Strategy Markup Language (StratML)

Owen Ambur, Co-ChairAIIM StratML Committee

April 2, 2009

Definition, Focus & IntentStrategy Markup Language (StratML) ~ an

XML vocabulary and schema for strategic plans

Initial Focus ~ the strategic plans that U.S. federal agencies are required to compile and maintain under the Government Performance & Results Act (GPRA)

Intent ~ establish an international voluntary consensus standard (AIIM/ANSI/ISO) for potential use by all organizations worldwide

Prospective PurposesSharing, referencing,

indexing, discovery, linking, reuse, and analyses of the elements of strategic plans

Strategic alignment via literal linkages

Discovery of potential performance partners

Stakeholder feedback

Overcome the tendency of plans to become outdated "shelfware"

Reduce inconsistencies, and delays associated with "stovepipe" systems

Compliance with eGov Act stakeholder linkage requirement

Status & Near-Term PlansPart 1, StratML Core

March 23 – StratML Committee ballot closed/approved

Issue ballot to AIIM Standards Board & National Standards Council

2nd Q 2009 – Publish StandardPart 2, Performance Plans & Reports

Candidate elements identifiedGraphic depictions preparedSchema being drafted

Pilots & Longer-Term PlansDuring development, piloting, proof-of-concept

phase more than 450 plans rendered in StratML formatFive different authoring tools used thus farSeveral value-added service prototypes developed

Part 3 will address optional extensions to Parts 1 & 2, such as:Relationships among elements across plansGeospatial referencesSWOT & PEST analysesCritical Success Factors (CSFs)Programs & Projects

StratML Parts 1 & 2StratML Core Performance

Plans/ReportsMissionVisionValuesGoalsObjectivesStakeholders

InputsProcessesOutputsOutcomesMetrics

StratML Core

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StratML Strategic Plan Core Schema

End Date

Publication Date

Start Date

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Email Address

Name

Vision

Mission

Value

Description

Other Information

Name

Stakeholder

Sequence Identifier

Description

Other Information

Name

Stakeholder

Sequence Identifier

Source

Organization

Acronym

Goal

Objective

StratML Core

Other Information

Administrative Metadata

(link to Performance Plans)

Stakeholder

Description

Submitter

Identifer

Identifer

Identifer

Plan Elements

Submitter Elements

Organization Elements

Goal Elements

Objective Elements

Name

Description

Name

Description

Name

Description

Name

Description

Identifer

Identifer

Identifer

Identifer

Identifer

Identifer

Identifer

Identifer

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Part 2, Performance Plans/Reports

Performance Plan Core Schema Elements

Objective Name (link to Strategic

Plans)

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Process Type

Outcome Type

Output Type

Process Type

Plan Elements

Submitter Elements

Value Chain Type

Input Type

End Date

Start Date

Publication Date

First Name

Last Name

Phone Number

Email Address

Source

Identifier

Submitter

Identifier

Plan Elements Submitter

Elements

Value Chain

Name

Description

Identifer

Value ChainElements

“Element”

Metric

Unit of Measurement

Number of Units

Number Type

Name

Description

Unit Type

Identifier

Measurement Frequency

Number of Units

Time Unit Type

Name

Description

Identifer

Stakeholder

Name

Description

Identifer

Role (Attribute)

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Multiple Performance PlanElements Base Structure

Generic Code List

Other Information

Value Chain

InputsProcess

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Processes

Outcomes

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Outputs

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Name Description Metrics

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OutcomesOutcome

Name Description Metrics

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How You Can HelpJoin AIIM’s StratML Committee

Subscribe to listservParticipate in teleconferencesContribute to Parts 2 & 3

Review & comment on draftsConvert plans to StratML format

Encourage others to do soInsist that .gov agencies & public service .orgs do

Develop value-added servicesGeneral purposeSpecialized communities of interest

Contact & Addition Information• AIIM StratML Committee ~

http://www.aiim.org/standards/article.aspx?ID=34121

• StratML page @xml.gov ~ http://xml.gov/stratml/index.htm• StratML documents ~

http://xml.gov/stratml/index.htm#StratPlans • Value-added service prototypes ~

http://xml.gov/stratml/index.htm#SearchServices • StratML Committee c0-chairs

• Owen Ambur, Co-Chair Emeritus, xmlCoP• Adam Schwartz, Government Printing Office (GPO)

• Betsy Fanning, Director of Standards, AIIM

Forms, Demos & PrototypesPDF Fillable FormXopus FormInfoPath FormMark Logic Search Service PrototypeGoogle Site-Specific Search Joe Carmel’s Atom Demo & XML Datasets

DemoAri Knausenberger’s Tag Cloud DemoKen Holman’s Style Sheet Demo

PDF Fillable Form

Xopus Form

InfoPath Form

Mark Logic Search Prototype

Mark Logic Advanced Search

Mark Logic Search Results

Google Search Results

Ari’s Tag Cloud Demo

Joe Carmel’s Atom Demo

Joe Carmel’s XML Datasets Demo

Ken Holman’s Style SheetPlain Text XML Styled

Xopus Editable RenditionTable of Contents Plan

CMIS & StratMLContent Management Interoperability

SpecificationCMIS Folders = StratML hierarchy

Organization Mission

GoalsObjectives

CMIS Relationships StratML Missions, Goals & Objectives Across

Organizations

Prospective PartnersVoluntary Consensus Standards Authorities

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Open Compliance & Ethics Group (OCEG)Stratml.org domainDraft MOU

ASC X12 Government Subcommittee (X12G)W3C eGov Interest Group (eGov IG)Organization for the Advancement of Structured

Information Standards (OASIS)Others?