Courts across the country are engaging in strategic planning to anticipate and respond to rapidly changing environments, ensure long-term viability, and act deliberately rather than reactively.
Bridging a statewide or local vision with court operations, strategic plans demonstrate how daily work, initiatives, and projects advance long-term goals.
"Dedicating time to strategic planning can be difficult given the volume of day-to-day demands courts must address," said Abby Kuschel, National Center for State Courts (NCSC) principal court management consultant and strategic planning expert. "We’re encouraged by the number of state and local courts that are investing time and resources into strategic planning and implementation to achieve long-term outcomes."
With support from the State Justice Institute, NCSC worked with a 31-member committee in Kansas to update the vision, mission, strategic priorities, and goals to improve the court user experience. The state’s future-ready strategic plan established four priority areas: access to justice, public trust, court operations, and workforce development.
Understanding the importance of local courts to the statewide plan’s success, Kansas is now in the process of launching local strategic action planning in its 31 judicial districts and the Court of Appeals.
"After going through the pandemic and a branch-wide cyberattack, we fully understood how strategic planning can prepare you for the unexpected," said Kansas State Court Administrator Stephanie Smith. "While the process took longer than expected due to incidents outside of our control, we were committed to adopting and implementing a plan that meets the needs of Kansans now and into the future."
Strategic planning helps build a living, future-ready framework for courts. For additional information from NCSC on strategic planning, visit:
• www.ncsc.org/our-expertise/strategic-planning
• www.ncsc.org/futurecourts
Bridging a statewide or local vision with court operations, strategic plans demonstrate how daily work, initiatives, and projects advance long-term goals.
"Dedicating time to strategic planning can be difficult given the volume of day-to-day demands courts must address," said Abby Kuschel, National Center for State Courts (NCSC) principal court management consultant and strategic planning expert. "We’re encouraged by the number of state and local courts that are investing time and resources into strategic planning and implementation to achieve long-term outcomes."
With support from the State Justice Institute, NCSC worked with a 31-member committee in Kansas to update the vision, mission, strategic priorities, and goals to improve the court user experience. The state’s future-ready strategic plan established four priority areas: access to justice, public trust, court operations, and workforce development.
Understanding the importance of local courts to the statewide plan’s success, Kansas is now in the process of launching local strategic action planning in its 31 judicial districts and the Court of Appeals.
"After going through the pandemic and a branch-wide cyberattack, we fully understood how strategic planning can prepare you for the unexpected," said Kansas State Court Administrator Stephanie Smith. "While the process took longer than expected due to incidents outside of our control, we were committed to adopting and implementing a plan that meets the needs of Kansans now and into the future."
Strategic planning helps build a living, future-ready framework for courts. For additional information from NCSC on strategic planning, visit:
• www.ncsc.org/our-expertise/strategic-planning
• www.ncsc.org/futurecourts
––––––––––––––––––––
Subscribe to the Legal News!
https://www.legalnews.com/Home/Subscription
Full access to public notices, articles, columns, archives, statistics, calendar and more
Day Pass Only $4.95!
One-County $80/year
Three-County & Full Pass also available
