Course Overview
For any organisation to succeed, regardless of their size, it is important that the leaders have a clear idea of their company vision and overall mission, as well as a strategy to enable them to get there - they need a business plan. Additionally, it is important that leaders can communicate the plan effectively, in a way that is transparent, and not open to misunderstanding. A business plan must also be accompanied by a financial plan and a marketing plan to make sure the goals are achievable. The theory of planning and objective-setting cascades down in larger organisations with each department or local area responsible for setting its own short and longer-term plans which must fit in to the larger business plan.
This Business Planning course has been developed to enable anyone in a leadership role understand the importance of an effective business plan and to provide them with strategic tools that will support their ability to develop and write a business plan that is robust, and be able to communicate it effectively, whether they are in a large or small business.
Please note, this course can be delivered as virtual instructor led training (VILT), face to face, or it can be delivered with a blend of both formats. We will customise the content and duration in line with your learning and development requirements.
Typical learning outcomes
- Identify corporate conflicts that exist and adopt ways to minimise
- Understand what corporate planning involves
- Undertake a PEST and a SWOT analysis on their own company
- Learn how to develop viable company mission statements
- Familiarise themselves with Kaplan and Norton’s balanced scorecard approach
- Recognise the difference between mergers and acquisitions
- Understand the importance of financial control
- Understand the different types of company structure
- Consider ways to effectively communicate the plan
- Develop a personal action plan
Course format options
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