Course Description:

Successful business planning needs objectives to be set and strategies to be created, implemented and measured. The Diploma in Planning will help you think effectively and use the strategic process to develop a sound understanding of the business opportunities and challenges you face. The diploma consists of two parts, each containing practical exercises developed according to the highest scientific and international standards in planning.

Course Outlines:
  1. Strategic Planning Recent Theories
  2. Operational Planning

Course Description:

Successful business planning needs objectives to be set and strategies to be created, implemented and measured. The Advanced Diploma in Planning will help you think effectively and use the strategic process to develop a sound understanding of the business opportunities and challenges you face. The diploma consists of three parts and each part contains practical exercises developed according to the highest scientific and international standards in planning.

Course Outlines:

  1. Strategic Planning Recent Theories
  2. Operational Planning
  3. Personal Strategic Planning

Course Description:

In this training course, you will learn how to formulate, execute, and monitor strategic planning for your organization by assessing your current business environment, identifying strategic options for competitive advantage, and applying strategy processes at the organizational and departmental levels.

Course Outlines:

  1. The Importance and Definition of Strategic Planning
  2. Steps of Strategic Planning
  3. Strategic Planning Models (SWOT Analysis, PMSP, Scenarios)
  4. Practical Tests in Strategic Planning
  5. Plan to Plan (Building Planning Team)
  6. Review and Define Values
  7. Vision and Mission (Definition, Formulation, Specifications & Evaluation)
  8. Strategic Business Units
  9. Key Performance Indicators (Definition with Examples)
  10. Gap Analysis
  11. Executing the Plan

Course Description:
Operational planning is the process of linking strategic goals and objectives with operational goals and objectives. It aims to provide the organization's employees with a clear vision of their tasks and responsibilities, in line with the goals and objectives of the strategic plan.

Course Outlines:
  1. Differences between Operational Planning and Strategic Planning
  2. Requirements to Develop an Operational Plan
  3. Linking between the Operational Plan & the Strategic Plan
  4. Tools used in preparing the Operational Plan, including Computers
  5. Key Performance Indicators and Application Mechanisms
  6. Follow up on the Application of the Operational Plan
  7. Errors in preparing the Operational Plan
  8. The Role of Communication in the Success of the Operational Plan
  9. Steps to write an Operational Plan using the SWOT Technique
    • Building an Operational Planning Team
    • Modified SWOT analysis
    • Define Results
  10. Setting SMART Objectives
    • Write Means for each Objective
    • Timetables
    • Agenda (tasks and mechanism of identifying them)
  11. Define Budget for the Operational Plan and Financial Coordination
  12. Practical Tests

Course Description:

Knowing your purpose in life is critical to your professional and personal development. Creating a personal strategic plan provides you with a compass – Pointing in the direction you want to go, helps you understand where to put your attention and energy, and how to balance the different aspects of your life. This course provides a step-by-step process for creating your strategic plan.

Course Outlines:

  1. Prioritization and Time Management
  2. Standards and Guidelines for Selecting your Career
  3. Building a Balanced Life
  4. The Five Aspects of Personal Planning
  5. Personal Projects and Work Options
  6. Talent Management and Utilization
  7. Summary of a Personal Strategic Plan