Vision
This key strategy element describes how CYSSC will "co-create integrated, human-centred solutions that will enable Ontarians to reach their full potential."
What is CYSSC's Vision?
This describes how CYSSC will "continuously improve the delivery and maintenance of secure information systems to meet ministry goals."
What is CYSSC's Mission?
These are fundamental, strategically sound beliefs that reflect our commitment to strategy and help us to achieve our vision.
What are Values?
This describes "Our high-level key focus areas that execute our vision and mission and create our desired results for the future"
What are Strategic Directions?
This describes "Specific Cluster-level results that measure our progress towards achieving our vision."
What are Strategic Objectives?
CYSSC will engage these two types of key partners to achieve our vision.
Who are our Ministry and IT partners?
These are the things we are trying to secure, as stated in our Mission statement.
What are information systems?
This value is defined as "The desire to know and innovate; an eagerness to know and learn about new things".
What is Grow?
This renowned planning technique was used to develop the cluster's strategic directions.
What is a SWOT analysis?
Through the "Become a Trusted Advisor" Strategic Direction, we aim to increase this activity that describes being at the right place and right time to ensure joint Business/I+IT planning, problem-solving and decision-making.
What is Cluster engagement?
This key vision phrase means, "In partnership across the Ministry, we provide choice and flexibility by delivering modern solutions that people can access when and how they need them."
What is full potential?
(1) Continous improvement, (2) delivery and maintenance of (3) secure information systems.
What are the three main points of the CYSSC Mission?
This value is defined as "To grant of the power, right, or authority to perform various acts or duties".
What is Empower?
This strategic direction aims to create a safe, empowering, problem-solving, high-performing workplace.
What is Evolve How We Work?
Part of the "advance our technology platforms" Strategic Direction, what key planning tool are we trying to implement that is aligned with Ministry, IT and OPS goals?
What is a modernized architecture strategy?
This vision key word means "Building solutions that span across programs and ministries. We work horizontally to build solutions. Ontarians see us delivering what they need as “One Ministry, One Government”
What is integrated?
Name two out of four things we are trying to continuously improve as an organization.
What is:
1. How we develop information systems
2. How we maintain information systems
3. Our people
4. Our processes
To CYSSC staff, this value means "having a growth mindset, a postitive, "can-do" and learning attitude".
What is Grow?
This strategic direction is used to "deliver timely solutions that are easy to use, scalable, flexible, reusable, secure and cost-efficient."
What is Advance Our Technology Platforms?
Part of the "Evolve how we work" Strategic Direction, what kind of organization are we trying to build that is proactive in supporting the well-being of our staff?
What is a healthy, anti-racist and inclusive organization?
This vision key word means "Building our future with our MCCSS & OPS colleagues. IT is engaged with our business partners from the very start of a project. We share accountability for achieving results"
What is co-create?
These key mission terms describe how we assess, advise, plan, build, deliver, partner, safeguard, maintain, monitor, enhance, upgrade.
What is delivery and maintenance?
To CYSSC staff, this value means "speaking truth to power and taking reasonable risks".
What is Empower?
This strategic direction is describes how CYSSC aspires to "be valued members influencing strategic directions and outcomes at MCCSS policy, planning and decision-making tables. Together with our Business Partners, we co-create better, usable solutions and advance the digital agenda across our programs."
What is Becoming a Trusted Advisor?
Through the "Evolve how we work" strategic direction, we want to increase the maturity of this key discipline throughout the Cluster and with our business partners. We have made a good first step with the launch of our new strategy!
What is the strategic management discipline?