Mastering and Maximizing Strategic Planning Techniques

Introduction

Have you asked yourself and your leadership team the question, “what will we be doing differently if we were two times the size or four times the size, and will we still be doing the same thing?’ Strategic planning ensures that what you are doing today provides the foundation for tomorrow. The workshop will explore why strategic plans fail to be implemented and why others bring about the desired positive outcomes and more. An 8 part planning process will be used to introduce the delegates to a wide range of tools and techniques that can be easily transferred to their company. This workshop will guide delegates to improvise the use of traditional tools such as SWOT and PEST; establishing their companies readiness for planning and the culture to implement planning; testing a plan by reviewing likely changes to policy, structure, product/service, and delivery channels or systems; and how to integrate a strategic plan into the Board and management culture. This workshop is highly interactive with a number of real-life case studies and practical exercises being discussed to help the delegates to implement an effective strategic plan in their organization. This training course has been designed to cover all the fundamentals needed for effective strategic planning. It is intended for those wanting to develop their strategic awareness and prepare them for career enhancement, as well as those wanting to refresh their strategic planning skills. This Strategic Planning training course provides a range of recognized strategic analysis tools and techniques, considers the factors which help or hinder effective strategy implementation, and recognizes the importance of developing key leadership skills needed in strategic planning.

This training course will feature:

• The relevance of strategy to all employees in organizations
• Tools and techniques used in strategic analysis
• Human factors affecting the success (or otherwise) of strategy implementation
• Importance of effective communications at individual and organizational levels
• The use of measurement to track performance and feed into the planning cycle
• Development of strategic leadership skills

Objectives

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of clear Vision, Mission, and Values statements
• Be able to develop objectives for individuals and teams/departments feeding into corporate goals
• Be able to use strategic planning tools to develop strategic options
• Make use of key organizational procedures to enhance individual and organizational performance and deliver strategic objectives
• Develop key leadership skills such as motivation and interpersonal communications, for effective implementation of strategic plans

Training Methodology

This is an interactive course. There will be open question and answer sessions, regular group exercises and activities, videos, case studies, and presentations on best practices. Participants will have the opportunity to share with the facilitator and other participants what works well and not so well for them, as well as work on issues from their own organizations. The online course is conducted online using MS-Teams/ClickMeeting.

Who Should Attend?

CEOs, MDs, VPs, Directors, Division Heads, Senior Managers, and Practitioners of | Strategic Planning | Corporate Planning | Strategy Management | Restructuring & Business Strategy/Planning | Business Development | HR | Finance | Organizational Development | Marketing | Operations | Training & Knowledge Management.

Course Outline

DAY 1: Strategy is Everyone’s Business

• Organization’s Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals
• Using Scenarios to Envisage Possible Futures
• Assessing and Managing Risk
• Factors Influencing Decision-making
• Aligning Individual Tasks and Behaviours to Organizational Goals

DAY 2: Strategic Planning

• Using PESTLE to Analyze External Factors
• How to balance the needs of diverse stakeholders?
• Analyzing the Capabilities of your Own Organization
• Undertaking Valuable SWOT Analyses
• Turning Analysis into Strategic Plans

DAY 3: Overcoming the Challenges of Strategy Implementation

• Develop Staff Engagement – hearts and minds
• Make Use of Varied Communication Methods to Raise Strategic Awareness
• Learn to Link Individual Goals and Tasks to Organizational Objectives
• Use Measurement to Track Performance and Predict likely Outcomes
• Understand How a Learning Organization Links Detailed and Messy Implementation to Strategy Development

DAY 4: Developing Strategic Leadership Skills

• Understanding Barriers to Change
• How to motivate staff to deliver high performance?
• Developing Your Leadership Skills: Situational Leadership
• Using Coaching Skills to Deliver Higher Performance
• Develop Your Interpersonal Communication Skills

DAY 5: Ensuring Organizational Procedures Support Strategy

• Recognize the Dynamic Tension between Change /Innovation vs. Compliance
• Recognize Elements of Organizational Culture which help Effective Strategy Deployment
• Learn to Make the Performance Appraisal an Effective Tool in Delivering High Performance
• How to ensure the strategic planning process delivers effective outcomes?
• Next Steps