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MLC 140 - Strategic Planning, Communication and Measurement
| Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLC 140 | 09 October 2023 | 5 Days | Muscat | Registration Form Link |
| MLC 140 | 13 November 2023 | 5 Days | Amman | Registration Form Link |
| MLC 140 | 18 December 2023 | 5 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
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Course Description
Whether starting a business, growing a business or preparing for retirement, the probability of accomplishing your goal increases substantially when you plan it rather than just start doing it. Planning is even more critical during challenging economic times or when multiple people and groups need to coordinate their actions to accomplish the primary goals, as is true of almost all organizational goals
Course Objectives
- Understand the concepts and the differences between strategy, planning, goals and tactics
- Demonstrate how the operating unit’s strategic plan contributes to the organization’s strategic plan
- Master the steps in building a useful strategic plan
- Recognize and review your options during the process to optimize your results
- Create clear, simple communication tools
- Build a solid strategic plan that is unique to your organization
- Develop a realistic implementation plan
- Measure your results to make sure the organization is achieving its objectives
Who Should Attend?
- Managers
- Editors
- Project officers
- Anyone who aspires to build his qualities
- Anyone who is or will be responsible for leading teams or individuals
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- Introduction to strategy - major international concepts on what it is AND is not
- Developing and using Strategic Thinking
- Vision, mission and strategy: the relationships between & how to create the natural flow between them
- The steps involved in developing a strategy: a checklist
- Understanding your unique competitive advantage & how to state it
- Formulating strategy and managing change
- Creating a corporate culture of consistent strategic development
- The essence of globalization and global strategy
Day 2
- How to build and manage a strategic planning team
- The framework of a strategy: avoiding 'paralysis by analysis'
- Using effective tools such as the “new” SWOT, Porter’s 5-Forces, GE, etc.
- Strategy Matrix: understanding options and analyzing business attractiveness
- External analysis: using the PESTLE tool to gain insight & market analysis
- Determining the right strategies for the organization
- Importance of contingency planning
- Documenting the plan
Day 3
- How do we communicate the plan?
- Using multiple channels to get the message across
- Leveraging people’s learning styles to communicate more effectively
- Communicating strategy through the organization
- Using your Emotional Intelligence
- Dealing with resistance effectively & smoothly
- Setting up a rewards system
- Celebrating success – but not stopping the momentum
Day 4
- Effective implementation - converting planning into action
- Planning the implementation: using a project management tool
- Setting expectations: benchmarks, hurdles, milestones
- Creating team & tasks
- Setting accountability in place
- Using the deming model: Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDCA) to increase success
- Developing action plans that work
- Documenting & archieving
Day 5
- Separating the KPIs from everything else
- Blending the financial and non-financial measurements - the balanced scorecard concept
- Organization performance review as a baseline
- Using the balanced scorecard as a tool of success
- Linking the BSC to the strategic (flexible) budget
