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Each year, the nursing professional development (NPD) practitionermust begin to plan for the organization’s nurse residency or transition-to-practice program. There are two types of planning that must occur: traditional educational program planning and strategic human resources planning. One is the educational process of assessment, design, development, implementation, and evaluation, and the other is a more in-depth overall strategic planning process. Skipping either one of these vital processes cannegatively impact the success of the residency program. NPD practitioners need to take a strategic view when planning for their nurse residencies or transitionto-practice programs. Being strategic can boost the return on investment of the transition-to-practice program. This columnwill review the need for strategic planning, identify steps in the process, and provide an overview of a NurseAhead strategic staffing model.