Overview
Whether you manage in a 'not for profit' organisation, a government department or agency, a business large or small, all have goals, targets and budgets. This 2-day course is designed to help managers to prepare more robust strategic goals and better implementation plans. It also helps you to justify the cost-effectiveness of your budget and your resources.
This training may be available onsite; please contact us if you are interested.
Audience
Any manager (from the for-profit or not-for-profit sectors) who has to forecast and then win resources and budgets. Any manager who has to translate strategic goals into successful, practical implementation plans. Any manager who has to justify a return on his or her budget.
Skills Gained
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- prepare effective strategic and implementation plans
- apprehend the change implications of your plan
- describe the contents of a typical business plan
- forecast more effectively
- understand the financial and resource implications of your business plan
- justify and evaluate the costs and resource requirements of your plan
- manage the processes and timescales of planning
- use scenario planning techniques to think 'outside the box'
- generate and screen options to meet the challenges and opportunities.
Course Outline
Day 1 - Introductions and course overview
Business planning processes
- different approaches for different organisations
- forecasting, aims, goals and plans
Why plan?
- achieving the organisation's mission and goals
- allocating resources, activities and finances wisely
- anticipating hindrances and challenges
Some planning concepts
- defining what we mean by success
- the steps in a planning process
- planning methods and documents
The contents of a planning document
- eight key components of any plan
- who are the audiences?
- getting the style and the emphasis right.
Day 2
Presenting your plan
- how much detail to put in the plan
- dealing with questions and answers
- about the underlying assumptions
The financial implications of the plan
- understanding the resource and costs implications of the plan
- what are the returns from the plan?
- measuring the probability of success
Risks and contingencies
- the principal risks and contingency plans
From plans to successful implementation
- getting sign-off on the plan
- from planning to successful implementation
- involving the implementation team
Adapting to change
- handling the unexpected
- monitoring progress
- reacting and adapting
Action planning
- participants' own business plans and budgets.
The training course outline shown above is a standardised version representing all
the dates shown and may vary from the course you attend. You will be sent the actual
course outline when you enquire about a specific date.