Strategic Plan

PWC Works projects reflect our commitment of striving for exceptional customer service, maximizing operational efficiencies, increasing modernization, providing excellent service delivery, and collaborating with the community for a coordinated response that achieves the best possible outcomes for our residents and the overall wellbeing of the county.

What is Strategic Planning?

Strategic Planning is a systematic process that helps an organization or a community define its future direction by setting priorities and creating a roadmap to achieve its long-term goals. The benefits of strategic planning include improved decision-making, better resource allocation, improved communication, and increased accountability.

Prince William County Supervisors adopted its first four-year strategic plan in 1992. The 1992-1995 Strategic Plan identified specific goals, outcomes, and strategies for those four years. That first plan and each subsequent plan builds upon each other to achieve the County’s long-term goals. The County codified strategic planning in Chapter 2 (Administration), Section 2.1 (Government services, planning, budgeting, and accountability) of the Prince William County Code in 1994.

Development of the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan

PWC does community-based strategic planning and heavily relies on input from the residents and stakeholders to develop its four-year plans. Development of the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan began in January 2024 and has been divided into five phases:

Phase 1:Planning & Launch –The County onboarded a strategic planning consultant,finalized the project plan, formed teams, and convened the Strategic Plan Community Advisory Committee (SPCAC). The SPCAC is an ad hoc committee comprised of 15 residents that has participated in the development process by providing direct input to identify strategic priorities, assisting with community outreach, and by serving as liaisons between the community and the BOCS.

Phase 2: Gaining Insights – The BOCS and County solicited input for the plan by hosting community town halls, conducting resident and stakeholder focus groups, administering surveys, and conducting individual interviews with each Board Supervisor and the County Executive to gain insight into future priorities for PWC. Results from input received during Phase 2 can be found here.

Phase 3: Strategic Plan Development – The consultant conducted work sessions with the BOCS and county leadership to select the County’s Strategic Plan goals, objectives, and strategies for the next four years.

Phase 4: Strategic Plan Adoption – The County will solicit feedback on the draft 2025-2028 Strategic Plan, make revisions based on the feedback as appropriate, and then ask the BOCS to ratify the Plan.

Phase 5: Strategic Plan Implementation – County leadership and staff will develop the Strategic Plan’s key performance indicators and work plans that support implementation and execution.

Success Criteria of the Strategic Planning Process

To create:

• An inclusive process that inspires ownership of the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan
• An aligned and measurable plan to guide the execution of PWC Government’s work
• An aspirational plan where staff understands their contribution to its success
• A Strategic Plan that PWC residents and community stakeholders support

Public Review and Feedback on the Draft 2025-2028 Strategic Plan

Community engagement is a vital component of PWC’s strategic planning process. The input provided during the Gaining Insights phase was key in identifying the strategic goals and objectives selected by the BOCS and county leadership as priorities for the next four years. The County is asking the community to review and provide feedback on the draft 2025-2028 Strategic Plan. Online feedback and comments were accepted on the draft 2025-2028 Strategic Plan from Monday, January 13 through Friday, January 24, 2025. Residents also can provide verbal feedback during public comment time at any upcoming Board of County Supervisors meeting. The Board of County Supervisors is scheduled to discuss and adopt the 2025-2028 Strategic Plan during its February 11, 2025 meeting.

Review the draft 2025-2028 Strategic Plan here.