Articles on Knowledge Management

							                              INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETY (IHS)
                                               Strategic Plan - May 2004

                                                                                                                           Prime
 Priority   Goal       Goal Name         D.O.                          Desired Outcomes                                 Responsibilit
                                                                                                                             y

Priority A - Primary importance. (e.g. in process, required to support other initiatives) Resources
           (manpower, funding, expertise) pesently available.

    A        1     Communications          1    Website maintained at least at current level of content. A                    L-White
    A        1     Communications          4     Bulletin Board effectiveness maintained at current level as a minimum. A     L-White
    A        1     Communications          5     Links expansion continued. A                                                 L-White
                                                Two board members to assist the Newsletter Editor in obtaining,
    A        1     Communications          8    screening and editing a goal of 3 additional member-authored articles
                                                per issue. A
                   Knowledge                                                                                                  L-Bebar
    A                                      8    Improvement of content and scheduling of Troika dinners. A
             2     Management                                                                                               S-Hockberger
                   Knowledge                    Consolidate and edit design criteria information submitted by members         L-White
    A        2                             9
                   Management                   via the BBS and incorporate into the website A.                               S-Black
                                                 Enhancement of the value of IHS membership and improve
    A        3     Membership              1                                                                                 S-Jenkins
                                                recruiting/retention methodology. A
                                                Enhancement of national and international corporate memberships
    A        3     Membership              2    (involvement of worldwide hydrofoil designers, builders and operators        S-Jenkins
                                                at the corporate level). A
                                                Accomplishment of an increase in membership worldwide of at least 4
    A        3     Membership              3                                                                                  L-Arima
                                                per quarter. A
                   Society
    A        5                             2                                                                                  L-Meyer
                   Management                Establishment of expanded industry IHS support. A
                   Society                   Achievement of a minimum of 60-70 % Board member attendance at bi-
    A        5                             3                                                                                  L-Meyer
                   Management                monthly Board meetings. A
                   Society                   Achievement of 100% participation in Board meetings through
    A        5                             4                                                                                  L-Meyer
                   Management                attendance and pre-meeting e-mails. A
                   Society                   Completion and publication of an “IHS Plan” as a result of this
    A        5                             6                                                                                  L-Clark
                   Management                planning effort. A
                   Society                   Centralization of distribution of all items orderable from the website
    A        5                            10                                                                                  L-Meyer
                   Management                (including production of all CDs by Lee Dick). A

Priority B - Primary Importance. Resources not yet avaialble or requires completion of other DO.

                                                Website automation expanded in selected areas both structurally and
    B        1     Communications          2                                                                                  L-White
                                                with better organization and navigational aids. . B
                                                Website staffing increased by a minimum of two volunteers to assist
    B        1     Communications          3                                                                                  L-White
                                                Bill White. B
                   Knowledge
    B        2                             2    Provision of “roadmap” for CDs. B
                   Management
                   Knowledge
    B        2                             3    Provision of annotation for documents on CDs. B
                   Management
                   Knowledge                     Establishment of linkage of CDs to other pertinent data bases
    B        2                             4
                   Management                   (SNAME, FFI, etc.) (part of “roadmap”). D
                   Knowledge
    B        2                             5    Provision of hydrofoil design tutorial. B
                   Management
                                                 Make members aware of critical hydrofoil documentation available on
    B        2     Knowledge               7    AMV CDs such as Hydrofoil Design Criteria, and the ANVCE
                   Management                   Hydrofoil Assessment A
                                                Establishment, and distribution to members, of a member “knowledge            L-Clark
    B        3     Membership              4                                                                                S-Spaulding
                                                inventory”. B
                                 INTERNATIONAL HYDROFOIL SOCIETY (IHS)
                                              Strategic Plan - May 2004

                                                                                                                               Prime
 Priority   Goal       Goal Name        D.O.                           Desired Outcomes                                     Responsibilit
                                                                                                                                 y

                                                Reestablishment of contacts with Naval Architecture schools
                   Educational                 worldwide starting with the 14 respondents to the CD#1 offer (include          L-Bebar
    B        4                            1
                   Outreach                    at least the 51 who received the original letter). Include an offer of a      S-Spaulding
                                               free CD#2 and introduce IHS, the website etc., sol
                   Educational
    B        4                            2
                   Outreach                    Mailing of free newsletters to libraries of all responding Universities. B
                   Educational                 Solicitation of participation in IHS educational activities on the part of
    B        4                            3                                                                                    L-Bebar
                   Outreach                    the University faculties. B
                                               Establishment of contacts with at least ten worldwide maritime
                   Educational
    B        4                            5    museums to encourage, and support, the development of hydrofoil               L-Spaulding
                   Outreach
                                               exhibits (to include models, photos, videos etc.) B
                   Educational                 Solicitation of sponsorship for the IHS museum initiative by the
    B        4                            7                                                                                  L-Spauding
                   Outreach                    Smithsonian Maritime Curator. B
                   Society                     Identification of “replacement/understudy” individuals for key IHS
    B        5                            5
                   Management                  management posts (“young blood”). B
                   Society                     Maintenance of a balanced budget with some surplus available for
    B        5                            7                                                                                   L-Jenkins
                   Management                  efforts such as CDs. B


Priority C - Secondary importance. Resources presently available.


    C        1     Communications         7    Establish IHS liaison with RINA and other societies. C                         S-Spaulding
                   Knowledge
    C        2                            1    Issue CD #3. C
                   Management
                   Knowledge
    C        2                            6    Expand, reorganize, and update personal experience files. C                    S-Spaulding
                   Management
                   Educational
    C        4                            8                                                                                  L-Spaulding
                   Outreach                    Maintenance of contacts with 28 embassy naval attaches. C
                   Society
    C        5                            1
                   Management                  Establishment of government IHS advocate(s). C


Priority D - Secondary importance. Resources not yet available, or requires completion of other DOs.


    D        1     Communications         6     Website video capability established. D
                   Educational                 Complete study of potential of IHS sponsorship of a hydrofoil
    D        4                            4
                   Outreach                    passenger/car ferry design competition. D
                   Educational                 Compilation of a database of available hydrofoil models and videos
    D        4                            6                                                                                   S-Spaulding
                   Outreach                    worldwide. D
                   Society                     Expanded participation, in IHS management, of offshore Board
    D        5                            8                                                                                    L-Meyer
                   Management                  members and correspondents. D
                   Society                     Establishment of a “real-time” on line IHS member address directory
    D        5                            9                                                                                   S-Spaulding
                   Management                  (help for Steve – can be limited access). D

NOTE: L = Lead ; S= Support                    Modified 9-22-04