Advanced Strategic Management
ICTD International Centre for Training and Development
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ICTD International Centre for Training and Development
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Who should attend
This training course is designed for:
- Chief Executive Officers
- Directors
- Company Secretaries
- Presidential advisors
- Ministerial advisers
- Board Advisers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Board Members
- Heads of Department
- Directors of Human Resources
- Directors of Business Development
- Strategic Advisors
- Senior Managers
- Project Directors
About the course
This course is designed for individuals in advanced management positions who participate in organizational planning and/or who want to become more competitive on a personal or company/organization level.
Course Objectives
The goal of the course is to give delegates an in-depth understanding of the following macro-areas:
- strategic planning tools
- roadmaps to develop strategic planning
- financial planning
- effective implementation
Course Outline
FORMULATING STRATEGY TO ACHIEVE VISION
- Agree vision, mission, culture and values of organization
- Analyze where organization is now
- Decide where the organization wants to be, and by when
- Selecting best strategic options to get there
STRUCTURES, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES
- Budget creation, monitoring and control
- Costing techniques and margin management
- Resource allocation and balancing priorities
- Creating systems to monitor effectiveness of implementation
MEASUREMENT AND REPORTING
- Setting long-term goals and manageable short-term targets
- Building contingencies into the strategy
- Measuring at clearly-defined milestones
- Reporting and incorporating feed-back
STAKEHOLDER IDENTIFICATION · * Identify who affects or is affected by proposed strategy (stakeholders) * Encourage stakeholder ownership through involvement in strategy creation * Clarify benefits and implications for each group of stakeholders * Turn resistance into support
SYSTEMATIC STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
- Two-way communication for stakeholders to inform and be informed
- Clear, concise and relevant messages from the best messenger
- Identify and use a variety of methods and channels
- Gain commitment through frequency of communication
LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC DECISION-MAKING
- Importance of leadership in implementing successful strategies
- High-profile leadership which inspires and motivates
- Decisive, speedy and consistent decision-making
- Persistent follow-through on all decisions to produce results
RISK AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT
- Identify all risks, evaluate potential impact and mitigate accordingly
- Incorporate strategic flexibility to respond to internal and external changes and pressures
- Prevent issues becoming risks then turning into crises
- Create, practice and be prepared to implement crisis plans
PREVENT FAILURE OF STRATEGIES
- Recruit and retain people with appropriate skills, experience and track record
- Clarify and communicate roles and responsibilities
- Encourage creative problem-solving and constructive conflict resolution
- Promote unity within teams and harmony between teams
SKILLS FOR SUCCESS
- Communication, including: presentations, meetings, oral, listening, body language and written
- Delegation to increase productivity
- Negotiation and influencing skills for a win-win for all
- Time management for minimum effort to produce maximum results
Course Methodology
A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:
- (30%) Based on Case Studies
- (30%) Techniques
- (30%) Role Play
- (10%) Concepts
- Pre-test and Post-test
- Variety of Learning Methods
- Lectures
- Case Studies and Self Questionaires
- Group Work
- Discussion
- Presentation
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