Strategic Planning, Development and Implementation

Introduction

Organizations cannot provide exceptional value to stakeholders and customers if they are not clear on where they are heading and how they will get there? This is where the role of strategy becomes essential. Strategy is about setting ambitious goals, understanding the surrounding current and future environment and providing a sense of direction for the organization. Having the knowledge and practical insights of a fully integrated strategic planning, development and implementation system will help organisations ensure its vision is transformed into reality.

PROCLAD Academy’s Strategic Planning, Development & Implementation training course will enable participants discover a step-by-step process to create a strategic plan, proven methods for engaging the workforce in continuous learning, the key elements of organisational development, and how to stay on course as the plan is implemented. Success is defined by how well the organisation can satisfy customer values and continuously improve its processes.

The key features of PROCLAD Academy’s Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation training course are:

• Self-analysis: Where am I now and what do I know (or not know)?
• Organizational-analysis: How are we planning, engaging the workforce in continuous learning, and continuous improvement now?
• Application of principles learned: How will I apply what is learned to my work environment? How can I be an effective leader in strategic planning, development, and implementation of the plan? How can we ensure our plan is implemented successfully?
• Table Group Discussions: What can I learn from others?
• Feedback PIP Exercises: Assessing what I’ve learned through in-class Principles Into Practice exercises.

Learning Objectives

PROCLAD Academy’s Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation training course is based on accomplishing the following objectives:

• Defining and to demystifying the concepts of “strategy” and “strategic plans” and also demystifying the strategic process
• Breaking the process down into a step-by-step process providing a practical tool-kit to successfully lead the process within an organisation
• Illustrating the process through a dynamic experiential learning model
• Demonstrating how to lead a group/team through strategic planning
• Building confidence in leading the strategic, development, and implementation process
• Accelerated thinking
• Solution-seeking vs. problem-solving
• Decision-making
• Time and Resource allocation
• A proven system-of-systems planning approach
• More effective organisational development
• Continuous improvement
• Seeking meaning for greater Achievement

Target Audience

PROCLAD Academy’s Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation training course is designed for:

• All professionals & leaders from any industry who desire an in-depth knowledge of best practices in strategic planning, development, and implementing a plan
• Anyone who is interested in developing their capacity as a strategic thinker
• Anyone who has the responsibility for translating a vision into a plan, into being understood by the workforce, and seeing the vision be transformed into reality

Training Methodology

The practical experiential learning method used in PROCLAD Academy’s Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation training course is results-oriented, and based on an adult learning concept. It incorporates short inspiring lectures with structured lessons from the learning manual, captivating PowerPoint slides with videos to enhance learning, ongoing discussions with action planning, and ample time for Q&A.

Training activities are reinforced using key concepts within a fun learning environment, and is designed to function as an interactive group process with delegates continuously building their capacity through interaction, experiential learning and learning the importance of being successful in Strategic Planning, Development, and Implementation.

Course Outline