2004 – 2006
STRATEGIC PLAN
OF
ARMENIAN YOUNG LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

CONTENTS
1.	Historical Overview
2.	Brief Analysis of the Organization’s Activities
3.	Future Vision
4.	Mission and Values
5.	AYLA’s Strategic Goals, Objectives and Action Plan
6.	Expectations
7.	Monitoring and Evaluation
8.	Appendix 1

Appendix 1

Participatory implementation plan of AYLA’s Strategic Planning for the period of 2004-2006

1. Personal interviews on the ideal future of AYLA, success indexes and strategic directions (for three years)

Person responsible - Consultant for organizations’ development

Participants:

Liana Haroutyunyan (AYLA Board member), June 2, 2003, 2 hours:
Artyom Piloyan (AYLA Board member), June 2, 2003, 2 hours:
Garik Hayrapetyan AYLA Board member), June 3, 2003, 2 hours:
Arshavir Khalapyan (AYLA Board member), June 3, 2003, 1 hours:
Karen Zadoyan AYLA President), June 5, 2003, 1 hours:
David Abgaryan (AYLA Vice-President), June 6, 2003, 1 hours:

Total - 1 week.

2. Summarising the results

Person responsible - Consultant for organizations’ development
Term - June 9-11, 2003.
Duration - 3 days:

3. Working meeting of the Strategic Planning Group (first day)

• Introduction of the graphic description of the summarised results the members of the planning group
• Discussion and additions of the participants
• SWOT:
• Definition of vision
• Definition of Mission and Values
• Determination of the principal strategic trends (for three years) according to priority

Person responsible - Consultant for organizations’ development
Participants - AYLA President, Vice-President Members of Board and staff members, active members and volunteers of AYLA AYLA Central Office in Yerevan)
Term - June 12, 2003.
Duration - 1 day:

4. Working meeting of the Strategic Planning Group (second day)

• Definition of the principal criteria for the organization's success
• Definition of 4 principal strategic goals
• Elaboration of the strategies to achieve these goals
• Elaboration of the action plan for 3 years

Person responsible - Consultant for organizations’ development
Participants - AYLA President, Vice-President Members of Board and staff members, active members and volunteers of AYLA (AYLA Central Office in Yerevan)
Term - June 13 2003.
Duration - 1 day.

5. Elaboration of the Draft strategic plan of AYLA

Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President
Term - June 16, 2003.
Duration - 2 months.

6. Consultancy aimed at improvement of the Draft Strategic Plan of AYLA

Person responsible - Consultant for organizations’ development
Term - August 16, 2003.
Duration - 1 week.

7. Discussion of the Draft Strategic Plan of AYLA with participation of all the interested members in Yerevan

Person responsible - AYLA President
Participants - Active members and volunteers of AYLA Yerevan Branch (AYLA Central Office in Yerevan)
Term - August 22, 2003.
Duration - 10 days.

8. Discussion of the Draft Strategic Plan of AYLA with participation of all the interested members in the regional branches

Person responsible - AYLA Vice-President and Board Members
Participants - Active members and volunteers of AYLA regional Branches (AYLA regional Offices in Kapan, Goris, Gavar, Ijevan, Vanadzor and Gyumri)
Term - August 22 - September 22, 2003.
Duration - 10 days.

9. Final discussion and adoption of the Draft Strategic Plan of AYLA by the General Meeting of the organization

Person responsible - organizations' development
Participants - (The Writers' Creative House in Tsakhkadzor)
Term - September 5 - 6, 2003.
Duration - 2 days.

10. Finalizing of the Draft Strategic Plan of AYLA

Person responsible - AYLA President
Term - September 8 - November 8, 2003.
Duration - 2 month.

11. Approval of AYLA Strategic Plan

Person responsible - AYLA Board
Participants - Chair of the Board of AYLA, Vice-Chair and Board Members (AYLA Central Office in Yerevan)
Term - December 9, 2003.
Duration - 1 day.

Total - 6 months.