Business Strategy and Planning

This highly interactive course will show you how to adopt an approach to strategic planning that is inclusive, creative, innovative and entrepreneurial. It will also explain how to account for external and wide-ranging factors, such as environmental or social, even if they cannot be foreseen.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail may sound like a cliché, but it is certainly the case that if your business does not have a clear strategy for the future, then failure may be a real prospect. Clear-sighted strategic planning can set the foundations for growth, prosperity and long-term success.

Our expert presenter uses various engaging, interesting and challenging learning activities that will help you fully understand all aspects of the strategy planning lifecycle. He will give you the tools and checklists that can help you develop and refine your business strategy.  It is essential training for senior managers and directors that no serious business can afford to do without.

What will be covered?
The course addresses the critical areas of strategy and strategic planning including...

• What strategy is and what it delivers
• Strategic planning tools and challenges
• Performing a strategic review
• Strategy mapping and formulation
• Making strategic decisions
• Measuring strategy effectiveness

Who should attend?

• Anyone in a senior position within the organisation, with a responsibility for strategic planning or business development
• Any business owners or stakeholders with obligations to safeguard the future of their respective organisations
• Anyone who wishes to understand the strategic planning process to improve their own learning or career

What you will learn
The course will answer the following questions.

• How is strategy defined?
• How can we recognise when a successful strategy has been deliberately applied and learn from it?
• What is the role of the board regarding organisational strategy?
• What does strategy deliver?
• How does the vision, purpose and values of an organisation inform strategic development, if at all?
• What are the differences between strategic and tactical approaches?
• What are the common challenges to creating a successful strategy?
• Individually or collectively, who is accountable for delivering the business strategy?
• What are the 3 key steps to strategic planning?
• What are the principal drivers of strategic formulation?
• What are the 3 main triggers to a strategic review?
• What useful frameworks and tools are available to aid strategic thinking?
• How can you overcome decision making bias?
• How do you measure strategic effectiveness?
• What is a strategy map and how do you use it?

Extra benefits

• A course pack containing the information presented on the day
• A checklist for perfecting your business strategy
• A certificate of attendance