Management & Soft Skills
Strategic Planning for Operational Units
A programme for operational unit managers and planning teams in turning the organisation’s strategic objectives into an annual operational plan for the unit: situation analysis, operational objectives and their indicators, initiatives, activities and resources, and monitoring and reviewing implementation.
Overview
About the programme
Duration
3 days
Training hours
15 hours
Delivery
Training hall · Virtual · At your premises
Language
Arabic or English
Objectives
Training outcomes
- Understand the relationship between the organisation’s strategic plan and its units’ operational plans.
- Analyse the unit’s situation with internal and external analysis tools.
- Derive measurable operational objectives, with indicators and targets for each.
- Turn objectives into initiatives and activities with a timeline, responsibilities and resources.
- Set up a mechanism for monitoring the plan and reviewing it periodically.
Content
What the programme covers
Day 1: the strategic framework and situation analysis
- Components of the strategic plan: vision, mission, values and strategic objectives.
- Linking the organisation’s plans to the relevant Saudi Vision 2030 targets and sector strategies.
- Situation analysis: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, external factors and stakeholders.
Day 2: objectives, indicators and initiatives
- Deriving the unit’s operational objectives from the organisation’s strategic objectives.
- The balanced scorecard and its four perspectives, and the strategy map.
- Indicators, baselines, and annual and quarterly targets.
- Initiatives and activities: priorities, timeline, responsibilities, resources and budget.
Day 3: monitoring and review
- Risks to plan implementation and the responses to them.
- Monitoring implementation: quarterly reports, performance review meetings and corrective measures.
- Workshop: an annual operational plan for one of the organisation’s units, presented and discussed, followed by the assessment.
Who it is for
Target audience
Directors and heads of section in technical and operational organisations, and strategic planning and organisational performance staff.
Method
Delivery method
Workshops in which participants work in groups on their own units, each group producing a draft operational plan. The organisation’s strategic plan and planning templates can be used if they are shared before the programme.
Questions
FAQ
Can we work on our organisation’s own strategic plan?
Yes, and this is the preferred approach: the organisation sends the centre its strategic plan and operational plan templates before the programme, and each group produces a draft plan for its unit.
Does the programme suit small technical units?
Yes. The same tools are applied to a laboratory, a maintenance section or a field team, at a level of detail that suits the size of the unit.
A programme tailored to your organisation
The duration and topics of the programme are adjusted to the organisation's needs, and it is delivered at its site, in a training hall arranged by the Center, or virtually.