SPPD - Moving from Strategic Planning to Getting Things Done: Bridging the Gap Between Planning, Strategy and Project Execution
Course Description
In today’s competitive environment, organizations face unprecedented levels of change and disruption. The more uncertain your environment, the greater your opportunity to react strategically, but only if you have the leadership skills positioning you to benefit! Did you know that according to a global leadership study by the Project Management Institute (PMI), published in The Economist, fewer than 5 percent of employees can articulate a basic understanding of their company's strategy and nearly 9 out of 10 organizations fail to execute their strategic planning priorities.
This course will help you as a company leader, aspiring organizational leader, or entrepreneur to bridge the gap between strategy and implementation. You will learn to both develop solid strategic planning priorities and how to deliver on your strategic objectives. Learn how external and internal factors impact an organizations’ capacity to execute strategic priorities. In this seminar, you will gain an understanding of how the Wharton Business School’s Six Skills, when mastered can help bridge this divide between strategy and implementation. You will analyze a fictional case and then apply your learning to create a strategic action plan aligned with industry best practices.
Learn how internal and external factors impact the organizations’ capability to implement strategic priorities. In this seminar, you will gain an understanding of how the Wharton Business Schools Six Skills, when mastered can help bridge this divide between strategy and implementation. You will analyze a fictional case and then apply your learning to create a strategic action plan aligned with industry best practices. Most importantly, you will participate in a self-assessment to allow you to gain a deeper understanding of your strengths and opportunities for personal growth to become an adaptive strategic leader.
“Companies fail or fall short of their potential not because of bad strategies, but because of a failure to implement good ones.”
How will you benefit?
In this one-day seminar, you will learn fundamental approaches to strategic planning and prepare your organization for future success. You will examine your organization's strengths, challenges, and opportunities and develop a strategic intent as the foundation of your organization's plan. Become a more adaptive and strategic leader by taking a fresh look at your current status quo and develop a renewed vision based on strategy to improve outcomes.
Program Objectives:
- Identify ways that strategic planning differs from operational planning and management.
- Develop strategic intentions as the foundation of a strategic plan.
- Isolate the core capacities of your organization or business.
- Assess your organization’s current situation using SWOT analysis.
- Engage in self-assessment to identify the leadership skills you might hone to be a more adaptive strategic leader.