Growth Sizing and Mission
- How big AdtU can grow in five years
- Situation analysis and catchments
- Year-five LRP mission
Strategic Planning
PRIVATE UNIVERSITY · ASSAM
From a two-year horizon to a five-year plan
How Paradigm built a Long Range Plan and Institutional Development Plan for Assam down town University, Guwahati, sizing its growth and setting the strategy, campus plan and finances to get there.
8,000+
Students across 60+ programmes at the start of the plan
5 years
Planning horizon, up from roughly two
4–5
Strategic growth pillars to reach the five-year mission
4 months
From kick-off to board presentation
The challenge
Rapid growth had outrun the campus and the plan
From 2010 to 8,000+ students, AdtU had filled its infrastructure and was planning only two years ahead. Its founders wanted a path to national and global stature.
Our approach
Size the opportunity, then plan to it
We analysed portfolio, enrolment, catchments, infrastructure and digital readiness, interviewed senior stakeholders, and turned it into a costed five-year plan.
The impact
One plan, with numbers and a dashboard
AdtU now has a five-year mission, strategic pillars, first-year objectives, a financial model and dashboards to track progress and spend against budget.
What we delivered
Six workstreams, one five-year plan
01
Portfolio and Revenue Quality
- Programme-wise enrolment vs sanctioned seats
- Portfolio changes for growth
- Higher average revenue per student
Campus Masterplan
- Current and planned infrastructure review
- Hybrid, blended and online learning
- Two-shift model to raise turns per seat
Strategic Pillars
- 4–5 growth pillars to bridge the gap
- Research, rankings and accreditation
- Competitive faculty and staff rewards
Financial Model
- Five-year financial projections
- Investment and operating budgets
- First-year objectives
Monitoring Dashboards
- Progress tracking against the LRP
- Actual vs budgeted expenditure
- Framework for annual review
Outcome: A five-year LRP and IDP, with financial model and dashboards
Presented to senior management
The journey
Four months to a five-year plan
Kick-off
Campus visit and data request
Analyse
Portfolio, enrolment and infrastructure
Engage
Senior stakeholder interviews
Plan
Pillars, financial model, dashboards
January 2023
Plan presented to senior management
Paradigm gave us a five-year view and the numbers behind it. Their plan, financial model and dashboards now guide how we grow.
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