Business Strategy & Planning for Managers

The Business Strategy & Planning for Managers is a 3-days hands-on training programme, highly interactive with exercises and role plays. The programme will be led by an experienced facilitator with former management experience in international companies.

10 Programme Modules:

1 - Strategic Planning Principle 

• Determining a frame of reference for strategic planning concepts 

• Schools of thought in strategic planning 

• The evolution of strategy 

2 - An Overview of the Strategic Planning Process

• Basic elements of strategic planning 

• Developing and managing the strategy formation process

3 - Understanding Your Organization’s Mission

• Your organization’s core values 

• Creating an inspiring mission statement for your own organization 

4 - Assessing the External Environment

• Identifying macro and micro factors 

• Responding to changes in the environment 

• The I/P (Importance/Performance) matrix as a competitive tool  

5 - Understanding Your Internal Environment

• How to become a high-performing organization 

• Financial elements of developing strategy 

6 - Formulating Your Strategic Planning

• Data synthesis 

• SWOT analysis

7 - Competitive Strategic Planning

• Defining your competitive advantage 

• The product/industry/life-cycle curve 

• Understanding mega patterns 

8 - Ensuring Strategic Alignment

• Creating organizational accountability 

• How to translate the grand design into well-executed strategic planning 

9 - Strategic Planning Execution

• Key building blocks 

• Learning the three core processes 

• Understanding resource allocation and strategy formation 

10 - A Strategic Planning Process

• Determining the best processes for your business