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Strategic Planning Foundations

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

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Learn how to conduct an effective strategic planning process that results in a clear, compelling strategic plan for your organization.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Strategic planning
1. Before You Begin Planning
  • Understanding the principles of strategic planning
  • Avoiding major strategic planning risks
  • Strategic planning process: Overview
  • Strategic planning process: Tactical needs
2. Defining the Strategic Environment
  • Assessing the market
  • Conducting a SWOT analysis
  • Extracting insights from a SWOT analysis
3. Setting Your Strategic Direction
  • Defining the direction
  • Creating a mission statement
  • Defining the organizational vision
  • Refining the mission and vision
  • Guiding principles and goals
4. Determining How You'll Compete
  • Core competencies: Starbucks example
  • Focusing with core competencies
5. Evaluating and Prioritizing Opportunities
  • Understanding strategic filters
  • Creating strategic filters
  • Applying strategic filters
  • Comparing and prioritizing initiatives
  • Conducting deep analysis of high priority ideas
  • Initiative prioritization: Drawing the line
6. Assessing Your Initiative Portfolio
  • Applying the 2x2 matrix
  • Creating multiple diversification views
  • Assessing initiatives over time
7. Organizing for Success
  • Planning resources
  • Accountability
  • The ongoing prioritization process
  • Running the strategic planning process
Conclusion
  • Strategic planning pitfalls
  • Next steps

Taught by

Mike Figliuolo

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