Duration: 18 Hours
Overview
The CSPA™ Strategic Planning course provides business professionals and functional managers with key strategic planning methods and practices. Strategic planning is a prerequisite for professionals in many fields, and many employers now recognize strategic planning skills as essential to their organization’s success.
Whether you are an executive or an IT professional, earning a CSPA™ Strategy Planning certification will help him advance your career and sharpen your professional skills.
About this Course
The world of business is increasingly becoming centered on the interaction of different teams, both within and outside the organization. A team’s success within a company is often directly linked to the ability of a manager to lead and manage the team effectively. In order to perform the job well, the manager must understand the different roles of everyone involved in the team, and be trained in developing the capabilities of all team members and addressing issues as soon as they surface. This course will help you gain an understanding of the basic fundamentals of becoming an effective manager for your team.
Before a law student can begin practicing law, the student must endure years of intense studying and be familiar with many different legal precedents to understand how the law works. A surgeon must attend medical school for several years and have extensive knowledge of the human body before he or she can begin operating on patients. Similarly, a manager must have a thorough understanding of team dynamics and the principles that make the difference between success and failure before he or she can effectively manage a group of people. By examining highly effective communication, problem-solving, delegation, and motivation methods, you can prepare yourself to be a very effective manager.
Learning Objectives
In this course, you will develop an approach to the formulation of strategic programs and initiatives critical for effectively leading and managing an organization. You will:
- Prepare for the strategic planning process.
- Develop a mission statement, define a vision for your organization, and conduct an assessment of internal and external factors that influence your business.
- Apply the information you have gathered and work to apply the values of your company’s mission with its vision to create a successful strategy for your business operations.
Put the plan into action and work toward the vision. You will implement and monitor the plan to gauge its effectiveness.
