{"id":2703,"date":"2025-02-28T12:01:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deruijter.net\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2025-02-28T12:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T11:01:31","slug":"opcw-medium-term-plan-2015-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deruijter.net\/en\/opcw-medium-term-plan-2015-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Incorporating scenarios in a medium-term plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The incorporation of a scenario matrix into a medium-term plan is a practical example of linking scenarios to planning. De Ruijter Strategy trained an internal OPCW team to use the scenario based strategy methodology for this purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) published its latest Medium-Term Plan (MTP), covering the period from 2015 \u2013 2019. This plan aims to provide strategic direction in the context of a highly dynamic environment. At the same time, it bears in mind that the end point of the Organisation\u2019s evolution is not yet clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The external environment in which the Organisation operates is changing constantly, and at an accelerating pace. The various relevant political, economic, social and technological systems are growing in size and becoming ever more interwoven. In the light of the changing environment and the lack of a clear image of the end state of the OPCW\u2019s evolution, four equally plausible scenarios are discussed in the plan, in order to trigger the necessary resilience and adaptive capacity. The scenarios differ along two key uncertainties: <\/p>\n\n\n\n