Training Course on Strategic Planning and Management (SMC010)
Training Course on Strategic Planning and Management
Strategic planning and management provide organizations with a structured approach to defining their direction, setting priorities, allocating resources, and translating organizational goals into measurable results. In an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing environment, organizations need leaders and managers who can think strategically, assess internal and external conditions, make informed decisions, and effectively implement strategic priorities.
This Strategic Planning and Management Training Course equips participants with practical knowledge, tools, and techniques for developing, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing effective strategic plans. The course covers the complete strategic management cycle, from organizational vision and environmental analysis through strategy formulation, implementation, performance measurement, and strategic review.
Participants will learn how to connect organizational vision and mission with strategic objectives, develop realistic action plans, identify strategic risks, establish performance indicators, and strengthen organizational alignment around strategic priorities.
Course Duration
5 days
Course Objectives
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:
- Explain the principles and importance of strategic planning and management.
- Develop clear and practical organizational strategic plans.
- Define and align organizational vision, mission, values, goals, and objectives.
- Conduct internal and external environmental assessments.
- Apply strategic analysis tools such as SWOT and PESTEL.
- Formulate strategic priorities and initiatives based on organizational needs.
- Translate strategic objectives into actionable implementation plans.
- Develop appropriate performance indicators and measurement frameworks.
- Identify and manage strategic risks and implementation challenges.
- Strengthen organizational alignment and accountability for strategic results.
- Apply strategic thinking and decision-making techniques.
- Monitor, review, and adapt strategic plans in response to changing circumstances.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Strategic Planning and Management
- Understanding strategy and strategic management
- Principles and characteristics of strategic planning
- Strategic planning versus operational planning
- The strategic management cycle
- Importance of strategic planning for organizational performance
- Components of an effective strategic plan
- Common challenges in strategic planning
Module 2: Strategic Direction – Vision, Mission and Core Values
- Understanding organizational purpose and strategic direction
- Developing effective vision statements
- Developing clear and meaningful mission statements
- Identifying and defining organizational core values
- Linking organizational purpose to strategic priorities
- Aligning departmental goals with organizational direction
- Creating a shared strategic direction
Module 3: Strategic Environmental Analysis
- Understanding the strategic business environment
- Internal and external environmental analysis
- Identifying organizational strengths and weaknesses
- Assessing opportunities and threats
- SWOT analysis for strategic decision-making
- PESTEL analysis and macro-environmental factors
- Identifying trends, competitors, stakeholders, and market forces
Module 4: Strategy Formulation and Strategic Decision-Making
- Identifying strategic issues and priorities
- Setting strategic goals and objectives
- Developing strategic alternatives
- Evaluating strategic options
- Using evidence and data in strategic decision-making
- Prioritizing strategic initiatives
- Linking strategic choices to organizational resources and capabilities
Module 5: Developing the Strategic Plan
- Establishing strategic goals and objectives
- Developing strategic priorities and initiatives
- Creating strategy maps
- Translating strategic objectives into action plans
- Assigning roles and responsibilities
- Establishing timelines and resource requirements
- Identifying strategic risks and mitigation measures
Module 6: Strategy Implementation and Organizational Alignment
- Moving from strategy formulation to implementation
- Identifying barriers to strategy execution
- Aligning people, resources, systems, and processes
- Developing implementation frameworks
- Communicating strategic priorities across the organization
- Building ownership and accountability
- Managing resistance and organizational change
Module 7: Strategic Performance Management
- Understanding strategic performance management
- Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Establishing targets and milestones
- Linking strategic objectives to departmental and individual performance
- Monitoring strategic implementation
- Performance reporting and accountability
- Using performance information to improve decision-making
Module 8: Strategic Risk Management
- Understanding strategic risks
- Identifying risks affecting strategic objectives
- Assessing likelihood and potential impact
- Developing strategic risk mitigation measures
- Integrating risk management into strategic planning
- Managing uncertainty and emerging strategic challenges
- Building organizational resilience
Module 9: Strategic Review, Evaluation and Adaptation
- Importance of periodic strategic reviews
- Reviewing progress against strategic objectives
- Conducting strategic performance reviews
- Identifying implementation gaps
- Using performance data to assess strategic effectiveness
- Revising strategic priorities when circumstances change
- Building a culture of continuous strategic improvement
Module 10: Strategic Leadership and Strategic Thinking
- Understanding strategic leadership
- Characteristics of strategic leaders
- Developing strategic thinking capabilities
- Connecting leadership with organizational strategy
- Leading strategic change
- Building strategic partnerships and stakeholder support
- Creating a culture focused on results, innovation, and long-term sustainability
Note: The specific content, activities, and duration of each session may be adjusted based on the target audience, learning objectives, and available time.
Course Language
English
Training Methodology
The training will use a highly practical and participatory approach combining facilitator presentations, interactive discussions, case studies, group exercises, strategic planning simulations, practical assignments, and real-world organizational examples. Participants will have opportunities to apply strategic planning tools to organizational situations and develop practical outputs that can be adapted to their workplaces.
Certification
Upon completion of training, the participant will be issued with a certificate of Completion.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the Training Course on Strategic Planning and Management course.
Strategic planning is the discipline of deciding where an organization should be in three to five years and how it will get there; strategic management is keeping that plan alive — cascading it into objectives, resourcing it, tracking it and adapting it as conditions change.
Executives and heads of department leading planning cycles, programme and operations managers responsible for delivering strategy, and planning, M&E and finance officers who build or track strategic plans.
You work on your own organization throughout: a situational analysis (SWOT/PESTLE), a strategy map with objectives and KPIs, an implementation matrix, and a monitoring framework you can take straight back to your planning cycle.
The course runs as a five-day intensive: USD 1,200 for classroom cohorts in our training cities and USD 600 for the live online cohort (instructor-led over Zoom, same trainer and materials). Upcoming dates are listed on this page.
Yes — every participant who completes the course receives the Perk Group Africa certificate of completion, carrying a unique verification code that employers can confirm on our certificate verification page.
Click Register on any scheduled cohort on this page and complete the two-minute form — no upfront payment. You will receive a confirmation email with your invoice and, for international participants, invitation-letter support for travel.
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