBLE PROGRAM STRUCTURE PROGRESS REPORTING GOALS ULTIMATE OUTCOMES SHARED OUTCOMES STORIES INDICATORS IMMEDIATE OUTCOMES STRATEGIC PLAN AUTHORITY REGIONAL OBJECTIVES LOCAL OBJECTIVES PROJECTS OPERATING PROCESS EBM / AM FRAMEWORK REPORTING TO STAKEHOLDERS PROJECTS REVIEW & FUNDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT ACTION ITEMS WORKING GROUPS SECURE DOCUMENTS MANAGEMENT EXTERNAL PROJECTS WORKFLOW