The process for strategizing with the PAGP (more specifically, COMPASS) -- leading to a first-cut strategic plan -- involves five steps:
Step 1. Identify client and summarize the main issue/problem/opportunity (IPO).
Step 2. Provide background and detail by dimensions.
Step 3. Identify single key words that describe the IPO.
Step 4. Do search of ComPASS for matching variables (ideas) and associated relations.
Step 5. Combine relevant variables (ideas) and relations to form a first-cut strategic plan.
Step 1: Identify client and summarize the main issue/problem/opportunity (IPO).
Use about 10 words or less on each part (client and IPO).
Our (hypothetical) client is the Director, National Police Life Association (NPLA)), which in turn serves police agencies and individual police personnel.
Main problem is police suicides, but strangely the most prominent reason given is not anxiety about "chasing the bad guys" but rather “fear of getting into trouble with supervisors.” So this latter issue has been taken as the IPO.
Step 2: Provide background and detail by dimensions.
Background: Fuller situation description, glossary, references.
See Patrick Wilson (The [Norfolk] Virginian-Pilot), “Expert Addresses Suicide by Police” The Roanoke Times, p. 8, 10/10/2011
In 2009, 312 police officers committed suicide …. 403 in 2008.
In 2009, 48 were slain. In 2010, 56 were slain, 72 died in accidents, 53,469 assaulted (Wire Services, The Roanoke Times, p. 5, 10/25/2011)
- Technology: Write down and discuss feelings (using social network).
- Economics: (a) Detach from work, and (b) Disillusion with career
- Management: Major problems for officers are, in order of importance: (a) Fear of getting in trouble with supervisors, (b) Family problems, and (c) Danger while chasing bad guys.
- Politics: Police actions are scrutinized.
- Organization: Demystify suicide
- Facilities/Equipment: (Equipment needed to) chase bad guys.
- Marketing/Sales:
- Education/Training: Course for police on suicide
- Society: (a) Police divorce rates, (b) Focus in family and friends, and (c) Avoid relationships outside marriage
- Culture: Police held to a higher standard (difficult expectations)
- Intellect:
- Ethics/Morality/Religion: Loss of spiritual faith
- Ecology:
- Health: (a) Danger in chasing bad guys, and (b) Stress on officer
- Senses:
- Legality: Police divorce rates
For more detail, see Dimensions Checklist in the SideBar.
Make cause and effect diagram of "As Is" situation, if possible.
"As Is" Police Suicides Causal Diagram
Step 3. Identify single key words that describe the IPO.
Up to six, with matching of each "major" word in the summary of the IPO (Step 1).
Can, if want, peruse the PAGP Ontology (Classification) in the Sidebar
IPO = “Fear of getting into trouble with supervisors.”
IPO Word PAGP Word PAGP Word Stem
Police Authority Authorit
Suicide Life/Death Life, Death
Fear Anger, Emotion Anger, Emotion
Love/Hate Love, Hate
Trouble Health/Safety Health, Safe
Supervisor Authority Authorit
Step 4. Do search of COMPASS for matching variables (ideas) and associated relations .
Note that there can be several ways to search. No need to look at all of these, but, for an interesting result, keep track of the “Immigrant Health Covenants” output under Search Type 2.
Search Type 1: Peruse Case Names in List and Select
Go to the "Listing of Source Cases", via the SideBar.
Say “Abandonment Theory” looks relevant and of possible value.
Click on the case name; then click on the URL next to the “Variables in Relationships” view.
"Abandonment Theory" Causal Diagram
From the causal diagram or the listing below it, pick a variable, if any, that may be relevant to your situation.
Pick, say, the variable “abandonment”.
Adapt, if desired, by analogy to create an idea/variable for your situation.
Personnel feeling abandonment by supervisors
Note: this illustrates a variable that focuses on the negative/problematic.
