BUSINESS PLANNING AND STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING |
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This program is designed for existing and aspiring board members prepare effective business plans as well as make strategic decisions based on the plans. It is appropriate for both private and quoted companies. It will cover:
Training objectives At the end of this business planning and strategic decision-making workshop each participant will have:
COURSE OUTLINE PART I: INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS PLANNING Module 1: Purpose of business planning Module 2: The hierarchy of strategies Module 3: Overview of functional strategies Module 4: The business planning model and the structure of the business plan Module 5: Relating the business plan to the needs of its audience PART II: TOOLS, TECHNIQUES & TARGET SETTING Module 6: Forecasting volumes, target-setting and developing the budget Module 7: Break-even analysis and contingency planning Module 8: Pricing for profit PART III: UNCERTAINTY & RISK Module 9: Cause and effect analysis, multiple cause analysis Module 10: Data and logic models for handling uncertainty Module 11: Risk management, what if analysis, developing scenarios and simulation models
PART IV: DECISION-MAKING & PROBLEM SOLVING Module 12: Rational and non-rational decision-making Module 13: Structured problem-solving Module 14: Novelty, complexity and ambiguity Module 15: Phases in problem-solving PART V: INTEGRATIVE CASE STUDY Case study review Course review Actions Close FORMAT An interactive and practical one day session which will involve role play and case studies.
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