# Strategic Planning and Execution

> Develop a clear strategy and turn it into results through priorities, plans and performance management.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Business Analysis & Strategy
- **Duration:** 5 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/business-analysis-strategy/strategic-planning-and-execution
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=strategic-planning-and-execution

## Overview

Most strategies fail in execution, not design. This course takes leaders through environmental analysis, strategic choices, objectives and KPIs, and then the disciplines that make execution work: alignment, resourcing, performance reviews and change. Tools include SWOT, PESTLE, scenario planning and the Balanced Scorecard.

## Who should attend

- Executives and senior managers
- Strategy and planning units
- Board members
- Public-sector planning officials

## Learning outcomes

- Analyse the strategic environment
- Formulate clear strategic choices
- Translate strategy into objectives and KPIs
- Align budgets and operational plans
- Monitor execution and adapt

## Course outline

### Day 1: Strategic analysis

- PESTLE and industry analysis
- Internal capability review
- SWOT that leads to action
- Scenario planning

### Day 2: Strategic choices

- Vision, mission and values
- Competitive and public value strategy
- Strategic options
- Choosing priorities

### Day 3: From strategy to plans

- Balanced Scorecard
- Objectives and KPIs
- Annual and operational plans
- Budget alignment

### Day 4: Execution

- Accountability and governance
- Performance reviews
- Managing initiatives
- Leading change

### Day 5: Review and adapt

- Strategy reviews
- Risk and strategy
- Communicating strategy
- Your strategy map