Business Strategy and Planning

Course overview

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.

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.

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

The course addresses the critical areas of strategy and strategic planning including…

  • What strategy delivers
  • Strategic planning tools and challenges
  • Performing a strategic review
  • Resolving strategic issues
  • Strategy mapping and formulation
  • Making strategic decisions
  • Measuring strategy effectiveness
  • Anyone in a senior position within the organization, with a responsibility for strategic planning or business development
  • Any business owners or stakeholders with obligations to safeguard the future of their respective organizations
  • Anyone who wishes to understand the strategic planning process to improve their own learning or career.
  • course pack containing the information presented on the day
  • Additional notes supporting the presentation
  • certificate of attendance