Strategic Planning the Right Way

Strategic planning is recognized as vital to the effective management of all organisations. It is normally applied at the highest level and progressively applied throughout all levels of the best run organisations. Strategic planning comprises the procedures of defining objectives and creating strategies to attain those objectives. A strategy is a long-term action plan designed to achieve a particular goal, as differentiated from tactics or immediate actions with resources at hand.

The program is highly interactive with comprehensive strategic planning content based on practical, easily applicable and adoptable by organizations for their long-term forecast preparation.

A successful participant will be able to:

• Develop a clear vision of the future
• Assess the current situation for future planning
• Develop an actionable plan to move to future
• Assess the gaps and resistance
• Strategize to overcome
• Develop & implement a workable comprehensive strategic plan

Session 1: Introduction to Strategic Planning

• Why the need to plan strategically?
• Strategic Planning methods
• Types of Strategic Planning

Session 2: The Steps

• Step-by-step planning
• Time frame
• Setting values
• Identifying vision & mission

Session 3: Strategic Business Models

• Identifying LOBs
• Identifying SBUs
• Identifying CSIs & KPIs
• Strategic Thrusts

Session 4: Organization Assessment

• Organizational culture
• Assessment of performance
• SWOT & GAPS Analysis
• Competitors Analysis

Session 5: Strategic Planning

• Developing & Standardizing Practical Plans
• Writing a general operational plan
• Contingency Plan

Session 6: Implementation

• Implementation consideration
• Environmental monitoring
• Feedback

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