The New Jersey Department of Military and Veteran’s Affairs (NJDMAVA) is continuing to refine and produce long range planning documents.
Beginning in 1989, the Department looked to the future as a way to position the organization to be pre-eminent in the 21 st century. With this view, planners postulated the roles and requirements the Department might assume during the next 20 years. This resulted in the publication of the NJDMAVA Future Plan 1996-2016.
In October 1998, NJDMAVA issued its first five-year Strategic Plan. The plan’s goals and strategies were used to measure and task the various leadership functions throughout NJDMAVA. Periodic reviews will be conducted to determine how well the Department is achieving the plan’s specific goals by taking into account and adjusting to accomplishments and impediments encountered during the course of the process. The Strategic Plan FY 00 to FY 05, is the result of an assessment of the first plan, of the ever changing world, national, and local environment, and the projected needs of the or-ganization.
The NJDMAVA Strategic Plan is a derivative of the Future Plan. The core future is reflected in the five elements of the Strategic Plan. These five areas are Force Structure, Missions, People, Training, and Basing. It is within these elements, the de-partment currently functions and its planners anticipate continuing to do so in the future. Readers and users of this plan are encouraged to review the ideas, concepts, and objectives of the Future Plan 1996 – 2016. The perspective gained from your examination will guide your critique of this Strategic Plan.
The presentation of this plan by each of the components employs similar methodology. An introduction is followed by the components’ statement of purpose. Each depicts their core values, provides a specific mission statement, and describes its unique mission. Objectives, goals, or issues address each of the five element areas and the specific implementation strategies required achieving them. Although similar to the Future Plan, the Strategic Plan differs significantly as it is time sensitive and it requires completed actions.
Commanders and staffs are enjoined to address the specified and implied tasks in this plan and are to initiate those actions necessary to meet or exceed the expected outcomes.