An intensive professional development training course on
Implementing your Strategic Vision through Practical Planning
Why Choose Implementing your Strategic Vision through Practical Planning Training Course?
The Structure
This comprehensive training course consists of two modules which can be booked as a 10-Day Training event, or as individual, 5-Day training courses.
Module 1 - Practical Business Planning
Module 2 - Leadership & Strategic Impact
The Course Content
Module 1: Practical Business Planning
- Introduction – planning as leadership
- Business Planning as a cross-business process – “Train hard, fight easy!”
- Bottom-up and Top-down planning approaches
- Resources and facilities required for successful planning
- Financial Planning and Business Planning
- The importance of practical delivery – “where the rubber meets the road!”
- Using the Fishbone© approach to shape the problem for an imaginary client described in student case study material
- Appraisal of the plan start point
- Formulation of the desired end-state
- Analysis of the “terrain of travel”
- Planning for Effectiveness
- Planning for Efficiency
- Porter’s Five Forces analysis
- SWOT and Force-field analysis
- The Boston Matrix
- The Ansoff Matrix
- The Communications Matrix©
- The Balanced Scorecard
- PRINCE2 programme/project management
- Plan delivery and governance
- Engaging and motivating the organization’s resources
- Business Planning as part of Total Quality Management and “Lean”
- Measurement and Display
- Building a planning culture
- Communicating the plan to stakeholders
- Stepping stones, trip-ups and milestones
- Resourcing the projects
- Monitoring and celebrating success
- Continuous improvement of the process
- The “proof of the pudding”
- Strategy Development and Strategic Planning
- Understanding Stakeholder Interests – A Compromise
- Life cycles: business, product, market
- Achieving business sustainability, the value chain
- Popular strategy tools - understanding their limits
- Understanding the business environment
- Strategizing is a process
- Strategy Tools: imagining possible futures
- Examples: how CEO’s use strategy tools
- Zoom in, zoon out – information needed for emergent, agile strategies
- Red & Blue Ocean strategies – role of competitors
- Innovation: Attitudes to failure
Module 2: Leadership & Strategic Impact
- Vision, Mission and Values – just words?
- Elements of strategic management
- Globalisation and its impact on Strategy Formulation
- Tactics for securing and keeping customers
- Communicating priorities and objectives
- Using influence to achieve outcomes
- Using the Balanced Scorecard as a strategic measurement tool
- Strategy mapping
- Developing KPI’s to deliver corporate objectives
- Measuring past performance, predicting future results
- Business processes, management reviews and improvement opportunities
- People plus data, leads to understanding, knowledge and tactics
- Planning, the key to better outcomes
- Addressing barriers to action
- Gaining commitment
- Leading teams
- Team exercise – making decisions, taking action
- Reflections on learning, personal development plans
Certificate and Accreditation
How Aztech Saudi Can Enhance Your Professional Career
At Aztech Saudi, we believe that professional development is the foundation of long-term career success. This training course is expertly designed to equip individuals with practical skills, forward-thinking strategies, and the confidence to navigate today’s dynamic work environments. Each course is delivered by subject matter specialists with extensive industry experience, ensuring that every learning experience is relevant, impactful, and aligned with real-world challenges. Whether you're looking to strengthen your technical expertise, enhance leadership abilities, or stay ahead of industry trends, Aztech Saudi provides the tools you need to elevate your performance and deliver measurable value to your organization.
Our training is more than just knowledge transfer—it’s a catalyst for career transformation. By participating in our courses, professionals gain a competitive advantage in their fields, improve their decision-making capabilities, and position themselves for new opportunities and leadership roles. We take pride in supporting individuals across various sectors and career stages, helping them unlock their full potential through high-quality, globally benchmarked learning experiences. With Aztech Saudi as your development partner, you’re not only investing in education—you're investing in a stronger, more successful future.
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