Effective management in a fast-changing environment requires a clear ability to build strategic plans and link them to targeted goals and results. Strategic planning helps define future direction, analyze the current situation and make decisions that support institutional goals and lasting performance.
The presentation distinguishes strategic planning from strategic management and walks through the stages of building strategic plans, drafting the vision, mission and SMART objectives, along with SWOT analysis, Porter's model and stakeholder identification.
Further topics
Key performance indicators (KPIs)
Reviewing the strategic position
Contingency planning and alternative scenarios
Turning plans into decisions and operational plans
Blue Ocean strategies and applied models
Managers and leaders responsible for planning and institutional performance development, specialists in management, planning and strategy development, staff who prepare operational plans and performance indicators, and trainers and consultants who deliver programs in management and strategic planning.