Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning

Course Introduction

This Strategic Thinking, Analysis & Business Planning training course gives the delegates a robust, practical framework to formulate, develop, and implement plans to achieve strategic goals and realise their vision. It shows you how to break out of reacting to day-to-day problems to build a team or organisation that is more proactive and resilient to change.

A vital feature of this training course is a comprehensive strategic management system that guides you through the steps needed to develop the right strategy and then translate it into a business plan that provides the foundation for achieving strategic alignment of operational plans and individual objectives with your business model.

Objectives

The central objectives of this training course are as follows:

• Learn how to develop a plan to achieve the goals you want for you and your organisation (company/division/business unit/team)
• Develop strategic thinking and planning for your organisation
• Identify the principles and mechanisms that drive successful implementation
• Develop measurable action plans that result in success
• Understand your underlying business model and how it relates to your strategy

Training Methodology

This training course will utilise proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes an interactive mixture of lecture-led learning & group discussions. All activities are designed to facilitate the application of theory into “grounded practice”. The focus will be on practical applications from within business in a global setting with case studies worldwide.

Professional Impact

The delegates will develop their ability to use strategic thinking to become more proactive and build business plans to implement strategic initiatives through:

• Greater confidence in understanding the potential strategic impact of current managerial roles
• A better appreciation of the interconnected nature of significant business decisions
• Understanding how to shift from reacting to problems to making things happen the way you want for you and your organisation
• Knowing how to simplify—be able to deliver 3-5 critical things instead of struggling with 30-50 un-prioritised tasks
• Developing and delivering long, medium, and short-term plans

Target Audience

This training course provides a solid knowledge base to prepare for greater responsibility and moving into more senior roles. It will benefit managers who are about to take on strategic responsibility.

Those who have recently done so and more established senior managers who want to update their knowledge, including:

• Business Managers
• Team Leaders
• Process Leaders
• Functional Managers
• Project Managers
• Newly-appointed Senior Managers

Daily Topics

DAY ONE: STRATEGIC THINKING AND PLANNING

• The Essence of Strategy: Core Concept and Definition of Terms
• The Difference between Good Strategy and Bad Strategy
• Practical Techniques: How to Think Strategically?
• Leadership and Management, Comparing Strategy and Operations
• Strategic and Operational Goals: The Significance and Difference
• Using the Strategic Management System

DAY TWO: DEVELOPING STRATEGY – THE POWER OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS

• Understanding the Importance and Value of a “Business Model”
• Vision, Values, Mission and Goals: Strategy as Perspective
• Analysing Business Environment
• How to Evaluate Your Organisation’s Competencies and Capabilities?
• Resource-based Approaches to Strategy

DAY THREE: STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT, CHOICE AND TRANSLATION

• Levels of Strategy: Corporate, Business and Functional
• Competitive Strategy: Strategy as Position
• Emergent Strategies: Strategy as Patterns
• Uncertainty and Scenarios: Strategy as Plans
• Strategic Choice: How to Select the Best Strategy?
• Translating Strategy with Strategy Maps and Balanced Scorecards

DAY FOUR: EMBEDDING STRATEGY IN THE ORGANISATION

• Communicating Strategy and Managing Stakeholders
• How to Manage Strategic Risk?
• Alignment of Operations with Strategy
• Strategic Performance Measurement
• Managing Implementation: Effective Execution of Strategy
• Integrating Strategic and Operational Management Processes

DAY FIVE: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER

• Building a Strategy/Business Planning Team
• Analysing Business Models and Strategies in an Industry
• Understanding and Overcoming Psychological Bias
• Overview of the Whole Course
• Action Planning and Next Steps

For Registration, more information please contact

NAYEL Training Centre 

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