See SideBar for Legend
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* 1* BREACH Breach of Contract Damages
{ }[t ]( 0) CHGORDR Agreed-Upon Change Orders
{ }[t ]( 0) VIABLE Viability: Proving Contract Breach Damages
* 2* CHGORDR Agreed-Upon Change Orders
{ }[t ]( 0) VIABLE Viability: Proving Contract Breach Damages
* 2* VIABLE Viability: Proving Contract Breach Damages
{ }[t ]( 0) CHGORDR Agreed-Upon Change Orders
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GOAL VARIABLES
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* 3* ABANDON Abandonment
{ }[t ]( 0) ABANDON Abandonment
Supervisors abandon effort
{ }[t ]( 0) BREACH Breach of Contract Damages
{ }[t ]( 0) PLAY Play With Product Until Something Happens
Try different strategies until one gets interest/acceptance
{ }[t ]( 0) SKILLDP Skill Depth in Topical Area
Develop knowledge on topical area
{ }[t ]( 0) USERHST User Hostility
FROM “Abasement Theory”, View: Variables in Relationships
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CONFRNT Confront: Individual with Moral Authority
Do not confront any individual with moral authority
FROM “Anger Theory”, Keyword: “Anger”, View: Variables in Relationships
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CLIENT STRATEGY VARIABLES
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* 1* APPRAPO Degree of Appropriateness
* 1* AWARE Undertake Self Awareness
* 1* CHALNGE Challenge Convictions
* 1* DISTRAC Get Distractions
* 1* IDEAS Ideas to Solve Problems
* 1* VENT Ventilate (act on) Anger
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FROM “Collaboration for CLA ….”, Keyword: “Whole Case”,
View: Variables in Relationships
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CLTSHFT Client Shifts to Other Agency
JOINTEV Joint Evaluation
FROM: “Public Morality”, Keyword: “Whole Case”,
View: Variables in Relationships
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AUTHRTY Moral Authority of Government
{ }[t ]( 0) CITVALS Citizen Beliefs/Attitudes/Values
{ }[t ]( 0) CONSENT Voluntary Consent
{ }[t ]( 0) CONSTIT Rules: Constitute, Dec Indep, Bill Rights
Search Type 2: Variables in Relationships View
From the PAGP FrontPage, go to a “Variables in Relationships” View.
Do search of cases (pages) using one of the chosen key words (KW).
If needed, do a search of the selected page using CTRL-F.
FROM: “KWR Hurricane …” Keyword: “Author”,
View: Variables in Relationships
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*1* CIVATFR Civilian Authorities Fragmented
* 1* CIVAUTH Civilian Authorities Lead: Homeland Crises
{ }[t ]( 0) CAPLEAD Agency Capability: Lead Disaster Response
{ }[t ]( 0) CIVATFR Civilian Authorities Fragmented
* 1* CONFEVP Confidence of Evacuees in Local Police
{ }[t ]( 0) EVACWAR Evacuee Wariness of Helping Authorities
{ }[t ]( 0) POLCOOP Police Cooperation: Localities of Evacuees
* 1* DISPRES Resolution of Relief Org Internal Disputes
{ }[t ]( 0) ADMITFL NGO Admits "Stumbling" in Some Tasks
{ }[t ]( 0) AUTHORL NGO Leader Given Proper Authority to Lead
{ }[t ]( 0) GLOSSOV NGO Board Glosses Over Differences
{ }[t ]( 0) GOODPRS Org Concerned: Good Press not Good Results
{ }[t ]( 0) STRLEAD NGO Board Wants Strong Leader
{ }[t ]( 0) WHISBLW Relief Agency Whistle Blower Complaints
* 1* EVACWAR Evacuee Wariness of Helping Authorities
* 0* FEARUNC Agency Leaders Fearful/Uncertain Authority
* 1* STATEMD State Sponsored Insurance Mediation Process
{ }[t ]( 0) AUTHMED Authority of State-Sponsored Mediators
* 1* INSSETR Disaster Insurance Settlement Rates
{ }[t ]( 0) AGSUECP State Attorney Office Suing Insurance Firms
{ }[t ]( 0) KNOWWIN Trial Lawyer Knows How to Win Big Cases
{ }[t ]( 0) NATRDAM Nature of the Damage
{ }[t ]( 0) STATEMD State Sponsored Insurance Mediation Process
{ }[t ]( 0) TYDAMCV Types of Damage Covered by Insurance Policy
{ }[t ]( 0) VICNTSU Victims Never Thought They Would Sue
* 1* AUTHMED Authority of State-Sponsored Mediators
