Basic Strategic Planning

What Is Strategic Planning?
• Define Strategic Planning and Strategy
• Identify Five Key Questions for Organizational Success
• Recognize a Generic Process for Strategy Formation
• Determine Key Stakeholders
• Describe How Strategy Permeates the Organization

Why Organizations Create Strategy
• Recognize the Grand Design Within the Organization
• Explain the Significance of the Environments Affecting the Organization
• Discuss Growth and Profit Strategies
• Describe Various Market Segmentations
• Identify How Organizations Create Value for Their Customers and Stakeholders
• Express How an Organization Decides It Value Proposition
• State Why It Is Important to Link Your Actions to Strategy

The Strategic Planning Process in Action
• Identify the Five Stages of a Classic Strategic Planning Framework
• Describe How Strategy Works in an Organization
• Articulate the Highlights and Time Requirements of the Process
• Recognize Your Role in Your Organization’s Strategic Plans

Assessing the Environment
• Identify Strategic Patterns in the Environment
• Explain and Anticipate Patterns
• Express Why Assessing the Environment Is Important
• Describe Six Tools/Techniques for Conducting External and Internal Assessments

Implementing and Reviewing Strategy
• Discuss Strategic Alignment and What It Means to an Organization
• Identify the Ways an Organization Creates Strategic Alignment
• Develop a Series of Questions to Facilitate Strategic Conversations
• Recognize Accountability Systems
• Identify Reward and Recognition Incentives for Success
• Express Why, When and How Often Strategy Should Be Reviewed

FOR WHOM:
Human Resources Managers, Admin Managers, Senior Managers, Directors, Admin Officers and others who perform related functions.

1ST BATCH: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 — Friday, February 27, 2026.

2ND BATCH: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 — Friday, June 19, 2026.

3RD BATCH: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 — Friday, October 16, 2026.

The training methodology integrates lectures, interactive discussions, collaborative group exercises, and
illustrative examples. Participants will acquire a blend of theoretical insights and hands-on practical
experience, emphasizing the application of learned techniques. This approach ensures that attendees return
to their professional environments equipped with both the competence and self-assurance to effectively
implement the acquired skills in their responsibilities.