Essentials of Strategic Thinking and Planning

COURSE OUTLINE

Understanding the Strategic Planning Process

1. Definition: Strategic Thinking and Planning
2. The Role of Organizational Philosophy: VMG and Core Values
3. Effective Strategic Thinking Principles
4. Six Strategic Planning Models

Strategic Planning Competencies

1. Environmental Analysis
2. SWOT Analysis
3. Waterfalls Method: KRA and KPI Formulation
4. Strat Planning Versus Operational Planning

Workshops on Constructing a Strategic Plan

1. Goal Setting Versus Strategy Formulation
2. Resource Planning
3. How to Define Winning Behaviors: KRA versus KPI Writing
4. PMS Alignment using Success Indicators
5. Communication Plan

Executing a StratPlan

The primary goal of this training is to effectively equip, develop, and enable leaders to come up with a new set of strategic plan using strategic thinking framework. This will be the backbone and basis of all the initiatives to be implemented in their individual organizations.

This training aims to help participants to:

1. learn and manifest the foundational skills on strategic thinking and planning as part of their management functions,
2. build and strengthen the core competencies used in strategic planning,
3. manifest full understanding of strategy formulation in relation to financial, operational, administrative and asset management to determine key business risks and how to manage it,
4. accelerate confidence level and show personal impact by practicing appropriate strategic thinking principles and techniques in developing effective, efficient and sustainable models of systematic company engagements; and,
5. apply fundamental concepts of ethical leadership and managerial mindset to influence the workplace positively.