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FROM: “Immigrant Health Covenants”, Keyword: “Health”,
View: Variables in Relationships
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* 3* COVANTH State is Signatory: Int'l Health Covenant
{ }[t ]( 0) ICESCRH International Covenant for Health Rights
* 3* ECONOMY Healthy Economy
{ }[t ]( 0) REMITMG Migrant Remittances
* 2* FAILTRT Failure to Implement Treaties
{ }[t ]( 0) COVANTH State is Signatory: Int'l Health Covenant
* 2* GOVMEMS Organizational Governance by Member States
* 0* HEALTH Health Level
{ }[t ]( 0) COVANTH State is Signatory: Int'l Health Covenant
{ }[t ]( 0) ECONOMY Healthy Economy
{ }[t ]( 0) HEALTHL Highest Possible Level of Health
{ }[t ]( 0) ICESCRH International Covenant for Health Rights
* 1* HEALTHL Highest Possible Level of Health
{ }[t ]( 0) HRTREAT International Human Rights Treaties
* 3* HRTREAT International Human Rights Treaties
* 2* ICESCRH International Covenant for Health Rights
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"A covenant, in its most general sense, is a solemn promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action. More specifically, a covenant, in contrast to a contract, is a one-way agreement whereby the covenanter is the only party bound by the promise." -- Wikipedia, 12 Feb 2008
Develop a covenant of respect between new, young officers and more experienced ones
Also, since a covenant influences some other signings (COVANTH):
Identify other agreements to be signed
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FROM:”Student Learning Theory” Keyword: “Health”
View: Variables in Relationships
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* 3* TIMEDIS Teacher Time Spent in Disciplinary Actions
{ }[t ]( 0) ABSENTS Student Absenteeism
{ }[t ]( 0) APTITUD Student Aptitude
{ }[t ]( 0) FRUSTRA Police Frustration Over "Poor" Evaluations
{ }[t ]( 0) HEALTHM Student's Mental Health
{ }[t ]( 0) PLEASE Desire to Please Authority Figure(s)
{ }[t ]( 0) STUDNTS Number of Students
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Search Type 3: Variables in Categories View
From the PAUP FrontPage, go directly to “Variables in Categories” View.
Do search of cases (pages) using one of the chosen key words (KW).
If needed, do a search of the selected page using CTRL-F.
Find similar variables in a particular category.
FROM: “Mobile Emissions ….”, Keyword: ”Life”, View: Variables in Categories
Category: Being/Existence:
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AMBTEMP Ambient Temperature
ATYPICL "Atypicalness" of Vehicles Being Scrapped
CONSITE Convenience of the Scrappage Site
DELFSZE 2. Change in Existing Fleet Size
DISTRMY Model Year Distribution in Existing Fleet
LIFEREM 4. Remaining Life of the Retired Vehicles
MERCS 8. Mobile Emissions Reduction (Credits)
RETRATE "Normal" Retirement Rate in Existing Fleet
VEHREPL Scrapped Vehicles Replaced
VEHRETR 1. Vehicles to be Retired, by Model Year
VEHRPOM Scrap Veh Replaced by Use of Other Modes
VMTSCRP Ave Annual VMT of Scrapped Vehicles
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Control the distribution of staff by age/experience (and how changing.)
FROM: “Elinor Ostrom: Institutional Analysis and Development”,
Keyword: “Author”, View: Variables in Categories
Category: Rules:
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AGGRULE Aggregation Rules
ALLACTS Allowable Actions
AUTHRUL Authority Rules
CLARITY Clarity of Rules
CLASSIF Secret Rules -- Classified or Private
CLRULES Collective-Choice-Level Rules
CNRULES Constitutional-Choice-Level Rules
COSTDEV Cost to Develop/Monitor/Sanction Rules
ENEXRUL Entry and Exit Rules
INFRULE Information Rules
MISUNDR Misunderstanding of Rules
OPRULES Operational-Level Rules
PAYRULE Payoff Rules
POSTRUL Position Rules
PROPDEF Property Rights are Well-Defined
PROPENF Property Rights Well-Enforced
PUBRULE Rule Must be Made Public
Etc.
