COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes various practical sessions and exercises. Theory learnt will be applied using our state-of-the-art simulators. 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Simplified Strategic Planning. It covers the strategic planning and the difference between strategy and tactics; the role of strategic planning in project management and the common challenges in strategy execution; the principles of simplified strategic planning including short, medium and long-term perspectives; how horizon impacts project timelines, planning flexibility in volatile environments and scenario development; the internal and external environment analysis; and the SWOT analysis, strategic vision and strategic issues. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the strategic goals and objectives, strategy alternatives and selection; the strategic prioritization tools, weighted scoring models, impact/effort matrix, RICE prioritization and MoSCoW method; linking strategic goals to projects, developing key strategic initiatives and the strategic planning execution models; and the key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics, balanced scorecard framework and managing strategic risks. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the periodic strategy reviews, strategy checkpoints and adjusting strategy without derailing progress; developing a strategic communication plan, encouraging innovation and ownership and embedding strategy into project management mindset, the recognition and rewards for strategic behaviors; and the role of strategic steering committees; integrating strategic plans into PMO dashboards and the cross-functional alignment processes and governance model for agile strategy; the digital tools for strategic planning and strategy mapping software; and the project portfolio management tools, collaboration platforms for strategic alignment and Al for predictive strategic insights.