History of Certifications
THE ASP CERTIFICATION PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
| When | What | Who |
| May 2008 | 1. Certification Project given approval to proceed – the lead Board Member is Steve Haines | Board of Directors |
| June2008 | 2. Emails sent soliciting bios for membership on Core and Extended Teams | Steve Haines |
| June2008 | 3. Solicitation to organizations to self-fund the Project at $2,500 each. The following are the contributors: | Steve Haines |
| August 2008 | 4. Administrative Support person hired (Leanna Blackmon). Contract executed by ASP | Steve Haines/Executive Director |
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| June2008 | 5. Formed the Core Team with senior planning professionals who were willing to make the time commitment (seven members) | Steve Haines |
| June 2008 | 6. Formed the Extended Team with senior planning professionals who could not make the time commitment to be on the Core Team but were willing to provide input into the process | Steve Haines |
| August 2008 | 7. Administrative Support person hired (Leanna Blackmon). Contract executed by ASP | Steve Haines/Executive Director |
| August 2008 | 9. Established monthly bridge call schedule for Core Team for 2008-2009 (third Saturday of every month) Note: There were two calls on 6/14/08 and 6/28/09, which established the 3rd Saturday. Officially, the schedule began in 8/08.--LB | Leanna Blackmon |
| Aug. 16, 2008 | 10. First Monthly Bridge Call | Leanna Blackmon |
| August-Sept 2008 | 11. Core Team developed a developed a Project Strategic Plan with feedback from the Board of Directors and Extended Core Team Members | Leanna Blackmon |
| Fall 2008 | 12. A CEU and credentialing study of four alternatives for ASP was researched and reviewed where it was decided to use CEUs | Terry Schmidt |
| Sept 2008 | 13. Best Practices—A Certification Research Report was shared and reviewed on this concept to be sure this made sense and to help with the Market Needs Survey below | Randy Rollinson |
| Fall 2008 | 14. Market Needs—an extensive survey was conducted with ASP members regarding their wants, desires, and benefits of planning certification. The results included a resounding “yes” to this need. | Crystal Davis |
| September 2008 - January 2009 | 15. Best Practices Research for Phase I —detailed questions were formed. Then interviews were conducted with over 20 firms and universities to ensure a best practice Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century. | Core Team/Extended Team Members |
| October 2008 - January 2009 | 16. Best Practices Research for Phase II -- The Certification Development Process itself also had a set of questions developed. They then conducted interviews and process reviews with over 10 other excellent associations such as PMI, SHRM, ASTD, etc. so as not to reinvent the wheel. | Core Team/Extended Team Members |
| First Draft: Feb 19, 2009 |
17. Phase I—was set up to develop a best practice Body of Knowledge in the Strategic Planning Field (embodying ASP’s Think—Plan—Act mantra). There have been six major revisions of this document through July 2009. This project has been supported by extensive outreach and inclusiveness to every one interested in this project, soliciting their feedback, critiques, and recommendations to improve this result; both within ASP, and in the planning profession in general, including the SLF in Toronto. See list of participants attached to the BOK | Steve Haines |
| First Draft: Feb. 19, 2009 |
18. Phase II—was set up to develop an ongoing certification process that would include these components below: Phase II document has had eight major revisions through July 2009.This project has been supported by extensive outreach and inclusiveness to every one interested in this project, soliciting their feedback, critiques, and recommendations to improve this result; both within ASP, and in the planning profession in general, including the SLF in Toronto. See list of participants attached to the BOK |
Richard Condit |
| DATE OF FIRST DRAFT BELOW | PHASE II HAS MANY SETS OF TASKS | SEE LIST OF BULLETS BELOW |
| June 2009 | • Independent Body of Knowledge exams with an ethics consideration | Steve Haines and Allan Kalish |
| July 2009 | • CEU consideration redone | Terry Schmidt |
| June 2009 | • Registered Educational Providers (REPs) to provide the education—Draft 1 developed. Now in its 3rd draft | Frank Mruk and Richard Condit |
| July 2009 | • Independent governance structure | Terry Schmidt |
| August 2009 | • How to take into account an applicant’s life, jobs, experiences and education in the application form. | Gail Aller-Stead |
| Approx. 12/09 | • Administrative support to run the day-day certification program for ASP | To be determined |
| August 2009 | • An economic Pro Forma needs to be developed—Draft 2 ready in August | Tom Carter |
| February 2009 | 19. The Phase I and II documents were distributed to all attendees of the 2009 Annual ASP Conference as part of a town hall lunch discussion with the entire assembly. | Steve Haines/CORE TEAM |
| 20. Extensive reviews of Phase I and II were conducted with the following local ASP Chapters: | ||
| April 2009 | • Chicago Chapter Officers (virtual) | Steve Haines |
