Course Description

Course Overview

This Planning and Management in the Public Sector course has been exceptionally intended for public sector organizations and addresses the two most significant issues that will bring about upgraded execution in current activities and future advancements, namely strategic planning and strategic management.

This is an intensive course that manages the total business process from strategic planning through implementation into impact evaluation. It will boost public sector organizations’ general motivation behind accomplishing and continuing amazing execution in financial, social and business improvement.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course, delegates will be able to:

• State meaning and impact of strategic thinking
• Apply main analytical tools and techniques to daily activities
• Develop skills in project specification and scheduling
• Apply the most effective approaches to strategy formulation
• Build strong public-private relationships in development activities
• Gain commitment of teams to the process of strategic development
• Communicate effectively internally and externally
• Improve decision-making in different conditions

Course Outline

• What is strategy and why is it important?
• The alternative approaches to strategic thinking
• The question of complexity, resources and choices
• The unique aspects of strategy in the public sector
• Financial and non-financial dimensions of public sector strategy
• How to build an effective strategic planning team
• Learning from best practice in the private and public sectors
• Introducing a strategic mindset into public sector activities
• Managing internal and external relationships in strategy development
• Risk analysis – what are the right risks to take?
• Risk management how can we minimize the risks that we face?
• Securing the cohesion of strategic Programmes and projects
• Setting priorities in public sector strategy – economic development
• Setting priorities in public sector strategy – social development
• Setting priorities in public sector strategy – science and technology development
• Leveraging the unique capabilities and resources of the public sector
• Identifying and managing the expectations of different stakeholders
• Strategic collaboration between the public and private sectors
• Sustainability in public sector planning and how it is measured
• Designing and controlling public sector strategic Programmes
• The practice of continuous renewal and development
• The concept of creative destruction and its strategic significance
• Dealing with “value migration” and its impact on public sector strategy
• Accountability and corporate governance in public sector strategy
• Producing a Strategic Plan that gets Implemented
• Why most strategic plans have very little value
• A framework for an effective public sector strategic plan
• Aligning strategic and operational activities in public sector planning
• Setting realistic and ambitious goals and performance measures
• Linking planning, implementation and review
• Anticipating and reacting to expected and unexpected developments
• Overview of course and delegates plans for follow-up actions

Delivery method: This will include combine lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will also understand the theoretical and practical knowledge of the topic.

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Duration: 1 week

Course Date: July 17th -21st 2023