Strategic Planning and Business Plan Development

Section One: Strategic Planning Principle and An Overview of the Strategic Planning Process

• Determining a frame of reference for strategic planning concepts 
• Schools of thought in strategic planning 
• The evolution of strategy 
• Basic elements of strategic planning 
• Developing and managing the strategy formation process 

Section Two: Understanding Your Organization’s Mission and Assessing the External Environment

• Your organization's core values 
• Creating an inspiring mission statement for your own organization 
• Identifying macro and micro factors 
• Responding to changes in the environment 
• The I/P (Importance/Performance) matrix as a competitive tool

Section Three: Understanding Your Internal Environment and Formulating Your Strategic Planning

• How to become a high-performing organization 
• Financial elements of developing strategy
• Data synthesis
• SWOT analysis

Section Four: Competitive Strategic Planning and Ensuring Strategic Alignment

• Defining your competitive advantage 
• The product/industry/life-cycle curve 
• Understanding mega patterns 
• Creating organizational accountability 
• How to translate the grand design into well-executed strategic planning 

Section Five: Strategic Planning Execution and A Strategic Planning Process

• Key building blocks 
• Learning the three core processes 
• Understanding resource allocation and strategy formation 
• Determining the best processes for your business