Strategic Planning

Course Objectives

• Identify the values that support their company
• Define the vision for their company
• Write a mission statement that explains what the company’s purpose is
• Complete meaningful SWOT analyses
• Apply tools and techniques to create a strategic plan that directs the organization from the executive to the front line
• Implement, evaluate, and review a strategic plan
• Identify how related tools, such as the strategy map and balanced scorecard, can help them develop a strategic plan

Target Audience

Supervisors, managers, administrators, HODs, senior managers, leaders, etc. and leaders of all organizations and anyone that manages change and transition processes.

Methodology

Program uses the 40%-expert-input-/-60%-audience-participation formula; for maximum learning impact and retention, techniques such as individual exercises, group exercises / discussions, peer-teaching activities, case studies, role plays, humor, kinesthetic exercises, super-learning inducement / stress release exercises, subconscious-mind conditioning activities, music, and video clips are used.

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction and Course Overview
Module 2: Understanding Strategic Planning
Module 3: Identifying Our Values
Module 4: Designing Our Vision & Mission
Module 5: Performing a SWOT Analysis
Module 6: Setting Goals
Module 7: Assigning Roles, Responsibilities, and Accountabilities
Module 8: The Full Picture
Module 9: Making the Change
Module 10: How Does It Look?
Module 11: Getting There
Module 12: Wrapping Up