All leaders can benefit from world-class planning techniques. This three-day program uses a highly interactive model of strategy, strategy simulations, workshops, case studies, and group discussion to allow a ‘hands-on’ experience with developing the Situation Analysis, the Strategic Plan and the Business Plan. Participants will receive a comprehensive collection of planning templates as well as examples of a completed Situation Analysis Report, Strategic Plan and a Business Plan.

What You’ll Learn

• Data gathering and analysis: the facts required to support decision-making.
• Strategic issue identification: a methodology for strategic issue identification and resolution.
• Strategy framework: the differences and linkages between the strategies of the strategic plan and the business plan.
• Scenario-building: expanding options.
• Cross-impact analysis: How does strategy affect others?
• Communicating strategy: tools and techniques for promoting buy-in.
• The role of expectations: understanding how expectations set the scope and rate of acceptable change for any plan.
• Implementation: aligning management activities with performance expectations.
• Documenting the plan: scorecard for the content of a strategic and business plans.