Strategy Markup Language

Strategy Markup Language (StratML) is an <a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a>-based standard <a href="/facts/Vocabulary/gUfoY6TJ">vocabulary</a> and <a href="/facts/XML_schema/uWam66Rj">schema</a> for the information commonly contained in strategic and performance plans and reports. StratML Part 1 specifies the elements of strategic plans, including: mission, vision, values, goals, objectives, and stakeholders. Part 2 extends Part 1 to include the additional elements required for performance plans and reports, including stakeholder roles and performance indicators.
Originally adopted as an American national standard (ANSI/AIIM 21:2009) Part 1, Strategic Plans, was published as an international standard (<a href="/facts/ISO/IacYR7Yg">ISO</a> 17469–1) on February 11, 2015, with minor changes from the <a href="/facts/ANSI/p3d1TQCb">ANSI</a> version. On November 13, 2015, the ANSI version of Part 1 was replaced with the ISO version (ANSI/AIIM/ISO 17469-1). On January 9, 2017, the ISO changes and several additional enhancements were approved for incorporation into Part 2, Performance Plans and Reports (ANSI/AIIM 22). Internationalization of Part 2 will depend upon sufficient support from other nations in the ISO process.
The vision of the StratML standard is: "A worldwide web of intentions, stakeholders, and results." Its more explicit purposes include enabling <a href="/facts/Strategic_alignment/8hc4N8Te">strategic alignment</a> through literal linkages between performance objectives and the <a href="/facts/Business_record/6lXbI4gH">business records</a> supporting them. Although the initial focus has been on the plans and reports that U.S. federal agencies are required to compile and maintain under the <a href="/facts/Government_Performance_and_Results_Act/Mj0guXCd">Government Performance and Results Act</a> (GPRA), the standard has been specified generically so as to be applicable not only to all organizations, worldwide, but also to individuals who choose to lead mission/<a href="/facts/Goal/N5UtLKVk">goal</a>-directed lives.
Section 10 of the GPRA Modernization Act (GPRAMA) requires U.S. federal agencies to publish their strategic and performance plans and reports in machine-readable format. StratML is such a format.
In February 2022 the Data Foundation transmitted to the <a href="/facts/President%2527s_Management_Council/hMsBeT6r">President's Management Council</a> (PMC) a letter with the following conclusion: "Applying international standards as intended by Section 10 of GPRA modernization will not only comply with the statute, but will also enable the U.S. performance infrastructure to be a model for countries around the world looking for leadership on how to communicate performance information in the 21st Century."

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Strategy Markup Language