| April-May 2009 | • San Diego Chapter Officers | Steve Haines/Eric Denniston |
| May 2009 | • Washington, DC Chapter Officers and Members | Steve Haines/Sara Brann |
| August 2009 | 21. New Board of Directors extensive review with approval of given to continue | Board of Directors/Core Team |
Results—Credentialing at Two Levels of Professionalism plus a Student/Associate Level
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Acknowledgment of Participation -
For
The ASP Certification Project: 2008-2009
The Association of Strategic Planning (ASP) would like to acknowledge its gratitude and “Thank You” for the individuals, teams and organizations participating and supporting the development of our ASP Certification Program, especially including the following:
- Sponsors for the ASP National Standards and Certification Program include:
- Delta Community Credit Union
- Sundt Corporation
- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
- Haines Centre for Strategic Management
- Training Magazine
- 2009-2010 ASP Board
ASP President Tim Trotter - Wheaton, IL Past President Dr. Stan Rosen – Westchester, CA Vice-President Steve Haines – San Diego, CA Treasurer Don Ricketts, Highlands Ranch, CO Secretary Terrianne Reynolds – North Chicago, IL Director-at-Large Dr. Mary Anne Brady – Alameda, CA Director-at-Large Laurie Erickson – Orono, MN Director-at-Large Pamela (Pam) Johnson – Tallahassee, FL Director-at-Large V. Rory Jones – San Francisco, CA Director-at-Large Alan Leeds – Fremont, CA Director-at-Large Alex Urmersbach – Calabasas, CA Director-at-Large Dan Marshall – Phoenix, AZ Director-at-Large Paul Ratoff – Placentia, CA Director-at-Large Carola Venot De-Suarez – Tempe, AZ Director-at-Large Dr. Tina White Potter – Plano, TX Executive Director Janice Laureen – Los Angeles, CA - 2008-2009 ASP Board
President Dr. Stanley G. Rosen – Westchester, CA Past President James A. McComb – Pasadena, CA Vice President Matt Kinnich – Northfield, IL Treasurer William Braun – Los Angeles, CA Secretary Terrianne Reynolds – North Chicago, IL Director Dr. Mary Anne Brady – Alameda, CA Director Laurie Erickson – Orono, MN Director Gwendolyn Esco Davis – Detroit, MI Director Stephen Haines – San Diego, CA Director Pamela (Pam) Johnson – Tallahassee, FL Director V. Rory Jones – San Francisco, CA Director Alan Leeds – Fremont, CA Director Paul Ratoff – Placentia, CA Director Joyce Reynolds-Sinclair, Ph.D. – Palo Alto, CA Director Ian Somerville – Burbank, CA Executive Director Janice Laureen – Los Angeles, CA
ASP Members who served on The ASP Task ForceIV. Core Team Members V. Extended Team Members Steve Haines - San Diego, CA
Richard Condit - Tempe, AZ
Gail Aller-Stead - Toronto
Sara Brann - Vienna, VA
Crystal Davis - Fairmont, WV
Jim McComb - Pasadena, CA
Frank Mruk - New York, NY
Terry Schmidt - Seattle, WA
Tom Carter - Toronto
Leanna Blackmon - Seattle, WA
Core Team Support
Staff support of the Haines Centre for Strategic Management has been instrumental as well
Jayne Haines
Jenna Murobayshi
Joyce Evans
Ashley Schwarz
Diane Alario – New York, NY
Dr. George Arras - Toronto
Dr. Mary Anne Brady - San Francisco, CA
Bill Braun - Los Angeles, CA
Portia Davidson - Washington, DC
Kris Downing - Greensboro, NC
Charles Everett - Washington DC
Karen Hammond - Washington, DC
Ken Hein - Phoenix, AZ
Marcus Jennings - Laurel, MD
Alan Kalish- West Palm Beach, FL
Alan Levis - Seattle, WA
Jim McClain - Orange County, CA
Jason Osterhage - Atlanta, GA
Howard Rasheed - Wilmington, NC
Terrianne Reynolds - Chicago, IL
Tanaia Parker - Washington DC
Randy Rollinson - Chicago, IL
Anika Savage - Newburyport, MA
Iain Somerville - Los Angeles, CA
Michele Studer - Dallas, TX
Daren Tolz – NY, NY
Jim Wilson - Claremont, CA
- OTHER ASP AND PLANNING PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED
- Stan Abraham
- David Crain
- Fred David
- Gwendolyn Esco-Davis
- Drumm McNaughton—IMC President
- Susan Obermeier
- Howard Rohm
- Micki Rops
- Attendees at the ASP 2009 Annual Conference, San Diego, CA
- COMPANIES, ASSOCIATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INTERVIEWED for the planning body of knowledge and best practices in certifications include:
- Academy of Competitive Intelligence
- American Management Association– Strategic Alliance Management Certification
- Assoc of Professionals in Business Mgt
- Balanced Scorecard Certification
- Cornell University - Certification in Strategic Management
- Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) Designation
- Haines Centre for Strategic Management Gold Mastery
- IMC/CMC
- INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute
- MIT Sloan Executive Certification—Strategy & Innovation
- Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Professional Pricing Society.com
- Stanford University – Strategic Planning Certificates
- Strategic HR Mgt (SHRM) Association
- UCLA Technical Management Program
- University of Calgary – Strategic Management Certification
- University of Michigan
- University of San Francisco – MSPMGT Program
- University of Virginia/Darden School of Business
- US Green Bldg Council/LEED
- ASP Chapters
- Council of Presidents
- San Diego chapter
- DC chapter
- Atlanta chapter
- NY chapter
- Chicago chapter
