Strategic planning is evolving as the business, nonprofit, social, and regulatory environments change at a faster and faster pace.  The days of 10-year strategic plans are fading except for the largest organizations in the most stable environments, and their numbers are dwindling.

Today, strategic plans must be interactive and changeable when external conditions change in ways we did not expect.  This course explores the new fundamentals of strategic planning with an emphasis on making excellent forecasts about the future your organization will face.

This course also explains how you can create “emergent” plans that are not detailed, but have a consistent theme that will guide your organization through even turbulent times.  In addition, this course shows you how to plan to create a plan and how to create a management information system that will tell you how well or how poorly the plan is being implemented, and whether it is achieving the desired results.  

Learning Objectives
  • Explore the different types of strategic plans.
  • Identify the different roles of those involved in strategic planning.
  • Discover how to manage the strategic planning process.
  • Recognize the key role of a management information system to give you feedback on how well execution of the plan is going.
  • Discover when it is preferable to create an “emergent” plan rather than a full strategic plan.

 

 

Last updated/reviewed: March 12, 2024
4 Reviews (19 ratings)

Reviews

5
Member's Profile
One of the most insightful hours of training I have experienced to date. Very well presented by a clearly experienced instructor. Highly recommended.

5
Anonymous Author
actually like this course, although no CPE credit is available for this.

5
Anonymous Author
Great Information shared. Important concepts were covered.

5
Member's Profile
Great intro to Strategic Planning. Very informative.

Prerequisites
Course Complexity: Intermediate

No advanced preparation or prerequisites are required for this course.

Education Provider Information
Company: Illumeo, Inc., 75 East Santa Clara St., Suite 1215, San Jose, CA 95113
Contact: For more information regarding this course, including complaint and cancellation policies, please contact our offices at (408) 400- 3993 or send an e-mail to .
Instructor for this course
Course Syllabus
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
  Introduction to Strategic Planning (SP)2:13
Section 1
  Basic Principles of SP10:13
Section 2
  Research for Basic SP8:33
Section 3
  Writing the Plan13:02
  Writing the Plan (Continued)13:07
Section 4
  Executing the Plan8:30
  Conclusion4:24
CONTINUOUS PLAY
  Strategic Planning1:00:02
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
  Slides: Strategic PlanningPDF
  Strategic Planning Glossary/IndexPDF
REVIEW AND TEST
  REVIEW QUESTIONSquiz
 FINAL EXAMexam