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cally defined by their individual Terms of Reference. Based on the IIW’s Mission, Goals, SWOT analysis, needs and benefits required by stakeholders, the following approach has resulted. The IIW Board of Directors has developed a Strategic Plan with six Goals, delegated respectively to the: • Technical Management Board (TMB) • International Authorisation Board (IAB) • Working Group-Regional Activities (WG-RA) • Working Group-Communications & Marketing (WG-COM&MARK) • Working Group - Standardisation (WG-STAND) • IIW General Secretariat. Therefore, each Goal in the Board of

Directors’ Strategic Plan becomes the Goal of each of the above-mentioned Units. Each Unit has four objectives to be realised in order to achieve its res- pective Goal, with each Objective being attainable via various well-defined strate- gies. These strategies are presented in a Plan-on-a-Page format. Since the Technical Working Units (Commissions, Select Committees and Study Groups) also report to the TMB, each Working Unit has the same Goal and four Key Objectives as the TMB. However, each Unit may have different strategies to achieve each of these Objectives. Each Study Group and Select Committee has its own unique Goal, Objectives and Strategies, but linked

back to the TMB’s Strategic Plan. Where feasible, it may have been convenient to adopt the same Goal and Objectives as the TMB. As a special case, Commission XIV (Education and Training) has had its Strategic Plan dovetailed in with that of the IAB. Commission XIV provides the link between all the other Working Units and the IAB. Each IIW Unit has thus created a Strategic Plan-on-a-Page. This includes the Unit’s Goal, the four Objectives to achieve that Goal and the strategies that are in place to realise each Objective. Based on the Unit’s Strategic Plan-on-a-Page, an operational action plan has been drawn up to illustrate how the Unit will realise its Objectives.

BENEFITS OF THE IIW BUSINESS PLAN • To continually clarify the thoughts and intentions of all IIW participants as a roadmap for the efforts to create a successful IIW. • To assist a non-IIW person in understanding why the IIW exists, what is expected from it, how it will realize its expectations and the potential role for such a person in the IIW. Such people could include, amongst others: - a new or potential participant in the IIW Administrative and Working Units - a prospective or new member country - Government and Aid Agency representatives • To improve the image of both welding and the IIW by showing people that the IIW is a progressive, modern, pro-active, dynamic organisation, worthy of support and involvement. • To determine future IIW resources.

IIW Strategic Plan 2013-2017

Assist in the Implementation of the IIW’s outcomes

Assist in the formulation and preparation of International Standardisation documents

Provide quality services to IIW, IIWMember Societies and other organisations

WG COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING (WG-COM&MARK)

WORKING GROUP STANDARDISATION (WG-STAND)

IIW SECRETARIAT

Continue developing, in collaboration with ISO/TC44, globally-relevant international standards and technical specifications where existing standards in the field of welding do not meet market needs Develop management guides and technical reports that promote the use of international welding standards in both industrially- developed and industriallydeveloping countries Find solutions that overcome conflicts between national and/or regional standards so that globally-relevant standards can be produced Retain ISO Council confidence in the ability of the IIW to act as an international standardisation body

Analyse and promote publication of outcomes of the Administrative and Working Units

Grow and maintain a financially sound organisation that provides the required resources

Monitor and improve the IIW electronic communications tools

Establish and implement the membership policy

Provide a state-of-the art marketing and communications network

Produce and market IIW products and services

Initiate and develop marketing tools

Provide optimum administrative services