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FROM: “Advocacy Coalition Framework”, Keyword: “Author”,
View: Variables in Categories
Category: Administration: Government Administrative Actions
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#SOVS Number- Agency Sovereigns (Funds, Legal)
1PRGDOM Domination: 1 Program at Operational Level
ADHERE Agency Adheres to Traditional Mission
AGENCY Interest Group Ally is a Government Agency
BUDGET Guidance Instruments- Agency Budgets
DISCRET Discretion of Subnational Implementors
GOVBEH Behavior of Government Authorities
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Search Type 4: Variables in a List View
From the PAUP FrontPage, go directly to the "Variables in a List" View.
Do search of cases (pages) using one of the chosen key words (KW).
If needed, do a search of the selected page using CTRL-F.
Find relevant variables in the selected list.
FROM: “Student Learning Theory”, Keyword: “Love”,
Variables in a List View
VARIABLE: TECHGRO Growth in Technology
DEFINITION: Arthur Levine, PT3 Grantee's Meeting, Wash DC, Aug 2001
SHORT MEASURE: (Not Entered Yet)
FULL MEASURE: (Not Entered Yet)
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VARIABLE: TECHLV Student "Love" of Technology
Police officers’ “love” of technology
DEFINITION: Panel Discussion 8/5/01, PT3 Grantee's Meeting, Wash DC, Aug 2001
SHORT MEASURE: (Not Entered Yet)
FULL MEASURE: (Not Entered Yet)
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VARIABLE: TECHNY Technologies Not Yet Existent
DEFINITION: Roblyer & Edwards 2000, p. 49
SHORT MEASURE: (Not Entered Yet)
FULL MEASURE: (Not Entered Yet)
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Search Type 5: Use Source Case Summaries
From the PAUP FrontPage, do a search of all source case summaries for a key word .
Go to the selected source case page
Select a view and go to the case in that view.
If needed, do a search of the selected case ( page) using CTRL-F.
Find variables of interest in the source case.
EXAMPLE:
Search is made on the keyword of “health/safety”.
Two source cases found. “Transport Privacy” summary selected.
“Variables in Relationships” View selected.
CTRL-F search of page for “health” yields no match, but “safety” yields a close match to:
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CLIENT STRATEGY VARIABLES
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* 2* INDOSDB Independent Oversight of Database
* 2* SM-RFID "Smart" Radio Frequency Identification
* 2* TV-ANPR CCTV-Automatic Number Plate Recognition
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with one possibly useful idea shown in red.
Search Type 6: Use Source Case Wiki
(Note: Certain cases are optionally structured as wikis, with one variable to a page)
From the PAGP FrontPage, go to the list of source cases (use Sidebar).
Pick one of the cases which has name in all capital letters.
Go to the selected source case page.
Select the “Source Case Wiki” View and go to the case wiki in that view.
If needed, do a search of the selected case ( page) using CTRL-F.
Find variables of interest in the source case.
EXAMPLE:
“Foreign Homebasing” is picked off the list of source cases.
Went to respective Summary page and selected the “Source Case Wiki” View.
On FrontPage of “ForeignHomebasing” wiki, did a search for variables dealing with keyword of “authority”.
Got three matching variables.
Selected: COURTSY Subject to Host Country Court System
Which brings the idea: Plan subject to the court system (?)
In addition, according to the case, COURTSY directly affects:
SAFESEC Safety and Security
Step 5. Combine relevant variables (ideas) and relations to form a first-cut strategic plan.
Identify and select new strategies, external factors, and goals for each “player.”
Add to, or substitute for, current variables.
If desired, make a causal diagram
EXAMPLE:
Strategies: POLICE AGENCIES
Develop a covenant of respect between new, young officers and more experienced ones
Try different versions (strategies) until one gets interest/acceptance
Strategies: POLICE OFFICERS
Police Frustration Over "Poor" Evaluations (or Happiness Over “Good”)
Lifelong Learning/Integration in Workplace
Strategies: NPLA
Develop Training Programs for Covenants
Explore Influence of Complexity of an Agency on Covenants
Externals: Original
People Look Down on Police Suicide
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Police Actions are Scrutinized
Police Held to a Higher Standard
Police See Traumatic Incidents
Externals: Added
Complexity of the Agency
Lower Funded Pensions
Goals: Original
Stress on Officers
Police Suicides
"As Proposed" Police Suicides Causal Diagram
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